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The 75 million reasons — and more — Cooper Flagg not return to Duke, enter NBA draft

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Nobody in the NBA thinks Cooper Flagg will pass up being the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft to return to Duke for another season.

There are $75 million reasons why, but they break down into two key areas.

The biggest risk is a major injury, but for Flagg it could have massive financial consequences.

This season it is estimated Flagg makes about $4.8 million in NIL money, the most of any college basketball player.

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English

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