Cooper Flagg

[green_bballers13]

I think Cooper Flagg could be a Gordon Hayward type talent. Maybe a bit better considering he’s developing quicker than Gordon did. Hayward at his best was a 22pt/5reb/3ast player.

I saw some Gordon Hayward in him too.   He is not a great athlete, a lot of those dunks barely clear the rim, and he is playing against low level talent with marginal athletic ability in those films on youtube.

I'm not sure how you can say that he's not a great athlete. He was tremendous against the best players in the country.

[Goldstar88]

I think Cooper Flagg could be a Gordon Hayward type talent. Maybe a bit better considering he’s developing quicker than Gordon did. Hayward at his best was a 22pt/5reb/3ast player.

I saw some Gordon Hayward in him too.   He is not a great athlete, a lot of those dunks barely clear the rim, and he is playing against low level talent with marginal athletic ability in those films on youtube.

I'm not sure how you can say that he's not a great athlete. He was tremendous against the best players in the country.

I think he means that he’s not great athletically. Cooper is good, but it’s not like he’s jumping out of the gym like Mac McClung.

[Roy H.]

Cooper Flagg is the most exciting prospect to watch of my lifetime.  This is how the rest of the country must have felt about Lebron.

https://sports.yahoo.com/cooper-flagg-buzzer-beater-yet-224833733.html

Representing Penobscot County well, young man.

[gift]

I think Cooper Flagg could be a Gordon Hayward type talent. Maybe a bit better considering he’s developing quicker than Gordon did. Hayward at his best was a 22pt/5reb/3ast player.

I saw some Gordon Hayward in him too.   He is not a great athlete, a lot of those dunks barely clear the rim, and he is playing against low level talent with marginal athletic ability in those films on youtube.

I'm not sure how you can say that he's not a great athlete. He was tremendous against the best players in the country.

I think he means that he’s not great athletically. Cooper is good, but it’s not like he’s jumping out of the gym like Mac McClung.

but i mean...

[Vermont Green]

Cooper Flagg is the most exciting prospect to watch of my lifetime.  This is how the rest of the country must have felt about Lebron.

https://sports.yahoo.com/cooper-flagg-buzzer-beater-yet-224833733.html

Representing Penobscot County well, young man.

Couldn't agree more.  I have sort of Maine roots, Grandparents and prior generations all from Calais, ME but even as just a general New Englander, I am totally rooting for Cooper.  It is impossible to know at this point just how good he is going to be but he is definitely on track.  I doubt that Gordon Hayward was this good in high school (although I admit that I don't know).

[Kernewek]

The phrase I'm going to go with is 'tempered optimism'. I really hope he makes some noise in the NBA in a few years... but if he doesn't, that's all right too.

[gift]

Cooper Flagg is the most exciting prospect to watch of my lifetime.  This is how the rest of the country must have felt about Lebron.

https://sports.yahoo.com/cooper-flagg-buzzer-beater-yet-224833733.html

Representing Penobscot County well, young man.

Couldn't agree more.  I have sort of Maine roots, Grandparents and prior generations all from Calais, ME but even as just a general New Englander, I am totally rooting for Cooper.  It is impossible to know at this point just how good he is going to be but he is definitely on track.  I doubt that Gordon Hayward was this good in high school (although I admit that I don't know).

and then there's AJ Dybantsa (Needham, MA) who I believe is ranked #1 now that Flagg reclassified (according to what I've heard. I don't follow too closely).

[gouki88]

Flagg talks a lot about JT being his favourite player and wanting to play with him in Boston. Make it happen Silver! You got LeBron to stay in Ohio

[Goldstar88]

JT approves.

Jeff Goodman: Jayson Tatum got a close look at @Cooper_Flagg last month at his camp, and told me he was extremely impressed by the Maine native and No. 1 player in the country: “I like him a lot. Obviously, he’s athletic, he can dribble, shoot. The thing that impressed me was how hard he competed on both ends. He’s got an edge about him, not arrogant. He knows he’s good, but he realizes he’s got a long way to go. He’s going at guys, going at the pros. He was trying to block every shot, getting every rebound. He wasn’t playing cool. He was playing hard, competing. He was asking questions a lot, listening.” – via Twitter GoodmanHoops

[Ed Monix]

A surprisingly good shot at Cooper Flagg is the Thunder’s pick swap with the Clippers in 2025.

At the start of the 2024-25 season for the Clippers, Leonard will be 33 and George will be 34. Their contracts alone will be $97.4 million in cap space, add to that Norman Powell for $19.2 million, and you can see there is no hope to improve an already declining roster.

Sam Presti could turn the Paul George trade into the most one-sided in NBA history.