Duke Star Cooper Flagg is directed to the NBA as the favorite to be the selection of general draft number 1.
The program announced the Flagg movement in a publication on social networks on Monday After a single university season that saw the 18 -year -old became the fourth first -year student appointed as The national player of the year of Associated Press while leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four.
Flagg had reclassified to get to Duke a year earlier, and his decision was expected throughout the year, even when he He usually refused to explain plans about his professional future When the season arrived in March or mentioned how fun he had playing at the university.
“I mean, it has been an incredible year with a large group of people,” Flagg told the AP in March after winning the national player of the year.
The 6 -foot striker 9, 205 pounds of Newport, Maine, averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 robberies to lead the Blue Devils in each category. It is a versatile threat that showed the ability to prosper as a scorer, player and defender.
“Its outstanding aspects, its statistics, the ways in which the game hit both ends of the floor, really in each category, was out of the lists, such a good first year season that a boy has had here,” said Duke Jon Scheyer’s coach In a social networks video of the Flagg’s NBA statement.
“But for me, the separator and the joy of training Cooper is the person who was every day, the teammate who was ever about statistics or anything but creating an environment and helping his team to win.”
The Statistical Statist Point wine When Flagg scored 42 points to establish a first -year record of the Atlantic coast conference against Notre Dame in January, along with having 30 points, six rebounds and seven assists To help Duke delay Arizona In the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. There were also many impressive plays, which demanded a placement of outstanding races such as His transition is immersed through a defender against Pittsburgh In January.
Flagg closed with 27 points and seven rebounds in a defeat against Houston in national semifinals. He Blue Devils had led by 14 with approximately 8 1/2 minutes but hesitated lateWith Houston scoring the last nine points of the game in the last 33 seconds and Flagg lost a late shot for the advantage.
Even so, it was an elite and hypercompetitive force for one of the best university basketball teams throughout the season with a much more advanced game than its age, capable of having an impact from the baseline to the baseline and the lateral line to the lateral line. He will not meet 19 until December, which would be about two months in his rookie season.
Flagg is Duke’s third player to announce an early departure for the NBA last week, joining First year student wwting knuppel and Junior Guard Tyrese Proctor.
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