The Brooklyn Nets have the eighth overall pick in the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft. Should Duke forward Kon Knueppel rise up their board after testing?

The first batch of invites to the 2025 NBA Draft green room, June 25-26, were revealed this week. And to nobody's surprise, one-year Duke basketball superstar Cooper Flagg was on the list. ALSO READ: Blue Devils Set to Host Defending National Champion After thriving as the face of college basketball in his lone season with the Blue Devils en route to a Final Four appearance while racking up an impressive collection of ACC and national honors,

Cooper Flagg excelled in his first season with the Duke Blue Devils. That’s why, after watching him dominate at Durham, he reaffirmed his strong case as the first-overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Before Cooper Flagg is likely taken as the NBA draft’s No. 1 overall pick, his apparel sponsor has created a holiday.

Duke basketball product Khaman Maluach will sit in the green room along with two fellow Blue Devils. Despite not taking up the sport until he was a teenager, Duke basketball one-and-done Khaman Maluach has earned a coveted invitation to attend the NBA Draft and sit in the event's green room.

The drama of the NBA Draft every year makes it one of the premier events on the basketball calendar. The buildup to the (now) two-day event is full of rumors, mock drafts and projections on where the top prospects will be playing next season.

The 2025 NBA draft is less than 10 days away, with the two-day event kicking off a week from Wednesday. The NBA draft currently takes place over two nights, with the first round happening on the first night, and the second round happening on the second night. The draft will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

NBA draft class will feel the weight of Duke's most pivotal moments this season. Cooper Flagg's viral dunk and emotional displays set the tone for his emergence as a top draft prospect and national player of the year.

There's little to no drama when it comes to predicting the No. 1 overall pick for this month's NBA draft. Cooper Flagg was earmarked for that spot before ever stepping foot on Duke's campus last fall.