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

U to get the Dallas Mavericks close to an NBA title, and a new arena. The timeline is six years. On Wednesday night, NBA commissioner Adam Silver made official what was a formality for the last month plus when he announced that the Dallas Mavericks selected Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the first pick in the 2025 NBA draft.

The opening round of the 2025 NBA Draft is officially in the books, and there were no surprises with the first pick. Duke star Cooper Flagg, who had long been presumed the No. 1 pick, became the actual No. 1 pick on Wednesday. That gave the Dallas Mavericks another new star to build around.