“Future Celtic” “Imagine being LeBron James”: Fans left debating over Cooper Flagg’s face-off with Lakers’ legend during USA Select team scrimmage
With the Olympics taking place towards the end of the month, there is a lot of excitement about what Duke Blue Devils incoming freshman Cooper Flagg can do as a member of the USA Select Team. While he will not be competing in Paris, he was able to play in a scrimmage against Team USA.
He showcased his abilities, and the clip below shows Flagg scoring against Los Angeles Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
People took to social media to react to Cooper Flagg's ability to take control on the court and lead the way against Team USA.
"Cooper after getting adjusted to the speed and strength of the top USA Men's basketball playersr would be the best player after Steph Curry and Anthony Edwards by the time pool play cmes around. Definitely will show he deserves to be on the USA Team," one fan said.
"Future Celtic," a fan wrote.
"Can't wait to watch him play for us at Duke," one user said.
Some fans made jokes about the clip or tried to nitpick the action on the court.
"WTF was that jumper though?" one user commented.
"Imagine being LeBron James and getting to face Cooper Flagg," a fan said.
"I know he's young, but not a good sign that he thought he could get that pull up off," another fan said.
What should people expect out of Cooper Flagg this season for the Duke Blue Devils?
The Duke Blue Devils should be excited that they landed one of the best overall prospects in Cooper Flagg. Competing as part of the USA Select Team is getting him better to compete for the Blue Devils in their quest for the national championship.
While playing for Montverde Academy over the last two years, Flagg had a strong showing in his high school basketball statistics. He appeared in 58 games and averaged 13.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game. His ability to do it all on the court is only going to continue to help him dominate in college basketball.
Expect Cooper Flagg to be a force for Duke and be a one-and-done as one of the top prospects in the 2025 NBA draft.