Cooper Flagg is starting out his Dallas Mavericks career by cheering on a fellow first overall pick. Flagg posted an Instagram story on Friday from the crowd at a Dallas Wings game, where 2024 WNBA top pick Paige Bueckers was playing against the Indiana Fever.

But on April 14, the Wings drafted UConn star Paige Bueckers with the first pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft. Eleven days later, the Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery, earning the right to select Duke phenom Cooper Flagg first overall - something that came to fruition on Wednesday night.

The Mavericks' No. 1 draft pick flew to Dallas on Friday and attended the Dallas WNBA team’s game at his future home arena, where his fellow No. 1 draft