The Dallas Mavericks will get to know Cooper Flagg a little better ahead of the 2025 NBA draft. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Flagg plans to have a private visit with the Mavericks on June 17. That means his first official visit with the team will take place about a week before the draft.

Since before his freshman season at Duke, it was widely expected that Cooper Flagg would eventually become the No. 1 overall pick. Following a historic year—where he racked up a plethora of national awards and led his team in nearly every major statistical category—it’s now all but certain that

Flagg has been the projected No. 1 pick for at least a year now. He did not disappoint the hype in his freshman season with the Blue Devils. In the 2025 NBA Draft lottery, the Dal