Cooper Flagg To forget Luka Doncic. Los Dallas Mavericks won the lottery of draft NBA despite having a 1.8 % probabilities. They will choose Duke's prodigy with the absolute number 1. He was born in Maine, in a town of 1,500 inhabitants. His profile, very American, likes brands. His last name, which makes a wink to the 'flag' (flag), a blessing for marketing.
Gatorade, New Balance, AT&Tthey are just some brands that covered in gold Flagg long before his jump to NBA. New Balancewhich has a branch located 40 kilometers from Flagg's house, he advanced to great firms for the eave to jump to the slopes carrying some 'NB' shoes.
An aggressive marketing strategy at all business levels. With Flagg, New Balance, which already has sport stars such as tennis player Coco Gauff or NBA players Kawhi Leonard and Tyrese Maxeyexploit and exploit not only the market of large cities but also in that of smaller peoples.
Cooper Flagg, one of the greatest promises of university basketball / EFE
The agreement was released under the slogan: “Cooper Flagg, the smart decision“. A town boy who dazzles at the top of American basketball.”One of us“, in the eyes of his fans, against the 'glamor' of the elite of the NBA.
Dallas and Texas They will benefit from their image on and off the track. A injured city After Doncic's departure to Los Angeles Lakers, he already has a new reason to dream at the NBAand monetize at the business table.
Without forgetting the WNBA. Las Dallas Wingsthe franchise of Dallas In the American female basketball league, he also had the first choice in his draft this year and He used it to select Paige Bueckers. She is also the image of New Balance.
Business mentality
With just 18 yearsFlagg already has an extensive tour in the world of marketing and in the last March Madness He was the protagonist of a gesture that, without a doubt, liked it a lot in the board of directors of one of his main sponsors, Gatorade.
Upon arriving at the press room, full of journalists to cover their performance in the great American university basketball party, FLagg realized that there were some vessels at the table with the Powerade brand, direct competitor of Gatorade.
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Duke's star He moved them aside to stay out of the plane of the cameras. The anecdote, revealed by Forbes, recalled the gesture of Cristiano Ronaldo In the Eurocup of 2021, when the quantuple European champion removed from the table of his press conference a bottle of Coca-cola and replaced it with one of water. “¡Agua!“Cristiano Ronaldo shouted in that case to leave one of the most curious anecdotes of Euro’21.
In USA No one doubts that Flagg It will be number one in the NBA Draft next June 25. His numbers support him. In his first year at the NCAA, He was Leke leader at points (19.2), rebounds (7.5), assists (4.2), plugs (1.4) and robberies (1.4) By Flagg match, it also stands out for its full player profile, capable of dominating with its power and athletic capacity on both sides of the track. Despite that, Flagg said goodbye to university basketball with a thorn -nailed: He failed to take Duke to the title. His university said goodbye to the tournament in the final to 4 after a spectacular semifinal lost against Houston.
