Even earlier than the 2024-25 NBA season has begun, some are overlooking this yr’s incoming rookie class and searching ahead to the 2025-26 rookie class, which is anticipated to incorporate Cooper Flagg.
Flagg is a 6-foot-9 ahead who shall be a freshman this season with Duke College, and he’s anticipated to declare himself eligible for subsequent yr’s draft as soon as he finally ends up his first yr of NCAA basketball.
Ought to he achieve this, he’s broadly anticipated to be the No. 1 decide within the 2025 draft.
NBA star ahead Paul George mentioned on his podcast “Podcast P with Paul George” that Flagg has just a little of Michael Beasley sport in him.
Cooper Flagg is an actual particular expertise 💯
Jared McCain: “He’s elite … the biggest thing that stands out with him is playing hard.”
PG: “He’s kinda got a little like Michael Beasley … I think the world of Cooper Flagg.” pic.twitter.com/7XkqDxHahv
— Podcast P with Paul George (@PodcastPShow) August 26, 2024
Beasley was the No. 2 decide within the 2008 draft, and though he by no means fairly met the excessive expectations individuals had for him, his expertise and ability had been plain.
He was a pure scorer who may get buckets from totally different areas of the courtroom, and he peaked at 19.2 factors a sport whereas with the Minnesota Timberwolves throughout the 2010-11 season.
Finally, he couldn’t get out of his personal means lengthy sufficient to attain true stardom.
Flagg is taken into account a really athletic prospect who can rating from all three ranges and in addition has some actual defensive capacity.
Whereas it’s very early in his basketball profession, scouts really feel he has a really excessive ceiling.
George can have a brand new alternative of his personal this season as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, a group that appears to have the expertise needed, at the least on paper, to significantly problem for the NBA championship.
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