Dating back to the start of the college basketball season, Flagg has been the clear top choice in the 2025 class.

The 2025 NBA draft lottery—colloquially known as the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes—takes place on Monday, May 12. That's when the hoops world will finally find out where the uber-elite prospect will start out what could be a career for the ages.

The Newport native will soon find himself in the NBA, and people in and around the league expect him to make a winning difference right away.