Cooper Flagg completed one of the best freshman seasons in college basketball history during the 2024-25 campaign. The Duke star and projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft captured CBS Sports Freshman of the Year honors and exited as one of the most accomplished one-and-done players this century.

Flagg has been the projected No. 1 pick for at least a year now. He did not disappoint the hype in his freshman season with the Blue Devils. In the 2025 NBA Draft lottery, the Dal

In Cooper Flagg's case, it pays around $28 million. According to veteran sports reporter Howard Bryant, Flagg's solitary season with the Duke Blue Devils was very lucrative thanks to NIL deals with major brands like Fanatics and New Balance.