Duke star Cooper Flagg, projected to be No. 1 choose in NBA Draft, makes shock admission about future
Cooper Flagg may very doubtless maintain greater than his personal weight within the NBA in the present day, however by rule, he have to be one 12 months faraway from highschool earlier than going professional.
So, he opted to go to Duke, and whereas most are predicting he is a one-and-done, that will truly not be the case.
In a latest interview with “The Athletic,” Flagg, projected to be the No. 1 choice on this summer time’s NBA Draft, made a shocking proclamation about his basketball future.
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Duke Blue Devils guard Cooper Flagg (2) appears on previous to the sport towards the Syracuse Orange on the JMA Wi-fi Dome.
“S—, I wish to come again subsequent 12 months,” the freshman mentioned.
“I nonetheless really feel like a child,” he continued. “That is the one approach I’ve ever identified faculty. That’s how I see it. I actually wouldn’t understand how children felt earlier than, and if this feels completely different, if this feels extra like being knowledgeable. I imply, it’s the identical factor for teenagers in highschool, too, getting paid some huge cash. I don’t know. I really feel fairly regular.”
The 6’9″ ahead has been dominating as a part of the No. 4 group within the nation, averaging 19.6 factors and seven.6 rebounds per contest. He is began all of his 24 video games performed this season, capturing 48.3% from the ground and 37.0% from deep.
Duke’s Cooper Flagg (2) drives as Wake Forest’s Tre’Von Spillers (25) defends throughout the second half of an NCAA faculty basketball recreation in Winston-Salem, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photograph/Ben McKeown)
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Flagg truly began the school season as a 17-year-old, turning 18 simply 4 days earlier than Christmas. (He reclassified to graduate highschool a 12 months early.) He was the highest-rated recruit for the category of 2024 and acquired a Division I supply from Bryant earlier than even finishing center faculty.
The Newport, Maine, native attended the Montverde Academy in Florida after taking part in his freshman 12 months at Falmouth Excessive College in his house state.
Duke’s Cooper Flagg (2) high-fives head coach Jon Scheyer, proper, throughout the second half of an NCAA faculty basketball recreation towards North Carolina State in Durham, N.C., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photograph/Ben McKeown)
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It’s somewhat unusual for prime NBA prospects to spend multiple 12 months in faculty these days, however maybe NIL has modified the sport. But once more, it’s enjoyable to remain younger, as Flagg feels.
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