Cooper Flagg is about to turn into a family identify.
Flagg, the star incoming Duke freshman, performed in a scrimmage in opposition to the Group USA basketball squad in Las Vegas on Monday, and eyewitnesses say he’s been very spectacular.
“Cooper Flagg is dominating this USA scrimmage,” Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe wrote on X, noting that the Duke commit’s highlights included a 3-pointer over Anthony Davis, a turnaround jumper over Jrue Vacation and an and-one on a put-back.
Ben Golliver of the Washington Submit added that Flagg had “taken over” the scrimmage and posted a video of Flagg’s shot over Davis and the and-one put-back.
When Flagg was named to the Choose Group of Group USA’s scrimmage opponents, ESPN famous that he was the primary school participant to obtain that honor since Doug McDermott and Marcus Good in 2013.
Each Good and McDermott turned lottery picks within the 2014 NBA Draft.
Flagg, a 6-foot-9 ahead from Maine who’s ranked the highest participant in his class, is the early favourite to be the primary choose within the 2025 NBA Draft.
He turns 18 in December.
“As a former member of the USA Choose Group, I understand how necessary and enjoyable this chance is for every of those gamers,” Grant Hill, the managing director of USA Basketball and a Duke alum and former high choose in his personal proper, stated in a press release in June.
“There’s a super quantity of expertise on this Choose squad with the numerous job of serving to the 2024 USA Males’s Nationwide Group as they start their journey to the Olympics. Every of those athletes will play a task in our preparation as we additionally develop the nationwide workforce pipeline for the longer term.”
Group USA’s basketball roster consists of Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Vacation, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Jayson Tatum.
The top coach is Steve Kerr.
Group USA are -390 favorites to win the gold medal within the upcoming Paris Olympics based on the most recent odds on DraftKings.