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The 2025 NBA Draft lottery is going to be one of the marquee events of the season. For all the talent in this draft class, there will be no drama over who gets selected with the No. 1 overall pick. Cooper Flagg is living up to every ounce of hype at the start of his freshman season at Duke.

The 2025 NBA Draft is expected to be among the best in years, as there are several prospects viewed as potential All-Stars. Bleacher Report has Ace Bailey (Rutg

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.

Few high school programs pump out talent like Montverde Academy in Florida does. Their former players are thriving to begin their college careers — Cooper Flagg at Duke, Asa Newell at Georgia, Liam McNeeley at UConn and more. The same is true for Maryland's big man Derik Queen, who dominated the beginning of his season.

The Wizards are in first (or maybe last?) in the race for Cooper Flagg. I say all of that to say I've been watching a lot of Rutgers basketball this week to get an eye on Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey.