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Cooper Flagg in New York City on June 25, 2025
NEED TO KNOW
- Cooper Flagg was nominated for two ESPYs less than a day after being picked No. 1 overall in the NBA draft
- Flagg, 18, was nominated for Best Breakthrough Athlete and Best College Athlete - Men's Sports
- The 2025 ESPYs will be held on July 16, hosted by comedian Shane Gillis
Cooper Flagg's first NBA season is off to a big start.
The 18-year-old basketball player — who was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday, June 25 — secured two nominations in the 2025 ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards, according to a press release from ABC and ESPN. The awards show will be hosted by comedian Shane Gillis on July 16, and voting for the awards is now open.
Flagg was nominated for Best College Athlete - Men's Sports and Best Breakthrough Athlete. If he wins the latter, per the awards, Flagg will be the first men's college basketball player to receive the honor.
Flagg's two nominations come less than a day after he was chosen by Dallas Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison said Flagg was "a generational talent, a once-in-a-lifetime chance," per ESPN.
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Lebron James and Cooper Flagg at the 2024 USAB Men's Team training camp.
A full list of categories and nominees are as follows:
BEST ATHLETE - MEN’S SPORTS
- Josh Allen - Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley - Philadelphia Eagles
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
BEST ATHLETE - WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Simone Biles - Gymnast
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone - Track & Field
- Gabby Thomas - Track & Field
- A’ja Wilson - Las Vegas Aces
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
- Cooper Flagg - Duke Men’s Basketball
- Chloe Humphrey - North Carolina Women’s Lacrosse
- Ilona Maher - Rugby
- Paul Skenes - Pittsburgh Pirates
BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
- Geno Auriemma - UConn Huskies
- Caitlin Clark - Indiana Fever
- Kevin Durant - Olympic Basketball
- Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
- Simone Biles - 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around
- Stephen Curry - US Men’s Olympic BB team
- Freddie Freeman - LA Dodgers - World Series MVP
- Rory McIlroy - Wins first Masters title, completing career Grand Slam
BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE
- Gabe Landeskog - Colorado Avalanche
- Suni Lee - Gymnast
- Mallory Swanson - USWNT/Chicago Red Stars
- Lindsey Vonn - Skiing
BEST PLAY
- Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle - NFL (11/3/24)
- Tyrese Haliburton Calls Game!!! - NBA Game 1 NBA Finals (6/5/25)
- Sabrina Ionescu Logo 3 Game Winner - WNBA Finals Game 3
- Trinity Rodman with the OT Goal to send USWNT to the semi-finals - 2024 Olympics
BEST TEAM
- Florida Panthers - NHL
- Los Angeles Dodgers - MLB
- New York Liberty - WNBA
- Ohio State Buckeyes - NCAA Football
- Oklahoma City Thunder - NBA
- Philadelphia Eagles - NFL
- North Carolina Tarheels - NCAA Women’s Lacrosse
- United States Women’s National Team - Soccer
- University of Connecticut Huskies - Women’s Basketball
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE - MEN’S SPORTS
- Cooper Flagg - Duke Basketball
- Wyatt Hendrickson - Oklahoma State Wrestling
- Travis Hunter - Colorado Football
- CJ Kirst - Cornell Lacrosse
BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE - WOMEN’S SPORTS
- Olivia Babcock - University of Pittsburgh Volleyball
- Kate Faasse - North Carolina Soccer
- Gretchen Walsh - Virginia Swimming
- JuJu Watkins - USC Basketball
BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY
- Noah Elliott - Snowboard
- Ezra Frech - Track & Field
- Tatyana McFadden - Track & Field
- Grace Norman - Paratriathlete
BEST NFL PLAYER
- Josh Allen - Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley - Philadelphia Eagles
- Lamar Jackson - Baltimore Ravens
- Patrick Surtain II - Denver Broncos
BEST MLB PLAYER
- Freddie Freeman - Los Angeles Dodgers
- Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
- Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tarik Skubal - Detroit Tigers
BEST NHL PLAYER
- Leon Draisaitl - Edmonton Oilers,
- Connor Hellebuyck - Winnipeg Jets
- Nikita Kucherov - Tampa Bay Lightning
- Cale Makar - Colorado Avalanche
BEST NBA PLAYER
- Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Oklahoma City Thunder
- Nikola Jokić - Denver Nuggets
- Jayson Tatum - Boston Celtics
BEST WNBA PLAYER
- Caitlin Clark - Indiana Fever
- Napheesa Collier - Minnesota Lynx
- Breanna Stewart - New York Liberty
- A’ja Wilson - Las Vegas Aces
BEST DRIVER
- Joey Logano - NASCAR
- Álex Palou - IndyCar
- Oscar Piastri - F1
- Max Verstappen - F1
BEST UFC FIGHTER
- Dricus Du Plessis
- Merab Dvalishvili
- Kayla Harrison
- Islam Makhachev
BEST BOXER
- Naoya Inoue
- Claressa Shields
- Katie Taylor
- Oleksandr Usyk
BEST SOCCER PLAYER
- Aitana Bonmatí - FC Barcelona/Spain
- Christian Pulisic - AC Milan, US
- Alexia Putellas FC Barcelona/Spain
- Lamine Yamal - FC Barcelona/Spain
BEST GOLFER
- Nelly Korda
- Rory Mcllroy
- Scottie Scheffler
- Maja Stark
BEST TENNIS PLAYER
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Coco Gauff
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Jannik Sinner
The awards show will also honor "courageous athletes who embody the spirit of the ESPYs" with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, and The Pat Tillman Award for Service.
The 2025 ESPYs will air live on ABC and stream live on ESPN+, per the release, and on-demand the next day on Disney+ and ESPN+.
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