Flagg was the No. 1 player in the class of 2024, per 247Sports' composite rankings, and he was widely projected to be the first pick in the 2025 draft even before he stepped foot on campus last year. His play in his lone season at Duke all but confirmed that he was the best player in this year's draft class.

It seems that not only are the Dallas Mavericks hoping Cooper Flagg can replace Luka Doncic as the face of their franchise immediately, but they even want him to play a similar role on offense.

Here is an overview of the players the Mavericks could target if they are able to trade back into the first round of the NBA Draft.

The Nuggets are hiring Jared Dudley as their top assistant coach on Adelman’s inaugural staff, a league source told The Denver Post. Dudley, who turns 40 this month, met with the Nuggets in Denver this week after they secured permission to interview him from the Dallas Mavericks, where he has coached since 2021.

Mavericks assistant Jared Dudley is finalizing a deal to become the top assistant coach for the Nuggets under David Adelman, Andy Miller of Klutch Sports told ESPN.

Jared Dudley is finalizing a deal to become the top assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets under head coach David Adelman, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Thursday. Dallas Mavericks assistant Jared Dudley is finalizing a deal to become the top assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets under David Adelman,