Cooper Flagg
Cooper Flagg is a Dallas Mavericks forward from Newport, Maine, the 2025 NBA draft’s first pick and the 2025–26 NBA Rookie of the Year.
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Known for
DukeOverview
- Born
- December 21, 2006
- Hometown
- Newport, Maine
- Sport
- Basketball, forward
- College
- Duke, 2024–25
- NBA team
- Dallas Mavericks, No. 32
- Draft
- 2025, first overall
Mini bio
How it started.
Flagg grew up in Newport, Maine, learning basketball with his twin brother Ace from their parents, Kelly and Ralph, who both played college basketball. At Nokomis Regional High School, he helped win a state title and became the first freshman named Gatorade Maine Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
Finding a bigger stage.
After his freshman year, he moved to Montverde Academy in Florida. He helped the United States win the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup and earned a place in the tournament’s All-Star Five. He later reclassified into the high school class of 2024 and led Montverde to the 2024 Chipotle Nationals title.
The Duke chapter.
At Duke, Flagg won the 2025 Wooden Award and swept the ACC Player and Rookie of the Year awards. His 42 points against Notre Dame on January 11 broke Duke and ACC freshman single-game scoring records.
Dallas and life off the court.
Dallas made Flagg the first pick in the 2025 draft. His first NBA season brought Rookie of the Year honors and a place alongside Michael Jordan as the only rookies to lead their teams in total points, rebounds, assists and steals since steals became an official statistic. Away from games, his New Balance campaigns and a trading card shop with his cousin keep family and Maine close to his public work.
Creditschronological, newest first
Basketball
- 2025–presentDallas MavericksForward, No. 32
- 2024–25Duke Blue DevilsFreshman guard/forward
- 2024USA Select TeamTrained alongside the U.S. Olympic team
- 2022FIBA U17 World CupUSA gold medalist and All-Star Five selection
Campaigns
- 2026New Balance 950Campaign face, alongside his brothers
- 2026Quiet NoiseFeatured New Balance athlete
- 2024New BalanceSigned athlete
Awards
- Kia NBA Rookie of the Year2025–26 · Dallas Mavericks
- John R. Wooden Player of the Year2025 · Fourth freshman to win the award
- NABC Player and Freshman of the Year2025 · Second player to win both in the same season
- USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year2022 · Youngest recipient since the award began in 1980
Quotes
This campaign means a lot to me because I got to share it with my brothers.Cooper Flagg, New Balance
Speaking about the New Balance 950 campaign in its June 24, 2026 announcement.
Trivia
- His twin brother is named Ace.
- As a child, he visited New Balance’s annual tent sale in Skowhegan with his mother and brothers for school shoes and backpacks.
- He recorded 17 rebounds in the 2022 U17 World Cup final, a single-game record for the U.S. men’s U17 team.
- His card shop, Flagg Trading Co., grew out of a shared collecting hobby with his cousin Tyler.
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