Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach react as Kon Knueppel shares memorable snaps days ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft

Cooper Flagg, Khaman Maluach and Kon Knueppel were stars for the Duke Blue Devils last season. Now they are headed to the 2025 NBA draft and are all projected to be selected in the top 10.

On Friday night, Kon Knueppel shared several photos from his time at Duke ahead of the NBA draft. The first photo he shared was of the three Blue Devils stars.

"Time flies when you’re having fun," Knueppel wrote.

After he posted, both Cooper Flagg and Khaman Maluach commented with heartfelt reactions.

"💙," Khaman Maluach wrote.

Image via the comments of the Instagram post.

"K dot," Cooper Flagg commented.

All three Duke stars are eagerly awaiting the 2025 NBA draft. For Cooper Flagg, his destination is clear. He is nearly unanimously projected to be the first pick in the draft, and as a result, he will become a member of the Dallas Mavericks unless they make a trade.

However, it is much less clear where Khaman Maluach and Kon Knueppel will end up. While both players are projected to go in the top 10, the exact spot they could be picked could vary drastically.

When is Kon Knueppel projected to be drafted?

Kon Knueppel played one college season before declaring for the NBA draft. In his only year at college, he performed well, averaging 14.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals. As a result, most media outlets project him to be a top 10 pick.

Three of the most reputable media outlets in sports published mock drafts within the past week: The Athletic, Yahoo and Sports Illustrated. All three have Knueppel going in the top 10, but none of them have him going to the same team.

Yahoo published its mock draft on Thursday and is the highest on Knueppel. The publication has him going to the Charlotte Hornets with the fourth pick. The Athletic also published its mock draft on Thursday but had a lot more freedom in what it could allow.

Its mock draft allowed mock trades, and as a result, the media outlet had the Philadelphia 76ers trade for the sixth pick, acquiring it from the Washington Wizards. The Athletic then had the 76ers select Knueppel with that pick.

SI published its most recent mock draft on Friday. It was slightly lower on him than other outlets, having him selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the seventh pick. Regardless, Kon Knueppel appears poised to be an early selection in a few weeks.

About the author

Alexander O'Reilly is a journalist at Sportskeeda from Kingston, Ontario with over seven years in the field at companies including SenShot, RVBlogger, Monarch Media, WordAgents, GSeC LLC, and IGC.

His favorite college team is Duke, and his favorite sporting memory was Duke winning March Madness in 2010. JJ Redick was Alex's favorite college player when he was young but more recently, Caleb Williams gets the nod. As the Chicago Bears are Alex's favorite NFL team, this was a perfect match.

Alex's proudest moment came when he was interviewed by a radio station in Ottawa on his opinion on recent moves by the Ottawa Senators, which gave him a confidence boost and the knowledge that he could succeed as a writer.

Aside from sports, Alex likes to spend his time playing games. He is also very passionate about running and strives to improve at the half and full marathon distances.

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