Cooper Flagg is official at once. Duke’s first year student announced on an Instagram post on Monday he has declared for the NBA Draft of 2025 after a sensational season with the Blue Devils. It is expected that the 18 -year -old is not. 1 Selection in the Draft, which will take place from June 25 to 26 in Brooklyn, New York.
“It was an incredible year, probably the best year of my life,” Flagg said in a video posted on social networks. “I have so much gratitude. I feel so blessed by all the opportunities I was giving.
Duration of his only season in Duke, Flagg was up to the exaggeration of being no. 1 recruit the nation. He took the Blue Devils to an appearance in Final Four, becoming the eighth player in the history of the program to win the John R. Wooden award and only the fourth first year student. He averaged 19.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, helping the Blue Devils to win both the title of the regular ACCEG season and the ACC tournament.
In the NCAA tournament, Flagg averaged 21 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, since the Blue Devils were just below an appearance in the national game. Only in this way, he was still named for the NCAA Tourament team.
In January, a month after his 18th birthday, Flagg established the score record of a single conference game when he launched 42 points against Notre Dame. He was also honored as the male university basketball player AP of the year.
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The NBA Draft Lottery of 2025 will take place on May 12 to determine which team ends with the superior selection and in the position of taking, presumable, flagg. In his first simulated NBA draft, Jason McIntyre de Fox Sports projected the Washington Wizards to select FlagG first in general.
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