The Dallas Mavericks are trying to build a team with defense as its primary identity. Cooper Flagg, the team's No. 1 overall ...

Cooper Flagg is the centerpiece for the Dallas Mavericks, which changes how the players around him act on the court.

Flagg, the player coming to Dallas to save the Mavericks from last year’s disaster, is not a finished product.

The Dallas Mavericks are trying to figure out where Cooper Flagg fits into their plans for the upcoming season. The No. 1 overall pick from Duke played forward ...

The team announced that Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, signed his rookie deal with the Mavericks and that he will participate in the Summer League for the team.

After drafting Cooper Flagg this summer, the Dallas Mavericks should consider swapping either Dereck Lively II or Daniel Gafford for Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Cooper Flagg heads for the stage after being selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York.

Mavs fans celebrate Cooper Flagg as No. 1 pick 01:52. From the very beginning, Dallas Mavericks fans came to the American Airlines Center to witness a moment.

Mavericks draft Cooper Flagg with No. 1 pick in 2025 NBA Draft. The forward becomes the 5th Duke player in the Lottery era selected No. 1 overall and 1st since Paolo Banchero in 2022.

By SCHUYLER DIXON DALLAS (AP) — The Duke plan is coming together nicely for the Mavericks. As expected, Dallas took Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday night.

Cooper Flagg, right, poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June ...