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Cooper Flagg Has Already Picked Out His Number on the Mavericks

Cooper Flagg poses with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as first overall by the Dallas Mavericks. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Minutes after the Dallas Mavericks selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, the team unveiled what number the Duke alum will wear as a professional: No. 32.

This number may be shocking to fans who are used to watching Flagg sport No. 2 while on the Blue Devils last season. However, No. 32 isn't a random choice for Flagg. He sported this number during his high school career because it was his mother Kelly's number when she played basketball.

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