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Dylan Harper, left, and Cooper Flagg gather for a photo before the start of the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

NBA’s Southwest Division got a whole lot better with top 2 picks in draft in Flagg, Harper

The NBA’s Southwest Division got a lot younger and a whole lot better on Wednesday night. The Dallas Mavericks, just months removed from the shocking trade involving superstar Luka Doncic, selected Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, a no-brainer decision that was decided
 
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Cooper Flagg, right, poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Mavs’ no-brainer with Cooper Flagg is latest in what is becoming quite the Duke plan

 
Cooper Flagg, right, poses for a photo with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks In the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Cooper Flagg the new Maine man for the Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft

 
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