Cooper Flagg, the teenager they ‘hallucinate’ on Team USA

The combined Team USA is underway. The North American team has been working on preparations for the Paris Olympic Games in Las Vegas with its eyes on the gold medal and waiting to play some preparatory friendlies against other teams before making its official debut at the Olympics, the team Steve Kerr A group of players invited to the concentration were measured and served as sparring for the big stars.

However, it was a 17-year-old teenager who ‘stole the show’ at Team USA’s preparatory training sessions, leaving the NBA’s coaches and big stars speechless. Cooper Flagg17 years old, aims to become one of the great stars of the future of North American basketball, and this was confirmed these days in Las Vegas.

The player, who has not even made his college basketball debut, has committed to play at the prestigious university of Duke Blue Devils next season and aims to be the undisputed first pick of the next NBA Draft. In high school, Flagg not only showed himself to be a player capable of dominating on both sides of the court, but he also showed that he knew how to do it all, and do it at a high level.

In a team made up of players like Brandin Podziemski (Warriors), Keegan Murray (Kings), Brandon Miller (Hornets), Jalen Suggs (Magic) or the former Barcelona player Nigel Hayes-Davis (Fenerbahçe), Cooper Flagg He is the one who, according to those present, shines above all others in training and camaraderie against the team of superstars. In the last friendly, the sparring team came close to defeating the team that will travel to Paris by the minimum (74-73), and Anthony Davis was judged by a block. however, The talented teenager shines with his own light and is considered the best player in his team.

Flagg, who will be 18 in December, was “surprised” when he got the call from Grant Hill, head of Team USA’s sports team, who attended the North American team’s training camp. “I was surprised because it’s not something normal. I’m excited to have this opportunity,” he told ESPN. “If you look at the rest of the team [del Team USA], no one is better. “Coming here and learning from them was a great experience for me.”

After competing head to head against the stars from the dimension of LeBron James, Anthony Davis either Stephen Curry, the next step for Flagg is to tackle what will likely be his only season at Duke before jumping the Draft. And saw what was seen, Flagg has been postulated as the next great talent that more than half of the NBA covets.