The presumed No. 1 pick of the 2025 NBA draft, Cooper Flagg is expected to be a near-instant star. Here's how it's gone for the NFL players taken first overall since 2000.

"I personally think that he wants to be great," the Los Angeles Lakers star said of the potentially second youngest NBA pick after James

Prior to the draft getting underway, Flagg spoke out and offered who he feels is his NBA comparison. If he can become the kind of player that his comparison is, the Mavericks are going to be a very happy franchise. As shared by House of Highlights, Flagg compared himself to current Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard.