Dallas, Texas — E don happen! The Mavericks don finally select Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick for 2025 NBA Draft wey happen just yesterday night. As he dey shine for court, Flagg dey feel like king already, talk say na dream wey don come true because of the family wey dey support am.
Di Mavs win di draft lottery with only 1.8% chance, and dem don grab Flagg wey everybody sabi as di top prospect since he reclassify to enter college one year earlier. This guy stand tall at 6-foot-8, and e don jam serious expectations. With averages of 19.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game, na him lead Blue Devils go Final Four. (See say e no just waka enter).
Na less than five months after di Mavs make some shocking moves shuffle around dem squad, wey include trading their main player Luka Doncic go Los Angeles Lakers, dem now don bring in Flagg to help balance everything wey don scatter. Fans dey hope say Flagg go fit replace all di drama wey come with losing Doncic, and make di team dey strong again for di Western Conference.
As e enter Dallas, Flagg dey join better players wey fit turn di team around. E go start for frontcourt alongside 10-time All-Star dem wey dey vex for di court. For dis particular moment, Flagg don receive plenty praise for him versatility and hustle, and scouts dey predict say e go fit adapt sharply to di pro level. (Abeg, no be small pressure o!)
Flagg don already chop serious accolades as All-American and him dey ready to carry di Mavs’ dreams for him shoulders. As he talk am, “I no go see am as pressure. I just dey try be myself and push to get better every day.” Na true talk, wey make everybody dey shout!
At 18, Flagg don show sey he fit handle di challenge wey dey come with being a rookie. Dis guy drop di level for high school last season and enter college to hustle hard before heading to di NBA. Him mama get one catchphrase say, “If you’re di best player in di gym, you need to find new gym.” And Flagg don do exactly dat. Him don locate wetin fit challenge him more.
Dis year, e go be di first time since 2010 wey dem go see a one-and-done college player pick first in di draft after two French players take di spotlight before am. Di last time na when Luka Doncic dek give Dallas hope, until di whole drama come start. Flagg dey ready to raise expectations for Mavs fans again, as dem dey ginger for di coming season.
As di Mavs gear up for di new season, we go dey watch wetin Flagg go bring for di court and how e fit change di narrative for di franchise. No be just di pick, but di whole vibe wey e go carry come. E go jive well with fans for basketball court as dem dey eager to see wetin dis new boy fit do. Let’s pop di palm wine and toast to new beginnings for di Mavs! Cheers!
