ON THE AFTERNOON of May 12, Cooper Flagg's immediate family gathered inside his hotel room at the Marriott Marquis in downtown Chicago. There was his twin brother, Ace (who is one minute older), his father, Ralph, and his mother, Kelly.
They finished getting dressed for the 2025 NBA draft lottery, which began later that night at 7 p.m. local time at the McCormick Place Convention Center, a short walk from their hotel.
But before heading out together, the family of the Duke superstar freshman, and the presumed No. 1 overall pick in Wednesday's NBA draft, spent 30 minutes chatting about his future.