9 NBA teams in the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes for 2025 draft, ranked by tiers
The 2024 NBA Draft was lackluster from the start, with no consensus No. 1 player. The 2024 class was terribleBut this felt more like a role player draft than a future franchise cornerstone draft, and the fact that it came right after Victor Wembanyama’s class made it feel even more underwhelming. As the NBA turns […]
ESPN stars worried Cooper Flagg will face same ‘pressure’ as Caitlin Clark
Amid all the media buzz about high expectations heading into Caitlin Clark’s rookie season, two ESPN personalities fear the same could happen to the budding phenom. On Thursday during their signature show, “Pardon the Interruption,” hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon spoke about Cooper Flagg, a 17-year-old basketball star and five-star prospect attending Duke University. […]
Cooper Flagg impresses Kevin Durant at USA Basketball camp
Cooper Flagg’s stellar performance at USA Basketball’s Olympic camp drew praise from across the basketball world, including star player Kevin Durant. During the media viewing of Monday’s scrimmage against the U.S. team that will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris later this month, Flagg drew attention with 11 points, and Durant took notice. […]
Cooper Flagg ‘dominates’ in scrimmage vs. USA Olympic team
Cooper Flagg will soon become famous. Duke University’s freshman star played in a scrimmage against the USA Basketball Team in Las Vegas on Monday and was highly impressive, according to witnesses. “Cooper Flagg is dominating the U.S. scrimmage,” writes The Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach. I wrote to XThe Duke University-bound coach noted some of his […]