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It’s about projecting Flagg as a prospective All NBA player based on a mold where a whopping 40% of the examples/comps actually are All NBA selections. I’m not sure why you’re so bent on defending this Twitter idiot. It’s him I’m raking, not you.
You’re being pedantic. The point of the tweet was not about drafting accolades but projecting the quality of player
It’s about projecting Flagg as a prospective All NBA player based on a mold where a whopping 40% of the examples/comps actually are All NBA selections. I’m not sure why you’re so bent on defending this Twitter idiot. It’s him I’m raking, not you.
40% chance to get an All NBA player is bad?
That’s not what the tweet says, but I would take it in a minute. I’m also more pro Flagg as his shooting improves. At one point he was shooting like 24%, and I was thinking that was worse than Castle shot at UConn. If he can adjust to the further line and better defenders/close outs and shoot like 36%, he’s going to be a really ing good two way player.
Who is the poster here that mentioned he lives in the same building as Cooper? Just curious if you get to interact with him to see what type of person he is off the court?
Just 18 and very good at defense plus improving in offense quicker than expected. Flagg is going to be an A prospect at the very least and A+ if he improves further. I hope the Spurs get lucky with either the Hawks or its own pick. Let's see.
We want it. He wants it. Make it happen Silver.
Alright, so maybe that is why the Spurs have saved the Number 2.
liked by the real flagg ?
Let's get flagg and that 2026 expected number 1 pick AJ something guy
Spurs gonna land #10 and #11 in the lotto, but Cooper Flagg is going to threaten the Hornets with going back to Duke and force them to trade the #1 pick for our picks and Blake Wesley, tbh
[I'm not serious about this...... or am I?]
Lol... I think I read that Flagg wanted to go to the Nets surprisingly. I could be wrong though
Yeah I was wrong. He threatened to return to Duke during that interview lol. I'm definitely all for that trade though haha
My guess is 8 and 10. Also, I'd love to see Flagg flex like that..
Dybantsa is the one I could see doing that since (1) he's making big money at BYU and (2) he went to Paris to watch Victor and the Spurs. So hopefully he pulls a Kobe.
Cooper's NIL deal this year is $4.8MM (AJ's next year is reported at $7MM), but it's speculated Cooper's deal if he returned next year would be a minimum of $16MM.
Honestly I think this is a really underdiscussed impact that the NIL stuff may have on things. It definitely gives the top incoming players new leverage to force their way out of undesirable locations. Could see Eli Manning-like situations become pretty common in pro sports.
Edit: link to the $16MM number: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa...%20only%20grow.
Edit 2: looks like the "source" of the $16MM number is just a tweet that says that's what he'd *need* to get to make more than a #1 pick contract. So not actually speculation. But... I wonder if Duke boosters and sponsors couldn't scrounge up the $16MM. Something to watch going forward.
$16M is significant because that's more than the #1 pick salary slot. imo that's the point at which players might consider staying: when they stand to make as much or more money.
The NBA can avoid these games by putting the draft declaration date before the lottery, but I don't know if the players' union would have to approve such a change.
I added another edit to my post about the $16MM number, but I agree on all your points.
This is an interesting wrinkle. Might amount to nothing... but it's something to think about for now!
Cooper Flagg is more likely to return to Duke than to play for the Hornets, per @BovadaOfficial
Duke +290
Hornets +550
Wizards +550
Jazz +550
Pelicans +650
Nets +800
76ers +1000
Raptors +1100
Bulls +1400
Imagine tanking all season long for Flagg just for him to return to Duke for a year lol. Won't happen, but would be pretty hilarious tbh.
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If college players got NIL money back then I bet Zion would have done exactly that if NOP didn't make a trade with the Knicks.
You might be right. NOP was legit the worst possible destination for him, from being one of the smallest markets in the league, to the plethora of rich southern food options, to the questionable medical staff/injury history of every player that plays there, etc. I also think Zion is just lazy, but being in an environment like that certainly didn't do him any favors tbh.
Flagg just went down with a pretty nasty looking ankle injury.
Yikes. Hopefully just a sprain and nothing more. He's back in the locker room now.
That's why anyone who entertained the thought of him staying at Duke for another year is a moron.
One wrong step and you're gone.
#1 pick rookie contract guarantees like $60M at this point, noone is rejecting that money even if they have to play for the Hornets.
It won’t matter. He’ll be #1, even if he goes across the stage on crutches.
Hopefully this will wake his ass up from the foolishness of staying another year. There is a difference between alums raising an unheard of amount of NIL money like the $15Mfloated, and a guaranteed 4/$55 like Risacher got this year. He’s screwed if he stays and gets injured.
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