4 years record 62.73 million! The Mavericks officially announced the signing of No. 1 pick Flag

💸The largest contract for NBA history is born

On July 3, the Dallas Mavericks officially announced that the 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flag was signed with a standard rookie contract of $62.73 million for 4 years, breaking the NBA rookie contract total (the original record was 2024 No. 1 pick Sarriche 4 years, 57.03 million). The 18-year-old talented forward officially joined forces with Irving (32 years old) and Anthony Davis (31 years old) to form the only three No. 1 picks in active service!

⭐ Flag NCAA combat power disassembles

Dimensions

Freshman season data

NBA adaptability

Offset

19.2 points + 48.1% shooting percentage

No ball ability fills Doncic's vacancy

Three-pointers

38.5% long shot efficiency

Easily alleviates the Mavericks' space shortcomings

Defense

1.4 steals + 1.4 blocks

Scouts to be replaced with multiple positions

Scouts Key evaluation: Balanced offense and defense, key ball ability has been verified by the NCAA knockout round (Source: NBA Draft.net)

⚖️ The depth report of the three No. 1 picks lineup

Golden Triangle Advantage

▸ Age gradient: Irving (organization) + Davis (inside line) + Flag (forward line)

▸ Position complementarity: Russell + Irving (outside firepower), Davis (reign of penalty area), Flag (all-around tandem)

⚠️ Realistic challenge

▸ Injury risk: Irving average attendance of 58 games in the past three seasons (68% attendance rate)

▸ Run-in pressure: Flag needs to adapt to the NBA intensity, and new player Russell needs to integrate into the system

🔄 The timeline behind the scenes

Team history milestone: The Mavericks have only had the No. 1 pick twice in 39 years of founding the team -

1981 (Trade won by Mark Aguire)❌ Non-self-use sign

2025 (Prior-use signs selected for Flag) Team history