SUMMARY
- Cooper Flagg has been actively working out with Team USA Basketball.
- Fans are quite impressed with how Flagg is able to perform against NBA veterans.
All eyes are currently on Team USA and the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics that is about to take place later this month. The entire squad is currently working out together in Las Vegas before heading out to France and various other European countries where the games will take place. While Team USA prepares, another entity has attracted a lot of attention, Cooper Flagg.
Get Cooper Flagg suited up now. He played just as well as the Team USA players and hadn’t even played his first college game yet. He is committed to Duke University. He is fun to watch!
— Shawn C. McNeary (@ShawnMcNeary) July 9, 2024
The 17-year-old is the best recruit in the country and he will compete for the Duke Blue Devils after graduating high school. Videos of Flagg working out with all the veterans on the USA team have gone viral. At some point during their recent scrimmage, Flagg hit a three-pointer over Anthony Davis, a top-five defender in the NBA.
Fans react to Cooper Flagg working out with Team USA
While fans broke down the work of Team USA, Cooper Flagg certainly grabbed their attention quite a bit. Fans are stoked to see how well he will perform in college solely due to how easily he’s been able to adapt to playing with professionals. One fan said, “Flagg was out there cookin fr.” Another fan said, “Cooper looks great here.”
Did @Cooper_Flagg just drop 10 like it was nothing????
— 卵 Crazyeyes (@crazyeyez1314) July 9, 2024
Cooper Flagg playing well… Lakers need to sign him 😅
— Steve Gentile (@SteveG90786674) July 9, 2024
Cooper looks great here
— Kiran (@KiranTheNomad) July 9, 2024
Get Cooper Flagg on this team ASAP
— Eric (@EricLawrence5) July 9, 2024
Flagg was out there cookin fr
— Harris (@chaydenharrison) July 9, 2024
Flagg counts this opportunity to work out with Team USA as a blessing. He said, “The opportunity, it was great. It was a blessing to be here. I think just the physicality and just the level of where I want to get to, there’s a lot to get better at, a lot where I need to keep improving. This showed just how big the details are.”
Flagg’s time at Montverde Academy showed that he can play extremely well on both sides of the floor. He averaged 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.7 blocks per game as a senior.
NBA Coach believes Cooper Flagg has immense potential
Cooper Flagg just earned himself an easy hall pass into NBA stardom by simply putting on a show during practice with Team USA which is being coached by Steve Kerr, Ty Lue, and Erik Spoelstra. The Orlando Magic’s Jamahl Mosley was also present in Las Vegas and he briefly spoke about Flagg’s potential.
He said, “He kicked butt here. There’s a respect factor for what he’s done. People who have not seen him play, as he gets himself going within the game, they quickly see what he can do.”
Suns’ Kevin Durant on Duke’s Cooper Flagg at USA Basketball camp: “He looks like a hell of a player. … He’s 17 years old coming in here playing like a vet almost. No emotion. Just going out there and doing his job. That’s a good sign.” pic.twitter.com/IupKki3c8T
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) July 9, 2024
Even Kevin Durant was impressed by Flagg’s performance. He claimed the teenager plays like a veteran star, with no emotion but only eyes for the game. Devin Booker and Jaime Jaquez Jr. were a few others who took a liking to Flagg’s game.