Despite valiant efforts from Rutgers' Dylan Harper and Kasparas Jakucionis of Illinois, Cooper Flagg remains the top dog of the 2025 NBA Draft class. Or at least that seems to be the case if recent intel ($) from ESPN's Jeremy Woo is any indication.

The Duke freshman is undoubtedly the No. 1 pick in the 2025 draft, but executives say a tempering of "generational" expectations would be wise.

The 2025 NBA draft is viewed as one of the best in years, and Duke freshman Cooper Flagg is widely regarded as the top prize. As is the case with all projected No. 1 picks, NBA scouts and executives will analyze the 17-year-old's game from every angle ahead of June.

Projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg is a unique player. However, he has glimpses of former stars who also dominated the NBA.

Cooper Flagg instantly made waves during his freshman season at Duke. Here are 10 NBA teams that could most use the Blue Devil for 2025-26.

Cooper Flagg is the likely No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, but scouts say the Duke phenom still needs to develop into an elite scorer.

While this isn’t quite as much of a lock as it was when Victor Wembanyama went No. 1 overall in 2023, there is little doubt that whatever team wins the lottery will select Cooper Flagg as he has maintained pole position early in the season thus far.

Flagg is a good enough prospect that whichever team gets the top pick will pick him and figure out roster configuration later, but that doesn't mean some teams aren't better fits