Duke star Cooper Flagg ‘dominates’ in scrimmage vs. USA Olympic team

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Duke star Cooper Flagg ‘dominates’ in scrimmage vs. USA Olympic team​

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Published July 8, 2024, 8:08 p.m. ET
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Cooper Flagg is about to become a household name.
Flagg, the star incoming Duke freshman, played in a scrimmage against the Team USA basketball squad in Las Vegas on Monday, and eyewitnesses say he’s been very impressive.
“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 Holiday and an and-one on a put-back.
Ben Golliver of the Washington Post added that Flagg had “taken over” the scrimmage and posted a video of Flagg’s shot over Davis and the and-one put-back.

Projected top 2025 NBA Draft pick Cooper Flagg has been playing on the Team USA Select Team this summer.Getty Images






When Flagg was named to the Select Team of Team USA’s scrimmage opponents, ESPN noted that he was the first college player to receive that honor since Doug McDermott and Marcus Smart in 2013.
Both Smart and McDermott became lottery picks in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Flagg, a 6-foot-9 forward from Maine who is ranked the top player in his class, is the early favorite to be the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
He turns 18 in December.
“As a former member of the USA Select Team, I know how important and fun this opportunity is for each of these players,” Grant Hill, the managing director of USA Basketball and a Duke alum and former top pick in his own right, said in a statement in June.

Cooper Flagg (31) embraces LeBron James (6) of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team after a practice session scrimmage during the team’s training camp on July 07, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Getty Images
“There is a tremendous amount of talent on this Select squad with the significant job of helping the 2024 USA Men’s National Team as they begin their journey to the Olympics. Each of these athletes will play a role in our preparation as we also develop the national team pipeline for the future.”
Team USA’s basketball roster includes Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Steph Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton, Jrue Holiday, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and Jayson Tatum.
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The head coach is Steve Kerr.
Team USA are -390 favorites to win the gold medal in the upcoming Paris Olympics according to the latest odds on DraftKings.

 

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ESPN stars worried Cooper Flagg will​

face same ‘pressure’ as Caitlin Clark​

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As a media storm has brewed surrounding Caitlin Clark’s lofty rookie season expectations, two prominent ESPN personalities are concerned the same may be in the cards for an up-and-coming phenom.
While speaking on their signature “Pardon the Interruption” show on Thursday, hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon discussed 17-year-old basketball star and incoming Duke five-star prospect Cooper Flagg.
“Because he’s going to Duke, and because he is a white player, assumptions are going to be made. Statements are going to be thrown out there,” Kornheiser said. “That is the nature of what we’re dealing with here, as it is with Caitlin Clark. I hope that he is a great player, but the pressure on him will be enormous. Will there be a great white American basketball player, sort of like Larry Bird?
“And, if there is, will he be allowed to just be a basketball player, or will all these cultural notions overwhelm him?”



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Wilbon seemed to agree, implying that the relative popularity of men’s versus women’s basketball may play a role in any sort of race discourse that lies ahead.
“I hope this kid has the stomach for this, Tone, with parents who can help, and teammates who can help. But, Tony, this is a real thing,” Wilbon expressed. “People don’t really want to get into it with Caitlin Clark. This is new, and newer to women’s sports.
“But there won’t be that same reluctance and reticence when it comes to Cooper Flagg and Duke.”
Flagg, the No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2024, raised eyes around the basketball world based on his latest impressive feats with Team USA’s Select Team.
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Flagg was impressive in his first glimpse of basketball beyond the high
school level.Getty Images
The phenom was dynamic against household NBA names in an Olympic team scrimmage in Las Vegas, including Jrue Holiday and Anthony Davis, earlier this week.
Meanwhile, Clark has shined as a pro, becoming an All-Star in her first year and recording the first rookie triple-double in WNBA history — not to mention the first-ever by a Fever player.
However, the Iowa product has dealt with widely elevated standards from fans and pundits, including for her to win Rookie of the Year over Angel Reese.
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Clark has succeeded despite unrelenting pressure to keep up her unstoppable college metrics.Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK
After a particularly weak incoming NBA rookie class, franchises have already begun to circle Flagg as a generational type of star atop 2025 NBA Draft boards.
The Newport, Maine native helped comprise a Blue Devils crop that ranks No. 1 in the nation and includes fellow five-stars Khaman Maluach, Isaiah Evans and Kon Knueppel.
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Head coach Jon Scheyer’s Duke program reached the Elite Eight of the 2024 NCAA Tournament before bowing out at the hands of fellow ACC school N.C. State.
After losing premier college players Jared McCain and Kyle Filipowski, Duke seeks its first title since 2015.

 

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He had 2 3's and a put back........................relax

 

[catdaddy]

He had 2 3's and a put back........................relax

Exactly

 

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"Dominates" is a strong word, I think we can say "he held his own" and that's saying a lot for a 17 year old.

 

[hajjibear]

People are too quick to hype up anybody white as the greatest if they play close or equal to their black counterparts. Just like the white boy that ran track at Georgia. Now he's letting 16 year olds beat him, but he was supposed to be the next great sprinter. Same with Caitlin, but when JuJu come out, she will be the real new face of the league. These white athletes will be good but not the greatest like they want them to be. Chet from OKC was supposed to be the next great white player too. They just need to relax. And I don't think that cac is 17, these high school kids be lying about their age alot now, its out of control.

 

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People are too quick to hype up anybody white as the greatest if they play close or equal to their black counterparts. Just like the white boy that ran track at Georgia. Now he's letting 16 year olds beat him, but he was supposed to be the next great sprinter. Same with Caitlin, but when JuJu come out, she will be the real new face of the league. These white athletes will be good but not the greatest like they want them to be. Chet from OKC supposed to be the next great with player too. They just need to relax. And I don't think that cac is 17, these high school kids be lying about their age alot now, its out of control.

That’s the annoying part