India, June 26 -- In the NBA draft on Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks picked Cooper Flagg as their No. 1 overall pick. The move comes after the Mavericks agreed on a new contract with Kyrie Irving, the nine-time All-Star guard, who was picked as the top pick out of Duke 14 years ago. Irving is currently recovering from a torn ACL injury, and will probably return two or three months into next season.

After his selection, Flagg said, "I'm feeling amazing. It's a dream come true, to be honest. I wouldn't want to share it with anybody else."

"I'm really excited. I think I keep saying I'm excited to be a sponge, to get down there and just learn, be surrounded by Hall of Fame-caliber guys and just to be able to learn from them. It's going to ...