The Newport native and No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft will be teammates with two fellow Duke one-and-done players — Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively II.
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Watch Mainers react to Cooper Flagg being drafted No. 1
We sent reporters to NBA draft watch parties in Newport and Falmouth.
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Bigger than Beyonce? Experience Cooper Flagg’s NBA draft through TikTok
Watch the moment the Maine native was selected by the Mavericks and learn the answers to some burning questions.
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Step aside Stephen King, Cooper Flagg is the face of Maine now
The Newport basketball star raises the state’s profile as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.
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Dallas Mavericks select Cooper Flagg with top pick in the NBA draft
The Newport native becomes first Mainer to be drafted No. 1 overall in a major sports league in America.
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Cooper Flagg mania takes center stage in Brooklyn
The 18-year-old from Newport, Maine, is the indisputable toast of the NBA draft.
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Mainers flock to NBA draft watch parties to celebrate Cooper Flagg
Partygoers venture to several spots in Newport to watch Flagg hear his name called at the NBA draft.
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Cooper Flagg, on ‘Today’, says he’ll likely get emotional at NBA draft
The presumptive top pick in the NBA draft also says it will be surreal to hear his name called.
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ESPN’s Marty Smith loves Maine’s lobster rolls and ‘small-town sensibilities’
The Morning Sentinel caught up with the ESPN reporter, who is in Newport to take in the NBA Draft reaction in Cooper Flagg’s hometown.
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I moved to Maine to escape Duke. Then Cooper Flagg appeared.
Between Cooper Flagg and Jordon Hudson, it’s a tricky time to be a UNC alumna in Maine.