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Since high school, it's long been assumed that Cooper Flagg would be the top selection of this year's NBA Draft. Now he knows where he (likely) will be heading.
The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA Draft lottery on Monday, meaning they currently own the first overall selection.
Dallas had an 8.5% chance to pick top-four and a 1.8% to win the lottery.
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Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)
The Mavs' season turned into turmoil when they traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, prompting fan hatred to general manager Nico Harrison, who needed heightened security throughout the rest of the season.
But all of a sudden, all seems OK in Dallas.
The Utah Jazz, with an NBA-worst 17-65 record, had the best odds at the top pick, but they dropped all the way to No. 5. Utah has never selected No. 1 nor have they ever improved their draft standing. Since the NBA changed its lottery system in 2019, the team with the best odds has never selected first.
Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images)
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Flagg heightened his own expectations by declaring for Duke in high school, and then he lived up to the billing.
Flagg led Duke this season in almost every statistical category, including points (709), rebounds (278), assists (155), steals (52) and blocks per game (1.4). He averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game, but his best showing was in January when he set an ACC freshman record with a 42-point performance against Notre Dame.
Flagg closed out a phenomenal
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