New York, June 26, 2025 (AFP) - US teen Cooper Flagg chosen by Mavericks with top pick in NBA draft

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2025-06-26
Versatile US college teen star Cooper Flagg was selected first overall in the NBA draft on Wednesday by the Dallas Mavericks, where he'll join a star-laden team already touted as a playoff threat next season. Flagg, a consensus pick as the top US college player as a freshman at Duke University last season, is the second-youngest player taken first overall. Superstar LeBron James was eight days younger when he was taken first overall in 2003 by th......
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