Dallas Mavericks insider Tim McMahon confirmed that the team would be picking Cooper Flagg with the first pick in the NBA Draft, after securing it with the NBA Draft Lottery, which was held on Tuesday. Speculation swirled around Mavericks motivations with the first pick, with many suggesting that General Manager Nico Harrison would use it to execute a trade for a superstar like Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Tim McMahon confirmed that the team’s priority was drafting the phenomenon from Duke, who has been attracting a lot of interest from teams. Instead he emphasized the time’s priority was to draft and nurture Flagg who will be forming a Duke duo with Kyrie Irving when he returns from injury.
Amlan Sanyal is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with more than two years of experience. Amlan has a soft spot for the lovable loser, and years of supporting Leeds Utd, the Seattle Mariners and San Antonio Spurs have made him realize that there’s more to sport than just championships.
Amlan started falling for basketball after watching the San Antonio Spurs in 2012 and 2013. He watched as a collective of veteran legends, underrated misfits and a young defensive stud extended the Spurs’ era of dominance with a team-oriented style, reminiscent of the aesthetic brilliance of 2011 FC Barcelona.
Amlan has supported the Spurs ever since, even after enduring the heartbreaks of Ray Allen’s corner three and several years in the wilderness post-Kawhi Leonard. He hopes Victor Wembanyama will become the face of the league as Pop rides off into the sunset.
When not working, Amlan is a keen quizzer and a podcast buff and can usually be found reading books, watching movies or listening to history podcasts.
