Cooper Flagg can already intuit its destination. The best player of the new NBA promotion will predictably play in the Dallas Mavericks, who have won on Monday the lottery of the Draftthe system of choice of players who join the League. The election will not be effective until June 25, but Flagg is the clear candidate to be number 1 of the Draft. It is the most promising player to join the League in the last decade, with the only exception of French Victor Wembanyama.
The Mavericks stayed out of the Playoffs After the disastrous result of Luka Dončić’s exchange by Anthony Davis, to whom Kyrie Irving’s injury joined. Stay out of the postseason gave those of Dallas only 1.8% likely to stay the first choice of the Draft, But chance has played in his favor.
Flagg’s arrival can help rebuild a team that had been orphaned from its main star in exchange for an exceptional player, such as Davis, but with 32 years old has a shorter race than Dončić ahead. Now, if the rookie adapts quickly to the professional demand, it is again a team to count for any goal.
With 18 years and 2.06 meters high, Flagg has led the statistics of the University of Duke University in almost all categories. He averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 robberies and 1.4 caps had a success percentage of 48.1% of its field shots, including 38.5% of its triples. Born on December 21, 2006 in Newport (Maine), he is also a great defender.
He was elected best university player of the season in his first year in the competition, something that only three players had achieved before him: Zion Williamson (2019), Anthony Davis (2012) and Kevin Durant (2007). LeBron James is a separate case, because he went directly from the Institute to the NBA. Williamson and Davis were chosen in the first place of the Draft, while Durant was the second in promotion (by Portland’s mistake to prefer Greg Oden).
This year’s promotion is loaded with talent. Dylan Harper, from Rutgers, son of Ron Harper, five times NBA champion (three with the Chicago Bulls and two with the Lakers) sounds like possible number two of the promotion. Ace Bailey (Rutgers), the VJ Edgecombe (Baylor) and Kon Knueppel (Duke) bahameño are also among the favorites for the first positions.
After the almost safe choice of flagg by the Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs will have the second option. The Spurs have had the rookies of the year of the last two seasons: Wembanyama last year and Stephon Castle this year. With her rookie next Draft They are forming a young and growing team, although still far from the best.
After the Spurs, it will be the Philadelphia 76ers who have the third choice and the Charlotte Hornets, the fourth; followed by Utah Jazz, the Washington Wizards, the New Orleans Pelicans and the Brooklyn Nets.
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