Cooper Flagg is expected by many to be one of the next great players in NBA's long history. But not everyone feels that way. After one year at Duke the 18-year-old phenom was drafted first overall by the Dallas Mavericks.

The New York Knicks are swinging for the fences and missing the ball entirely. They dismissed Tom Thibodeau after a run to the Eastern Conference Finals but didn't have a clear plan in place. And a lot of their top options are off the board already.

On paper, the Knicks appear closer to championship contention. But Dallas has something New York doesn’t: Cooper Flagg. While the Knicks won’t make a selection until the late second round, the Mavericks are adding a player who hasn’t drawn this much hype since Zion Williamson.

With the mistake that the Dallas Mavericks made when they traded Luka Doncic, it's easy to see why the team is excited about potentially adding a franchise-caliber player in the form of Cooper Flagg.

After his second NBA season was cut short due to wrist surgery, Prosper is recovering, taking classes and even teaching a few youngsters, too.

The Mavericks have had a roller coaster of a season. They start the season a bit shaky, and then they make what most call a boneheaded move by trading their superstar, Luka Doncic, to the Lakers. After that, they endure a stretch of injuries unlike any other, and they end the season with the No. 1 pick.

Their regular season record left them tied with the Chicago Bulls, and a coin toss ultimately helped them secure the No. 1 pick-a turn of events that could dramatically reshape the future of the franchise.

When the Dallas Mavericks shockingly won the NBA draft lottery on May 12, the basketball world knew that if the Mavs kept the pick, they were almost certainly going to take the consensus best prospect, Cooper Flagg, out of Duke.