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Scouts Comparing Cooper Flagg To One-Time NBA All-Star

Scouts Comparing Cooper Flagg To One-Time NBA All-Star


LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 08: Cooper Flagg #31 of the 2024 USA Basketball Men's Select Team gestures during a practice session scrimmage against the 2024 USA Basketball Men's National Team at the team's training camp at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV on July 08, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Cooper Flagg was the No. 1 hire in the 2024 high school class and is the assumed No. 1 total choice in the 2025 NBA Draft, and he will bring a lots of attention back to college basketball this season with the Duke Blue Devils.

One previous NBA All-Star, in specific, has actually been the most typical contrast for Flagg up until now as fans and experts continue to get more acquainted with his video game. The more you see him, the more you see the flashes that restore memories of previous Utah Jazz star Andrei Kirilenko.

HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto shared that numerous NBA scouts have actually been comparing Flagg to the retired All-Star.

“Flagg is like Kirilenko, he’s very impactful defensively, can guard multiple positions, and is a great weak-side shot blocker,” one scout stated, by means of Basketball on X.

Another scout stated, “Flagg has a quick first step and is an aggressive finisher around the basket. He doesn’t create much off the dribble offensively but creates more offense with his defense than anyone in the country.”

Kirilenko has actually been the most typical contrast for Flagg, who is a comparable size and has volatility and protective adaptability, that makes it a simple equivalent.

Flagg is believed to have a greater offending ceiling than Kirlienko, as AK-47 balanced simply 11.8 points per video game in his 13-season NBA profession and peaked at 16.5 points per video game in the 2003-04 project.

It will be enjoyable to have a phenom like Flagg in college basketball this season before he likely gets here in the NBA.

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