Sports Illustrated is tracking the 2025 NBA draft with grades on every first-round pick. Follow along live as each selection is announced for an instant reaction.
1. Dallas Mavericks: Cooper Flagg, Duke Blue Devils
Grade: A
Flagg never relinquished his stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in this class, dominating at Duke as one of the youngest players in college basketball to separate himself from the field. Landing him gives a Mavericks organization that traded Luka Doncic earlier this year a new face of the franchise. In many ways, you couldn’t pick a better player for where the Mavericks are right now than Flagg, whose defensive intensity and versatility will help Dallas win now while also giving Flagg the time to develop into an offensive alpha once Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis move on.
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