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  • 2 days ago | thesmokingcuban.com | Noah Weber

    On Wednesday night, the Dallas Mavericks' main priority for the 2025 NBA Draft was drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick. The Mavericks have been zeroed in on drafting Flagg for weeks, and they didn't entertain any trade offers for the pick.

  • 2 days ago | thesmokingcuban.com | Noah Weber

    Cooper Flagg is safe from the Mavericks trading him, but the same can't be said for some of his new teammates. The Dallas Mavericks made history on Wednesday night, as they selected Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. Dallas only had a 1.8 percent chance of landing the first pick at last month's NBA Draft Lottery, and the city of Dallas is fired up to start the Flagg era.

  • 2 days ago | thesmokingcuban.com | Noah Weber

    With free agency beginning in less than a week, the Mavericks may be losing another fan-favorite player to the Lakers. After drafting Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in tonight's draft, the Dallas Mavericks' focus will shift to free agency quickly after, as it begins on June 30.

  • 3 days ago | thesmokingcuban.com | Noah Weber

    The Dallas Mavericks finally fulfilled one of their biggest offseason priorities on Tuesday night, less than 24 hours before they will draft Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Kyrie Irving will opt out of his $43 million player option while signing a three-year, $119 million deal to remain with the team through the 2027-28 season (he has a player option for the final year).

  • 3 days ago | thesmokingcuban.com | Noah Weber

    Did the Dallas Mavericks just signal that a Daniel Gafford trade is on the way? On Monday evening, the Dallas Mavericks made their biggest move of the offseason thus far by signing Daniel Gafford to a three-year, $54 million contract extension to remain in Dallas over the next four years.