Cooper Flagg goes No. 1 in 2025 NBA Draft; Ace Bailey’s bet doesn’t pay off; Winners & losers, Round 2 preview

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Cooper Flagg and the rest of the NBA Draft winners

First of the NBA Earnings in the books, and it was all drama and made usual at this time of the year.

To start in Maverici Made State what’s long expected, drafting Leader superstar Cooper Flacgg. Flagg’s versatile forward who dominates college when it ought to be still in high school; He’s second-minimal No. 1 Pick always after James. Flagg joins a fascinating situation in Dallas, which is Anthony Davis and many other win-now pieces but not to be IRVING IRVING Most (if not) of the ventura of time recovers a torn ACL.

But after a miraculously winning lottery and Signing Irving for a long termDallas can say things are looking up. Jasmys Wimbimbhoh resolved Flagg’s fit.

• Walkh: “There’s a lot to get out of this lineup, especially potential connection between flagg and Dereck 2. Captain: Flag opprints having 7-foot-2 Khaman Maluach The area with him … Flagg’s development to the facilitator and the creator and also benefit Klay ThompsonHe despite the fact that it is in the first one of the best shooters in the NBA history. Flagg also has a story playing with the premier shooter after playing side Kon Knueppel to the leader. “

That I love the most of the flagg is what makes you all, and not only in the “Jack of all the arts, no one” race. The best athlete, a very good shooter, strong scorer, the outstanding defender and an awesome competitor. The gamble is just about all the way imaginable. Want to buckets? I had a leader freshman-record 42 points across Our. Want tablets? With seven games with a double digit rebounds. Want? Everyone has possession or change now in NBA … even if Jersey Number Will.

Here are the full results of the first round and here’s top 10 with grad From Adam Finkelstein:

1. Maverick: SF Cooper Flagg, Chief: By
2. Spurs: PG Dylan Harper, Rutgers: By
3. 76ers, sg vj edgementbe, Baylor: B
4. Cross: SF Kon Knueppel, Chief: B
5. Jazz: SF Carl Bailey, Rutgers: By
6. Maleficos, SG Tre Johnson, Texas: By
7. Pelicans: PG Jeremiah fears, skirt: 100 +
8. NETS: PG EGORY, BYU: 100 +
9. Rapors: PF Collin Murray, Boyles, Carolina South: B
10. Suns: 100 Khaman Maluach, Chief: A-

Here Grades for all pickAnd here are Colin Ward, Henning’s winners and losers.

Here’s more:

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😬 And it is so good in the morning …

ACE Bailey …

Ace Bailey attempt to call the shot. And Jazz said “and evil.” As he took the talented product fifth overall after had no pre-draft workouts – Only US-based prospect to do – in an effort to land with Washington, New Orleans and Brooklyn.

Look, we can call the Bailey’s Strange and power misguged strategyBut it’s water under the bridge now. And if hits, who is in the immense talent in Utah team very in the work of a star. Still, it’s It’s not the best looking Start his NBA life, Kyle Boone writes.

• Boone; “It’s hard to call Bailey’s Selection at No. 5 A Draft Fall but It’s easy to call the last few weeks a pra failure. Not only did he represent a preferred destination, but he landed in a place to land and all the while they have a substantial hit in the public sphere with how he navated the process.”

… and New Orleans Pelicans

Bailey’s War was perhaps shopsight. In Pelicans“It was a chance to get the best and crushing at the worst. New orleans traded to choose Queen Derik in No. 13Sending 23 No. and the unprotected 2026 first rounder to Gulp In the process.

That’s been a lot, but not only any 2026 unprotected first. It’s more successful than pelicans and Rabbit“Picks. Yes, you’re thinking of what I think, and what James Herbert is thinking too: This is a reckless sport.

• Herbert: “It’s not just that the hawks could get an amazing pick out this if Zion Williamson Don’t stay on the floor next season. It’s what they could even get an amazing pick of this if Giannis antettokounmo gets hurt or traded. … Queen failing. The diagonally around the drafting him, though, when it was, that it was with real downside also to college degree, not draft and stress guy or lob threat and not an effective order protector. For Pelecanica, this is accepting the downside and layering another layer downside of downside on it, and the second layer is not at all to do with the Queen game translates to the pros. “

Remember to pelicos who are 21-61 at this time traded CJ McCollum before the week to Jordan Poole.

First-year GM Joe Dumars It is relying on the notoriously unnecessary unnecessary and players and notoriously improvised (and, as a lovely, notoriously unlucky) team to a good right away.

By the way, Atlanta Nabbed Asa Newell At No. 23 and in the middle biggest winners night.

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🏀 NBA Draft Second-Enda, Best Rest Players

So who is a post-scritated tonight? Kyle Boone has Recent dragon dragon for The remaining 29 reads. Here’s its top five seconds by:

• 31. Timberwolves: PF Rasheer Fleming, St. Joseph
• 32. Celtics: 100 Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
• 33. Crurets: Bohni Broome, aureus
• 34. Crurets, SF Protou Thier, Arkansas
• 35. 76ers: PF Bogoljub Markovic, Serbia

👀 Celtics listen to the Jaylen Brown, Derrick White

In Celtics: Has been traded Jrue holiday to Trail blazers and Porzģis Kristaps to Hawks is still not possible. Boston is listen to offers for Jaylen Brown and Derrick WhiteAlthough asking prices remain tall.

You may be wondering why Boston is doing, and what exactly warranted. After all, Celtics won the ball just a year ago. But things change quickly in the NBA. Celtics got sold Jayson tatum Achilles media playoffs and Boston always wanted to be under the second acron of this coming, what happened.

Plus to Jack Maloney explains in incentives More than just financialEspecially the data is restrictions that are to the second Acron. That’s the price to do business in today’s NBA.

If I’d be willing to move brown here are Three teams are not aAccording to Brad Botkin. The list, Brad thinks Warriors if Consider making the moveMostly given Kuminga Jonathan“S disappointment with a golden state of a fasible financial mind.

By the way, the Celtics went global with their first-in pick Hugo Gonzalez from Spain.

⚾ Al MidSeason Grades: Three “A ‘marks, but Yankees are one of them

We’re roughly in the middle of the MLB time and what is the story of the card. We’re starting with MidSeason Al GradesWhere three teams managed by “a” a mike axisa.

• “Tigers – The Tigres had an American Covenant’s Best team with open a day. There are one of the top-scoring teams in a league, you are in the best distance to prevent runs, and they are in gering illness in the roster. “
• “Astros – The stars are atrop division though Jordan Alvarez 2 I haven’t played it out of hand injury Jose Altuve don’t get to the plate to the mid-May and rotation behind Hunter Brown and VORZ Lake It’s a bit of dicycle. The bullpen, particularly Josh HaderWas an electric. “
• “Rays – For May 1, the radius was one of the most dominant teams in the game so offensive and in the grave. “

You’ll see in YankeesHe leads to al East and just 3½ games after Detroit, do not earn the “A.” But they’re close to and think Mike has exactly justify explanation Something.

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