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Cooper Flagg is the favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, and the former Duke forward recently earned high praise from one ESPN analyst.

Demarcus "Boogie" Cousins offered his take on who should be selected with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and it was surprisingly not Cooper Flagg.

Cooper Flagg might have looked surprised when the ping pong balls bounced Dallas' way, but he's not complaining.In an outcome few could have predicted, the Dallas Mavericks won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery despite coming off a run to the Finals just one year prior.

Fans blasted DeMarcus Cousins on social media on Tuesday after the former Kentucky star said that Cooper Flagg should not be picked first in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Presumptive No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg interviewed with the Celtics last week at the NBA Draft combine, an unexpected interaction between the former Duke star and Brad Stevens, Boston's president of basketball operations.

The Boston Celtics will be active in the next few months to get under the second tax apron with Jayson Tatum set to miss most of the 2025-26 season after his Achilles tear against the New York Knicks in the NBA Playoffs.

While Dallas has said that they do plan on keeping the pick and selecting Flagg first overall, former NBA player DeMarcus Cousins believes that they should instead trade the pick to the Phoenix Suns for Kevin Durant for one major reason.