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As expected, the Dallas Mavericks select Cooper Flagg with the first choice while Dylan Harper joins Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio Spurs.
Cooper Flagg has planned the moment for several months.
However, when the Duke product heard its name called Wednesday at N ° 1 in the general classification of the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, it experienced a burst of emotions.
“I feel incredible,” said Flagg, standing with his family. “It is a dream come true, to be honest. I wouldn’t want to share it with anyone else. ”
The announcement of the Mavericks put an end to an accumulation of months for the native of the 18 -year -old Maine, who had long been screened as the first choice. The only question was what team would have the possibility of taking it, and Dallas won this opportunity when he won the NBA draft lottery last month despite ratings of 1.8%.
Flagg quickly thinks of providing a new face of the franchise for the Mavericks, who pulled the anger of their fans base after exchanging Luka Doncic at the Los Angeles Lakers last season.
The 6 -foot flagg 8 inch (2.03 m), 221 pounds (100 kg) helped Duke to an appearance of the NCAA final oven after an average of 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 interceptions and 1.4 blocks in the first year. He won the Wooden Prize as the best player in the country, as well as to win other honors, including the recruit of the year of the Atlantic Coast conference and a head nod of the ACC All-Defensive team.
The San Antonio Spurs followed with the choice n ° 2, which they used to select the Rutgers goalkeeper Dylan Harper. The son of the longtime player of the NBA, Ron Harper, will join a talented list which includes the great man appreciated Victor Wembanyama and the recruit of the year in title Stephon Castle.
Harper said he couldn’t wait to go to San Antonio to prepare for the season.
“I feel everything – all the emotions mixed in a bucket,” said Harper. “I think when you play with a bunch of great players, it brings you the best. They have a large young nucleus there. I’m just ready to enter it and have an impact in all possible ways with these guys. ”
In n ° 3, the Philadelphia 76ers selected the VJ Edgecombe guard of Baylor. He was appointed Big 12 Freshman of the year after having an average of 15 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Bears.
The Charlotte Hornets selected the goalkeeper of the Duc Kon Knueppel then, who marked the second recruit of Blue Devils to be selected in the first four choices. Now Kueppel will remain in North Carolina to play in the NBA.
“He was a big projector in Duke,” he said. “(We) first -year students did not hesitate to us, and that prepared us for the next level. I hope it happens again. “
Utah Jazz has selected Ace Bailey, who played with Harper in Rutgers, to complete the five best choices.
The Duke of Flagg’s teammate, the Khaman Maluach Center, heard its name called in N ° 10 in total. The choice belonged to the Houston Rockets, who then sent the rights to the recovery to Maluach to the Phoenix Suns as part of an agreement to be finalized for Kevin Durant.
Maluach was born in South Sudan and did not discover basketball until his adolescence.
“I represent the whole continent here,” said Maluach. “Leaving Africa, I had the whole continent on my back. (I want to be) by giving hope to young children, inspiring young children and the next generation of African basketball. ”
The Mavericks had the overall choice n ° 1 for the second time in the history of the franchise. They also had the first selection in 1981, when they wrote Mark Aguirre outside Depaul.
