In his first 29 games Cooper Flagghe number 1 in the 2025 draft y great white basketball hopehas shown glimpses of the star he is destined to be in the NBA.
It doesn't stop. Cooper Flagg is only 18 years old and it seems like he has played in the NBA all his life. Play as it should be
Jason Kidd
But in just 4 seconds this eaves 2,05 m. y 93 kg. convinced all his critics in a move in which he surpassed Kawhi Leonard and flew over IVica Zubac (2.13 m. and 119 kilos) to sink the ball into the hoop.
“Cooper Flagg's potential is limitless. He has all the tools to be great
Klay Thompson
Cooper Flagg (18 years old) finished the game against the Clippers with 35 points, becoming the youngest player to reach that number in a game and taking such honor away from LeBron James.
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“He doesn't stop. Cooper Flagg is only 18 years old and it seems like he has played in the NBA all his life. He plays the way he should,” he said. Jason Kidd about his pupil in the Mavericks.
Cooper Flagg downplayed his dunk, “it's just another play,” but a veteran like Klay Thompson It did not go unnoticed.
Cooper Flagg, chosen number one in the NBA draft by Dallas Mavericks
“That dunk he made against Zubac was probably one of his best actions of the course. So you can see his potential to become an NBA superstar,” said the former Warriors player who currently plays for the Mavericks about the former Duke University star.
Cooper Flagg is the great white hope of the NBA and “the best export since the lobster”AP
Klay Thompson stressed that “Cooper Flagg's potential is limitless. He has all the tools to be great.”
At this point in the season Cooper Flagg, who averages 17.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 33.7 minutesis already the big favorite to win Rookie of the Year.
Why Cooper Flagg is the NBA's great white hope and “the greatest export since the lobster”?
Cooper Flagg, who was already famous in his high school days when He brought his jump to the NBA forward a yearestablished himself in the NCAA in his only season with Duke.
Cooper Flagg is the great white hope of the NBA and “the best export since the lobster”
Carlos Boozera former Duke player with a long career in the NBA, acknowledged that “Cooper Flagg has exceeded some of the expectations we had.”
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The analyst Clay Travis defined Flagg (born December 21, 2006) as “one of the best American-born basketball players we've seen in a long, long time. He has no ceiling.”
Cooper Flagg (Duke) is “the great white hope” of the NBADuke
Jay Rinsean analyst for the ESPN network, made a curious comparison to highlight the talent of the 18-year-old prodigy from Newport (Maine): “Cooper Flagg is the Maine export with the greatest impact since lobster.”
Jeff Teagueformer NBA player, already announced that “I would see Dylan Harper as number 1 in the 2025 Draft… But I want to say that he is not going to be number one because of Cooper Flagg for everything that comes with him. To be honest, he is a great white hope. A white, athletic guy like that had the potential to be a star.”
