LeBron James would not be traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Dallas Mavericks, likely only joining the Mavs if he is bought out by L.A.

"It took a couple months to really understand, process, feel it, live it — and feel the pain," the coach said of Duke's Final Four loss.

It's long been expected that Cooper Flagg would be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft, and that's exactly what happened as the Dallas Mavericks selected the ex-Duke star first on Wednesday.

General manager Nico Harrison didn't have to do much more draft prep after the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery.

The No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft comes from a long line of basketball obsessives, including his dad Ralph, mom Kelly and twin brother Ace

Amid preparations for his NBA Summer League debut, Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg offered condolences for the families impacted by the Texas floods.

Duke's Cooper Flagg and Rutgers' Ace Bailey are the one-and-done headliners among the forwards in the upcoming draft.

With Kyrie Irving out for most of next season while he recovers from a torn ACL, it doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility that Flagg could be playing point guard for extended stretches. Flagg was asked by FanSided’s Noah Weber about playing the position.