1. Mavs select Flagg with No. 1 pick

A new era begins in Dallas with the selection of Duke star Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft after Dallas defied the odds at the Draft Lottery by winning with just a 1.8% chance entering the draw. Flagg was the fifth Duke player taken first overall in the Draft Lottery era, and one of three Blue Devils taken in the top 10 in this year’s draft. Read more .

2. Durant to Rockets in historic trade

After their first-round playoff exit, the Rockets made the biggest trade of not just the summer, but the first-ever seven-team trade in league history, to land Kevin Durant from Phoenix in exchange for Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green and future draft picks. Durant enters his 18th NBA season as the eighth leading scorer in league hi

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