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.

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.

Nico Harrison has had a rough few months — but he hopes things are on the up and up. Harrison, the general manager of the Mavericks, traded away the team’s superstar Luka Doncic in February,