LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Cooper Flagg has carried that label of basketball's next superstar for a while now, so it was no surprise that he was the first overall pick of the Dallas Mavericks in June during the 2025 NBA Draft.
The 6-foot-9 forward who played one season of college ball at Duke is the 79th player taken first overall, and he joins a list of some of the greatest players in the history of the game. (He joins some busts, as well.) He joins a team that's a legitimate title contender in 2026, something more first-overall picks don't get to do.
Here is the complete list of first overall picks since the draft started in 1947.