Cooper Flagg will join an exclusive fraternity when he is selected first overall in the NBA Draft. At the age of a senior in high school, the Maine native dominated college basketball, becoming just the fourth freshman to hoist the Naismith Player of the Year trophy.

Boston Celtics wing Chuck Cooper was traded to the Milwaukee Hawks on this day, the same day Larry Bird won his 3rd and final MVP award.

The National Basketball Coaches Association announced Sunday that Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson has been honored with the 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.

Shams Charania. Cooper Flagg plans to have a private visit with the Mavericks in Dallas on June 17, sources tell ESPN. One week after his first official Mavs visit, Flagg is set to be

Just two years later, in 1950, the NBA opened its doors to African-American players. This shift saw the Globetrotters lose stars like Chuck Cooper to the Boston Celtics and Nat "Sweetwater ...

Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson was not a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic — and chose his footwear for Game 2 of the NBA Finals accordingly.