Cooper Flagg is finally a man. The Duke freshman entered the school as a 17-year-old after switching classes to begin his journey to the NBA a year early, but turned 18 in December and has been playing like a superstar ever since. continues to do so. Flagg dropped 24 points in back-to-back games in the win over SMU. Virginia TechAnd he returned to dominating the action Tuesday night when Duke faced Pitt.
Early in the second half, Flagg showed off his incredible jumping ability after getting a steal. Flagg pushed the ball to the floor in transition. He kicked off with one foot from the edge of the paint and completed a one-handed dunk over a Pitt defender. Here are the best poster dunks of Flagg's freshman season. This is one of the many highlights as he prepares to become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Watch Flagg's outrageous slam here.
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— Duke Men's Basketball (@DukeMBB) January 8, 2025
Even better from another angle:
Read our feature on how Flagg developed into the NBA's next super prospect.
Flagg is unique among superstar candidates in many ways, including being better at defense than offense at this stage. The combination of ideal size and elite athleticism for an NBA 4 player maximizes his two-way ability, making him the best player alive to stop him when he comes out on the break. There are very few.
Flagg is far from a finished product, but showed some improvement during his freshman year. Even if Dylan Harper puts together a great season. rutgersI still believe there is no question that Flagg is a top prospect in the 2025 draft. First, he's trying to take Duke on a memorable March Madness run.





