by The versatile US College-Teen-Star Cooper Flagg was first selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA design on Wednesday, where he will join a star-loaded team that was already advertised as a playoff threat next season.
Flagg, a consensus selection as a top-US college player as a newcomer to Duke University last season, is the second youth player who comes first.
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Superstar LeBron James was eight days younger when he was taken overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.
The Mavericks defeated the chances of making the top selection in the design lottery, and as expected, flag, which achieved an average of 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1,4 steals and 1.4 blocked shots per game for the Blue Devils, which lost in the semi-finals of the NCA-Collegiate tournament against Houston.
The 6-foot 9 player (2.06 m) from Maine is a two-way playmaker with enormous sportiness and a relentless presence at both ends of the soil.
Flagg could only be the player -masicks fans who have to put the memories of the Dallas Trading Star Guard Luka Doncic at the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis in February.
He is the third election number one on the Mavs squad alongside Davis and Kyrie Irving, who recover from the knee surgery.
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