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8 hours ago
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Celtics GM Sends Clear Message After Cooper Flagg News
Former Duke star Cooper Flagg is unanimously considered to be the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft next month. The team that won the lottery turned out to be the Dallas Mavericks. Pending any trades, they will pick him. However, that won't stop teams from talking to him before he gets drafted. Even if the odds aren't high that the Mavericks will pass on Flagg, every NBA team can talk to him before Draft Night. Advertisement That includes the Boston Celtics. On Friday, it was reported that the Celtics chatted with Flagg ahead of the draft, despite being well out of the lottery (via Yahoo Sports' Kevin O'Connor). Former Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2)Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images The Celtics have no chance of drafting Flagg pending any surprise trades in the coming weeks, but that didn't stop them from conversing with him. During his end of season press conference, Celtics' President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens briefly addressed the news of his team meeting with Flagg. "The people we know we can't get in to work out are the people we talk to at the combine, or else we might never talk to them," he said. Flagg is a Maine native who grew up rooting for the Celtics and went on public record saying Jayson Tatum is his favorite NBA player. His ties to New England, on top of his talent, would make him appealing for the Celtics to chat with. Advertisement Even if the Celtics won't draft him this June, that doesn't rule out that he could join the team a few years down the line, whether via trade or free agency. Some NBA stars in the past have gone back home to play for their hometown teams, like Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard. Related: Brad Stevens Announces Jaylen Brown News After Celtics' Loss to Knicks Related: Celtics' Brad Stevens Announces Kristaps Porzingis Move on Monday
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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Houston Rockets Have a Realistic Shot at the First Pick in the NBA Draft
The Houston Rockets will have a chance at the 1st pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Five ties among teams with identical regular season records were broken today through random drawings to determine the order of selection for the NBA Draft 2025 presented by State Farm. The Suns ( Rockets) won their tiebreaker with the Blazers to have the 9th best odds in the draft to land the first pick. There is a 3.8% chance the Rockets land the first pick on lottery night ( May 12th). Houston acquired the Phoenix Suns 2025 and 2027 first round picks through the Brooklyn Nets as part of the Kevin Durant trade. The Rockets have a significant opportunity to get a valuable asset to one of the leagues deepest young rosters. Advertisement The number one overall pick in the NBA draft is Cooper Flagg. Flagg had one of the better freshman season ever by a college basketball player. He won the Wooden Award which goes to the top college basketball player. Flagg averaged 19.2 ppg in his only season with the Blue Devils. There are also rumors that the Rockets could look to trade the pick for a veteran such as Kevin Durant. The Rockets are very fortunate to be able to be in position to add such a dynamic player at the top of the draft after winning 52 games this season.
