DALLAS — Cooper Flagg was selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2025 NBA Draft. Flagg, 18, is likely going to be the front-runner to win the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year Award as well. While speaking to reporters at Media Day on Monday, the Duke basketball product made it clear that he wants to take home Rookie of the Year honors.

“I think there's always goals, obviously I would like to be Rookie of the Year, and those sort of individual goals,” Flagg said. “As a team, obviously, I just want a lot of success, a lot of wins. We obviously want to win a championship. So, that's a big thing… Just being myself. If I can stay true to who I am and what got me here I think that any of the personal goals and things like that will kind of work themselves out.”

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