Cooper Flagg might be taking a pay cut to go to the NBA.
Flagg, who is expected to go to the Mavericks with the No. 1 pick in the draft, earned $28 million through two NIL deals during his one year at Duke,Entering Duke as the No. 1-ranked freshman in the country, Flagg had a $13 million deal with New Balance and a $15 million deal with Fanatics.
Cooper Flagg answers questions from reporters during media availability at the 2025 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena on May 14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.It is unclear if those figures represent the totality of multi-year deals or a one-year payment. Either way, the money didn’t distract Flagg from the prize as he won National Player of the Year and led Duke to the Final Four. The top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft is expected to sign a four-year, $62.7 million contract, according to Spotrac.com.Shaquille O’Neal fans NBA draft lottery conspiracy theories with one David Stern questionThat averages out to a shade under $16 million per year – or about the same as what another former Duke star, Grayson Allen, earned to average 10.6 points per game in 64 games and seven starts for the lowly Wizards this season.Bob Costas: A Career Conversation with Howard Bryant/YouTube It sparked a new wave of NBA conspiracy theories that the league was rewarding the Mavericks with Flagg for making theirPresumptive No. 2 pick Dylan Harper played at Rutgers after signing an undisclosed NIL deal with Fanatics.ESPN’s On3 ranked Flagg as the second-most-desirable NIL athlete in college sports last season, behind Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning.Cooper Flagg answers questions from reporters during media availability at the 2025 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena on May 14, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.Howard Bryant revealed the massive amount of money Cooper Flagg made during his year at Duke. Kelly Clarkson's 'very painful' personal issues may mean she leaves hit TV show: 'She knows her limits'
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