Following New Orleans' 21-61 finish during its 2024-25 campaign, executive vice president David Griffin was fired and replaced by Joe Dumars. Dumars confirmed that he didn't have a mandate to move on from Williamson after he was hired.

In his one year with Duke, Flagg, the 6-foot-9 freshman out of Newport, Maine, led the Blue Devils to a first-place finish in the ACC, tallying a 35-4 overall record. Averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, Flagg has become the clear choice as the top draft pick.

Zion Williamson to represent Pelicans at NBA Draft Lottery. Can NOLA land No. 1 overall pick, again? Festival organizers updated the dress code to ban nudity, voluminous dresses and trains. "Reinterpreting the Constitution on a whim in an effort to grant authoritarian powers is unpatriotic and un-American."