Freshman Cooper Flagg led the Duke Blue Devils to four games in the 2025 NCAA Championship before losing to Houston 70-67 in Houston's shock. Flagg won the Naismith Trophy for National College Player of the Year and won several other awards, and certainly was hype, becoming No. 1 in No. 1.
He is widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft in June and has the potential to change the franchise, depending on Monday's team won the NBA Draft lottery.
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But how different will Flag be for his new team?
Yahoo Sports asks Betmgm NBA Trader Halvor Egeland to quantify the expected 2025-26 NBA titles for each lottery team if they win the lottery and rank first overall and chat with several other odds makers, the additional odds will change.
“He is a great player, but compared to the potential of Victor Wembanyama and to the potential of Flagg, Egeland said to Yahoo Sports, “He is a great player, but against the other No. 1. "I personally can't see Anthony Edwards' ceiling, but it depends on what he's going on. I think the most interesting landing site is San Antonio because it becomes one of the most expected venues for the game."
Odds maker also warned that Flag's impact in his first year may not be as big as some would expect.
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"What we've seen from him is a great player even in his limited college experience," said Johnny Avello, director of Draftkings Sportsbook. "But remember that Duke won the ACC conference championship without him, so he also has a lot of good players around him. Professional basketball is a completely different game. Even though he's a very good player, it takes a while."
Here is how Flagg will change the title odds for each lottery team:
Teams are listed in odds order to get the first pick.
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BETMGM expects NBA title odds on 2025-26: 250-1
Odds with Flag: 200-1
Jeff Sherman, Vice President of Super Book Risk at Westgate Las Vegas: "I think Utah has a lot of nice young players, just locking the coach for extension. Flag will get a lot of game time right away. A team like Utah does a lot of sitting players than a player who gets first. I think he can add a lot of teams to a team like this and you might add more rosters from this season. I might be out of 200-1. I might move from 200-1 to 100-1." """"".
BETMGM expects NBA title odds on 2025-26: 250-1
Odds with Flag: 200-1
Avilo: "They didn't have a good season. There were a lot of parts there, but I think they were with him if he went there. They might even be taller."
BETMGM expects NBA title odds on 2025-26: 250-1
Odds with Flag: 200-1
Avilo: "They were hurt a lot this year, so their team was a little better than the Wizards. Charlotte would probably be 175-1 if he went there."
BETMGM is expected to have NBA title odds on 2025-26: 80-1
Odds with Flag: 70-1
Avilo: "Zion Williamson hasn't been so far, so maybe the two of them together can work some magic. I want to be around 150-1 (Frager)."
BETMGM is expected to have NBA title odds on 2025-26: 20-1
Odds with Flag: 15-1
*The 76ers' first-round draft pick is in the top 6. If it lands between 7-14, it will head to Oklahoma City.
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Egeland: "Generally speaking, one of the most interesting and toughest teams is easy, but we might open them to some extent. It could be 20-1, at 14-1. It's a more important move."
Sherman: "Initially, my Sixers will be 25-1 at 25-1, but if they get Flagg and get Jared McCain back I can see them 16-1."
Avilo: "The Sixers are actually a contender, but the season is a terrible. They have a core with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George. I think they are in the 15-1 range with him. This is a team that he can make an impact very early. They already have a championship there."
BETMGM is expected to have NBA title odds on 2025-26: 150-1
Odds with Flag: 125-1
Avilo: "The Nets are about 150-1. They have had a pretty good year and he will definitely help them."
Estimated NBA title odds on 2025-26: 150-1
Odds with Flag: 125-1
Avilo: "It's a good season for the Raptors, they'll win more games with him, but they're out of reach. Toronto might be 125-1 with him."
Estimated NBA title odds on 2025-26: 30-1
Odds with Flag: 25-1
Egeland: "They can even be opened with a 30-1, but Wemby's health will be the biggest factor in this."
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Sherman:"": "I have the Spurs and the Rockets, probably Giannis (Antetokounmpo) and (Kevin) Durant destinations. I'm thinking about San Antonio, for example, 20-1, if you hit 20-1, the most important thing is -16-1-16-1. Even more. 16-1. And even more, they can immediately include him in a situation where they want to give them greater effort. I'll give them more flexibility. It will give them greater victory. It will surely be in the public, it will surely be willing, it will give them the ability. Houston."
Estimated NBA title odds on 2025-26: 20-1
Odds with Flag: 18-1
*This is the choice of Phoenix Suns, which will go to the Rockets
Avilo: "For the Rockets, a really successful year. I'll be with him to get them 30-1. They've shown that they're a great team. He'll strengthen the team and make them a sure contender."
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Estimated NBA title odds on 2025-26: 150-1
Odds with Flag: 125-1
Egeland: “I do like some of the pieces here, but Flag isn’t enough to put them on many other teams in the West.”
Estimated NBA title odds on 2025-26: 45-1
Odds with Flag: 40-1
Egeland: “Suppose Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis are back, it’s a nice team and will be a landing place after the Luka Dončić trade.”
Sherman: “The only thing on Kyrie’s side is that he should be back in January and at his age, I don’t know how effective he will be.
Estimated NBA title odds on 2025-26: 100-1
Odds with Flag: 80-1
Egeland: “Don’t think that this will do a lot to their title hope.”
*The Kings' first round draft pick is protected by the top 12; if it goes out of that range, go to Atlanta.
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Estimated NBA title odds on 2025-26: 80-1
Odds with Flag: 70-1
Egeland: “This is another one that won’t be much different.”
*This is the draft pick for the Atlanta Hawks, it will enter the Spurs