Minutes after the Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, the team unveiled what number the Duke alum will wear as a professional: No. 32.

This number may be shocking to fans who are used to watching Flagg sport No. 2 while on the Blue Devils last season. However, No. 32 isn't a random choice for Flagg. He sported this number during his high school career because it was his mother Kelly's number when she played basketball.

Flagg wanted to wear No. 32 while at Duke, but the number is retired by the Blue Devils in honor of Christian Laettner. Funnily enough, Laettner wore No. 32 during the one season he played on the Mavericks in 2000. In the NBA, Flagg will be reunited with his meaningful jersey number.

The Mavericks are already selling Flagg jerseys at their watch party at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday night. There are reportedly 3,000 available at the venue, via MFFL Nation. It'll be interesting to see how many of Flagg's jerseys sell during his rookie season.

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