Flag is crowned No. 1, Mavericks embark on a new journey

On June 26, the 2025 NBA Draft arrived as scheduled, and the basketball world's attention was focused on this. Cooper Flag, 19, was selected as the No. 1 pick by the Mavericks without any suspense, officially crowned the NBA's new No. 1 pick, opening a new chapter in his career.

Flag was elected as the top scorer, which is something that everyone hopes for. He has always been the number one favorite in the draft No. 1 this year. When the Mavericks counterattacked with an extremely low probability of 1.8%, the outside world was sure that the Mavericks would give Flag this precious No. 1 pick. During the trial for the Mavericks, Flag conquered the Mavericks management in just one hour. People familiar with the matter revealed that he was shooting accurately during the trial and made a series of three-pointers, which amazed everyone. Sources praised his training performance as "crazy", like a "monster" in the arena. Not only that, Flag also had dinner with the Mavericks management in Dallas and met with several players on the team. Both sides had a happy exchange and were very satisfied with each other. On the day of the

, Flag appeared in a grand dress. When many potential new stars took photos, he stood in the C position and held basketball, showing his style of the No. 1 pick, highlighting his core position in this rookie. In the end, Flag was elected the new No. 1 pick without any suspense. The Mavericks held a grand welcome ceremony at home, and the fans on the scene cheered and witnessed this exciting moment together.

As the No. 1 pick, Flag signed a 4-year, $62.73 million rookie contract with the Mavericks. Annual salary for the 25-26 season is $13.83 million, $14.52 million for the 26-27 season, $15.2 million for the 27-28 season, $19.18 million for the 28-29 season, $19.18 million for the 22 years of the contract is guaranteed, and the third and fourth years are team options. US reporters predict that if Flag grew into a superstar, his future salary will be quite considerable: after a rookie contract, he is expected to receive a 5-year, $359 million contract in 2029-2033, and a 5-year, $509 million super maximum salary contract in 2034-2038. By this calculation, Flag's total career salary will be as high as $930 million when he is 31 years old. In an interview, Flag showed a strong desire to win and lofty ambitions. He said that the goal of the first season is to win the best rookie, and hopes that fans can describe their performance on the court as "comprehensive, competitive and winner". In the future, he will assist Irving and Davis. It is worth mentioning that Irving has followed Flag on social media before, which shows his expectations for this new teammate.

Cooper-Flag was born on December 21, 2006. He is 2.03 meters tall, weighs 100 kg, has a wingspan of 2.13 meters, and has a height of 270cm. He can play as a small forward and power forward on the court. He is from Duke University, a famous basketball school. In the 2024-25 season, he played 37 games for Duke, averaging 30.7 minutes per game, with impressive data, scoring 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.4 blocks, shooting percentage of 48.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.5%, free throw percentage of 84%. He led the team in six statistics in terms of playing time, scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. His overall skills are undoubtedly his strong capital to become the No. 1 pick. The joining of

Frager makes Mavericks fans look forward to the team's future. Let us wait and see whether this talented young man can work with Irving and Dark Eyebrow to lead the Mavericks to a new height.