Cooper Flagg could most likely have more than his own weight in the NBA today, but by rule, he must be withdrawn from a year from the school before becoming pro.
Thus, he chose to go to Duke, and even if most predict that he is one and made, it may not be the case.
In a recent interview with “The Athletic”, Flagg, planned to be the n ° 1 selection of this summer NBA draft, made an amazing proclamation on its basketball future.
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Duke Blue Devils Cooper Flagg’s goalkeeper (2) looks before the match against Syracuse Orange at the JMA Wireless Dome.
“S—, I want to come back next year,” said the first year.
“I always feel like a child,” he continued. “This is the only way I have never known the university. This is how I see it. I really couldn’t know what children felt before, and if it feels different, if it looks like No more to be a professional.
The 6’9 “striker dominated as part of team n ° 4 of the country, with an average of 19.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per competition. He started all his 24 games this season, firing at 48.3% of the soil and 37.0% of Deep.
The Cooper Flagg of Duke (2) leads while the spills of Tre’ Von (25) of Wake Forest defend themselves during the second half of a university basketball match of the NCAA in Winston-Salem, NC, Saturday January 25, 2025. (AP photo / ben mckeown)
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Flagg actually started the college season at the age of 17, only 18 years old only four days before Christmas. (He reclassified to obtain his secondary school diploma a year earlier.) He was the best rated recruit for the 2024 class and received a Bryant division I offer before even finishing the college.
The newport native in Maine frequented Montverde Academy in Florida after playing his first year at Falmouth high school in his country of origin.
The Cooper Flagg (2) The High-Fives head coach, Jon Scheyer, on the right, on the right, during the second half of a university basketball match of the NCAA against the state of North Carolina in Durham, NC, Monday January 27, 2025. (AP photo / ben mckeown)
It is quite rare that the best prospects for the NBA spend more than a year at the University these days, but perhaps Nile has changed the game. Again, it’s fun to stay young, like the feel flagg.
