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The Mavericks face a frontcourt dilemma, with Daniel Gafford or Dereck Lively likely to be traded this offseason.

The Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns make a lot of sense as Anthony Davis destinations after the Dallas Mavericks landed the rights to draft Duke Blue Devils basketball phenom Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA draft.

Duke Blue Devils prodigy Cooper Flagg, the presumed No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, broke his silence on the Dallas Mavericks’ stunning victory in Monday’s draft lottery. The 2025 Naismith College Player of the Year also weighed in on his potential fit alongside Dallas’ veteran-heavy core.

Cooper Flagg recently recorded an impressive vertical leap at the NBA combine after the Mavericks secured the number one pick.

The Dallas Mavericks drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft likely means someone in their frontcourt will be on the trade block.

Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 overall pick in next month’s NBA Draft, addressed the media for the first time since Monday’s surprising lottery results, speaking Thursday at the draft combine in Chicago.

Former Lakers big man and two-time NBA champion Mychal Thompson predicted in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Dallas will trade Flagg to the Lakers in five years.

Duke Blue Devils basketball phenom Cooper Flagg was mentioned in the same breath as the Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Jazz, for what it's worth.

Cooper Flagg wouldn’t be the first Jon Scheyer-coached Duke player to suit up for the Dallas Mavericks. If Flagg is drafted by the Mavs in June ( as is widely expected ), he would get a chance to team up with Dereck Lively II. Like Flagg, Lively spent just one season at Duke before entering the professional ranks.