Spurs pulling a fast one too sitting Wemby down rest of the season just like they did with David Robinson when they were aiming for Tim Duncan in the Lottery
Duke walking into the Spectrum Center. Cooper Flagg without a noticeable limp.
Duke's Cooper Flagg will not play tonight against UNC in the ACC semi-finals. He sprained his left ankle Thursday night against Georgia Tech and was deemed a "long shot" to return by Duke coach Jon Scheyer.
Duke's Cooper Flagg will not play tonight against UNC in the ACC semi-finals. He sprained his left ankle Thursday night against Georgia Tech and was deemed a "long shot" to return by Duke coach Jon Scheyer.
Duke's Cooper Flagg confirms he's entering NBA draft.
Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg, the Wooden Award winner and projected No. 1 pick, is officially entering the NBA draft, he announced Monday.Flagg released a video on social media.
"Duke fans, my teammates, the brotherhood, everybody that was along for the journey. It was an incredible year, probably the best year of my life and I have so much gratitude and I feel so blessed for all the opportunities that I was given. Duke has always been a dream for me, but I'm excited to announce that I'll be entering my name into the 2025 NBA draft," he said.
Today is just the beginning, but I have the Brotherhood with me for life."
Flagg, the former No. 1 prospect in the 2024 high school class, has been considered the prohibitive favorite to be drafted first overall in the 2025 NBA draft since he became eligible upon reclassifying in August 2023.
The 6-foot-9 forward then went out and averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists during his lone season at Duke, leading the Blue Devils to a 35-4 record and a Final Four appearance.
"Really proud of Cooper for the special season that he had this year," Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. "I think the accolades speak for itself, with what he did, winning every National Player of the Year award. His highlights, his statistics, the ways he impacted the game on both ends of the floor, really in every category, was off the charts. As good of a freshman season that a guy has had here.
"But to me, the separator and the joy of coaching Cooper is the person he was every day, the teammate that he was. Never about statistics or anything other than creating an environment and helping his team to win. And we won a lot of games and had a lot of success and a lot of times that environment is created from your best player. And Cooper did an incredible job in every facet of our program, on and off the court, with what he's done."
Flagg backed up the preseason hype with a strong showing during nonconference play, but really hit his stride during ACC competition in January. He averaged 25.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists over the course of the month, shooting 57.9% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range.
His statement performance came against Notre Dame in January, when he set the ACC freshman record for points in a game after going for 42 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in a win over the Fighting Irish.
Flagg suffered an ankle injury during the ACC tournament, but returned to form in the NCAA tournament -- including a 30-point, 6-rebound, 7-assist effort in a Sweet 16 win over Arizona.
He was the consensus National Player of the Year and became just the fourth freshman to win the Wooden Award.
Read his NIL was 28 million? I would stay in college regardless what NBA offered.
4.0 GPA… Stay in college enjoy while playing 30/40 games vs 82 Game schedule. Let the money work for you for at least another year and maybe make a Cooper Jr. or 2…
4.0 GPA… Stay in college enjoy while playing 30/40 games vs 82 Game schedule. Let the money work for you for at least another year and maybe make a Cooper Jr. or 2…
And wait another year until he's eligible for a supermax contract in the NBA??Read his NIL was 28 million? I would stay in college regardless what NBA offered.
4.0 GPA… Stay in college enjoy while playing 30/40 games vs 82 Game schedule. Let the money work for you for at least another year and maybe make a Cooper Jr. or 2…
Glad you'e not his agent
No chance he got $28 milRead his NIL was 28 million? I would stay in college regardless what NBA offered.
4.0 GPA… Stay in college enjoy while playing 30/40 games vs 82 Game schedule. Let the money work for you for at least another year and maybe make a Cooper Jr. or 2…
The reported amount is always way too high
Cooper Flagg's NIL deals were worth an estimated $28 million during his one season at Duke, according to reports. This includes a $13 million deal with New Balance and a $15 million deal with Fanatics. He is also projected to sign a four-year, $62.7 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.Read his NIL was 28 million? I would stay in college regardless what NBA offered.
4.0 GPA… Stay in college enjoy while playing 30/40 games vs 82 Game schedule. Let the money work for you for at least another year and maybe make a Cooper Jr. or 2…
I agree plus doesn’t need an agent college to get 28 vs 64 in NBA? And…, He won’t be playing against ACC teams! Now if he was going to the Thunder different story but the Mavericks? Long way away but his price tag no doubt would double if he didn’t pull a Kentucky one and done
Sportsbooks have Cooper Flagg in rare air ahead of NBA draft.
Cooper Flagg is causing sportsbooks to take extreme measures during the 2025 NBA draft.Flagg's odds to be the top pick in the draft had reached -100,000 at multiple sportsbooks Thursday morning, meaning a bettor would need to risk $1,000 to win $1 on the Duke product going first. The Dallas Mavericks own the rights to the No. 1 pick.
Victor Wembanyama's odds also climbed to -100,000 at FanDuel, before the San Antonio Spurs selected him No. 1 in 2023. Flagg's odds varied at sportsbooks Thursday, ranging from -50,000 at ESPN BET to -10,000 at BetMGM. But at FanDuel, Hard Rock Bet and Caesars Sportsbook, Flagg was -100,000, a price reserved for only the biggest favorites and not often seen in the American betting market.
"The pricing of Flagg to go Number 1 overall is a function of our expectations that he will almost assuredly be the pick," a trader for FanDuel told ESPN in an email. "While we all expect him to go No. 1, we want to make sure customers who are betting on the draft have the opportunity to bet on the most talked about player."
Flagg had attracted 95% of the money wagered on FanDuel's No. 1 pick odds, but only 10% of the total bets placed on the market as of Thursday. Rutgers' Dylan Harper (200-1) had attracted approximately four times more bets than Flagg. There were also bets on Rutgers' Ace Bailey (200-1) and Baylor's VJ Edgecombe (250-1) to be the No. 1 pick, the sportsbook reported.
Neil Walsh, senior vice president of sportsbook for Hard Rock Bet, called Flagg's -100,000 odds "highly unusual" and "as close to a certainly as our system can handle." Walsh noted that some bets in the past that had -100,000 odds had lost, including this season in the NHL. Walsh recalled a wager midway through the hockey season placed on the Montreal Canadiens to miss the playoffs at -100,000. The Canadiens, who got off to a slow start to the season, rallied down the stretch to earn a spot in the playoffs.
"Even at -100,000, our players are still using it as an engagement opportunity with the draft, and between singles and parlay legs, Cooper Flagg to be the top-pick is our most-bet market for tonight's draft," Walsh said in an email. "And hey, a winning bet is a winning bet - sometimes you just got to see one go through the hoop."
I don't know about anybody else, butt I loved seeing Dook choke in the tourney
Literally brought me joy
A little weird, I know, but we all have our short comings. I hate Dook
And they're one of our bitches (we have a few)
Literally brought me joy
A little weird, I know, but we all have our short comings. I hate Dook
And they're one of our bitches (we have a few)
