Cooper Flagg Sends Message to Kon Knueppel Before NBA Draft originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the 2025 NBA season winds down with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers tied 2-2 heading into Game 5, all eyes are also on the upcoming NBA draft.

Ever since the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA draft lottery despite having just a 1.8% chance of doing so, fans have long known who the team plans to take with the No. 1 overall pick on June 25. While there's plenty of intriguing prospects in this year's draft class — Rutgers guard Dylan Harper,

Cooper Flagg's love for throwing lob passes will make the Dallas Mavericks unstoppable, as they have bigs that are excellent alley-oop finishers.