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new york – Perhaps the worst secret in sports history, the Dallas Mavericks made it official when they chose Duke Superstar Cooper Flag on Wednesday night. No. 1 overall pick In the NBA Draft.
From that moment Mavericks He won the NBA Draft Lottery until Wednesday on May 12th. There was no doubt at this moment. However, conspiracy theorists believe that Flag became a heretic long before May 12th.
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Dallas Mavericks’ Roland Blackman celebrates NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatham announced on Monday, May 12, 2025 that the Mavericks won their first pick at the NBA Basketball Draft Lottery in Chicago. (ap photo/nam Y. huh)
Dallas shocked the world of sports in early February, with franchise player Luka Doncic shocking the Los Angeles Lakers with a three-team contract that also involved the Utah Jazz. In return, the Mavericks received Anthony Davis. But did they also receive their first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and allow Flag to be selected? That’s the problem circulating through the Internet.
On his part, Flag didn’t mind dealing with internet conspiracy theorists when he asked him Wednesday night.
“I don’t know what to say about that,” Flag said with a laugh. “If that’s what you’re looking for, I don’t have insider information, but I feel blessed with the way it all worked out.”
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver essentially denied doing so when he said it earlier this week On a podcast He only knew about Don Chic’s trade time before the rest of the world did.
Duke Forward Cooper Flag will respond to Houston in the second half on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in the National Semi-Finals in San Antonio at the Final Four of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
“Luca is a great example of the team being so secret and not necessarily turning us over. We had heard about it in front of the public, and it was a matter of hours,” Silver said.
That doesn’t stop people from wondering. What is the possibility that the Mavericks will trade the best players for the Los Angeles Lakers (the most popular NBA franchise)?
Well, the answer is a 1.8% chance. And that happens.
Obviously, the NBA will never admit that it has equipped it with a draft lottery. At the end of the day, Cooper Flag is currently an NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks and has the chance to become the next face in the league.
The NBA Adam Silver commissioner will speak at a press conference before the NBA in-season tournament final game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on December 9, 2023. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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The NBA needs it too The rating is decreasing rapidly. The league is desperately hoping that Flag will become the next great superstar to attract casual sports fans to professional basketball. It’s still not clear whether he can become that guy.
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