Cooper Flagge: NBA s next super star, 100% No. 1 pick

At the end of the career of James, Curry, Durant, and other legends, the NBA's midzoom is fully dominated by international players. Three-time MVP Jokic, two-time MVP Antetokounmpo, as well as this year's Alexander, super giant Doncic, and even the No. 1 pick in the draft last year and this year, are all international players. The best American player on the table might be Tatum or Edwards. Perhaps in the current globalization, nationality is not the focus, but a handsome white American star may indeed be the answer to save the NBA's US ratings.

Cooper Flag has a handsome appearance, the sunny temperament of a boy next door, his all-round personal data, violent physical fitness that he had almost never seen in white people in the past, his strong desire to win and his personal leadership temperament, and his almost imagined idol traits.

led Montverde to a perfect record of 34 wins and 0 losses in high school. This year's Duke season, he was the first in the team in five key statistics: scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Unfortunately, he fell to the semi-finals of the championship. If he could win the championship, he would have a perfect high school and college career experience.

Of course, this does not damage his chance of winning the No. 1 pick this year. Any team that wins the Lotto in 5/12 will pick Flag in this year's draft.

Flag was born in Newport, Maine, USA on December 21, 2006. Both of his parents were college basketball players. His father Ralph once played for East Maine Community University, and his mother Kelly played for University of Maine. She led the team to defeat Stanford University in the 1998-99 season, won the team's first NCAA Championship victory, and wrote the history of University of Maine women's basketball.

Flagg has two brothers, Hunter Flagg, born in 2004, and Ace Flagg, who was born one minute earlier. The three brothers all like basketball. When they were young, they often played in the driveway at home. The competition was very fierce. Although Flag was young, his basketball talent was the highest among the three. Especially in high school, Flag was already the best in physical fitness among the three brothers.

In high school, Flagg and Ace Flagg followed the footsteps of their brother Hunter Flagg into Nocomis Regional High School. In the first year of high school, they averaged 20.5 points, 10 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game, leading the team to win the state championship with 21 wins and 1 losses. At the same time, he became the first high school basketball player to win the Maine Gatorade Player of the Year as a freshman.

Because Maine basketball's overall strength is weak, in order to grow better, after the first year of high school, Flag transferred to Montward College, a famous basketball school. This school is a representative of the high school basketball school. Ben Simmons, RJ Barrett, and Cunningham are all from this famous high school, full of talented players.

In his sophomore season in his senior year, Flag, who transferred to Montward Academy, did not immediately become the team's main player. He played as a substitute most of the time, earning 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game. However, this period of time gave him a certain understanding of his off-ball style. After the season, he represented Maine United in the EYBL game, playing explosive performances, averaging 25.4 points, 13 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 6.9 blocks per game in seven games in the Peach Jam Championship. It also made him decide to skip the grade for one year, from the original 2026 draft, one year earlier to the 2025th draft.

In his last high school season at Montward Academy, Flag averaged 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.7 blocks per game, and scored excellent season results with his teammates of 34 wins and 0 losses.

Before entering the NCAA, Flag was invited to become a member of the US Olympic sparring team. He performed well against a number of NBA stars in the warm-up match, and was praised by James and other stars, which made many people begin to have high expectations for Flag, believing that he has the opportunity to become the next super newcomer to massacre the NCAA and win the championship after Anthony.

Frager, who just entered university, was soon inspected by everyone with a magnifying glass, including obvious physical weakness and cramps at the beginning, poor dribbling mistakes, poor three-point shooting rate, crazily hitting irons in medium and long distance shooting... etc. It can be said that the more attention you receive, the more black fans the increase in proportion.

Especially in the first seven games of the first month, Flag only averaged 15.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks, with a sluggish score of 44.4% and 26.9% of three-pointers. He also lost 2 games, with only 5 wins and 2 losses. It also confirms that many people think of the lack of offensive ability in high school. The remarks of over-reputable players on the Internet and far inferior to senior Zion are rampant.

But soon, Flag made everyone shut up. After that, the team lost only 2 games throughout the season, the team defeated Clemson on the 2/9th and the last game in March, and the Final Four Championship was reversed by Houston.

' personal progress is obvious to all. In the end, not only did the average score increase to 19.2 points, but the three-point shooting percentage was as high as 38.5%, scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, and blocks, and the team ranked first in five statistics. You should know that this is Duke full of talents. Not only does it fully demonstrate its potential to become the team's main scorer, but its already excellent defense and full-game organization skills are also fully demonstrated in the NCAA.

Since the past, I was considered to be the second brother of the team, and directly showed the trump card ability with its own system, and the off-field performance fully demonstrated its leadership temperament. It can be said to be a perfect player image.

The most commendable thing about Flag is the IQ and self-discipline of the court. In the past high school, Flag was considered by many to be insufficient offensive ability and poor outside shooting ability. However, this season not only averaged 19.2 points per game, but also had a three-point shooting percentage of 38.5%, fully demonstrating the potential to be the team's main scorer.

Especially in the first 17 non-district league games of the NCAA season, Flag's three-pointers were only 19 of 60 shots and 31.7% of the shooting percentage, but he was able to adjust to 33 of 75 shots in the last 20 games, 44% of the shooting percentage, and even in the crazy playoffs in March, the shooting percentage increased to 9 of 18 shots. This terrifying learning and progress ability is definitely a very rare case. After the end of the season, Flag won a large number of awards without surprise, including NCAA Player of the Year, ACC First Team of the Year, ACC Best Newcomer... etc., but he did not express any complacency. In the new interview, he could feel his full gratitude and encouragement for himself, hoping to do better.

Flag's wide figure makes him always in the ground battle. He can easily block the advantageous position. Facing a short defender, he can directly raise and hit the target, or shoot face to the opposite side, or even throw in the back frame. Facing a taller defender, he can also create space for attack with good offensive steps.

can jump shot with the ball in the periphery, and even run without the ball. At the beginning of the season, most defenses will choose to let the outside shots be short, which is also effective. However, at the end of the season, the top shooting shooting rate gives him three-point gap, which has almost become a defensive nightmare for each team. Of course, Flag is more willing to double-team each team, because he is a top passer than scoring and is more willing to play team basketball, which makes it very difficult for his defensive strategy.

In defense, Flag has always been the top, with excellent footsteps and movements. He may not be the fastest one, nor the one with the best physical fitness. However, the height and strength, combined with excellent observation and positioning, give him a very high deterrent effect on the auxiliary defense end, and it is also difficult to deal with single defense. In the future, he has the potential to become a defense team in the NBA.

Flag is not only the most outstanding rookie this year. Born on December 21, he is even the youngest rookie to run for the election. His potential is not inferior to the No. 1 pick in the 23-year draft. He has static data close to the top, and his dynamic physical fitness is above level. He can perform strong and heavy dunks on the court, and can also calmly fire guns on the outside. The content of the competition is full of viewing, plus the top commercial value.

This year, in order to get this fantasy level player, many teams have spared no expenses to lose a few more games, hoping to have a higher chance to draw the No. 1 pick.

Soon, the lottery draw will be held on May 12, three days later. At that time, we will know which team can become the lucky one and get this chosen son.