He averaged 5.4 points per game in an underwhelming NBA career. Dekker was the 18th overall pick in 2015 out of Wisconsin by the R

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd looking forward to adding a young talent with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, and it sounds like he already knows who the team is eyeing.

Cooper Flagg is more than likely going to be a member of the Dallas Mavericks next month. That's a statement, around this time last year, I would've thought was impossible and just minutes before the NBA Draft Lottery,

Cooper Flagg might have looked surprised when the ping pong balls bounced Dallas' way, but he's not complaining.In an outcome few could have predicted, the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery despite coming off a run to the Finals just one year prior.

The talent speaks for itself,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “But I love coaching the person. He’s all about the right stuff.”

Flagg, who's viewed as the consensus No. 1 overall pick, may be headed to the Dallas Mavericks after the Western Conference team won the lottery with a 1.8% chance. On Tuesday, Flagg was interviewed at the NBA Draft Combine which resulted in a response from Duke.

According to Duke, the Blue Devils boast a 3.29 GPA in the Jon Scheyer era. The spotlight shined bright on Cooper Flagg last season, who's viewed as the consensus No. 1 overall pick in next month's NBA draft.