The news from Montverde Academy was followed by a message from Kelly Flagg, Cooper Flagg's mom. During his freshman season at Duke, Flagg led the Blue Devils in all five major statistical categories. Flagg posted 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.

NIL is keeping more college stars on campus, so second-round picks may lose value. And there's a high riser at No. 3.

Since the NBA flattened the draft lottery odds in 2019, the three teams with the worst records all have a 14% chance of landing the first pick. On three occasions — in 2019, 2023, and 2024 — two of the three teams with 14% odds ended up falling out of the top three entirely.