Cooper Flagg is directed to NBA After just a season in Duke.
The first year star went to social networks on Monday to announce his decision to declare for the draft in June. The first general selection is expected to be largely.
The Duke Blue Devils striker, Cooper Flagg, Durs during the first half against the Baylor Bears in the second round of the NCAA tournament at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC, on March 23, 2025. (Images of Zachary TAFT-IMAGN)
“It was an incredible year, probably the best year of my life,” Flagg, 18, he said in a video posted on his Instagram. “I am so gratitude, I feel so blessed by all the opportunities they gave me.”
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“Duke has always been a dream for me, but I am excited to announce that I will enter my name in 2025 NBA draft. Today is only the beginning, but I have ‘the brotherhood’ with me for life. ”
FlagG led Duke this season in almost all statistical categories, including points (709), rebounds (278), assists (155), robberies (52) and blocks per game (1.4). He averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 robberies for game, but his best performance was in January when he established a record of ASC Freshman with a 42 -point performance against Notre Dame.
Duke Cooper Flagg striker controls the ball during the second half against Baylor in the second round of the NCAA tournament at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC, on March 23, 2025. (Images of Zachary TAFT-IMAGN)
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“Cooper really proud for the special season he had this year. I think the praise speak for himself with what he did,” said Chief coach Jon Scheyer in a video posted on the team’s social networks. “Its outstanding aspects, its statistics, the ways in which the game hit both ends of the floor, really in each category, were out of the lists, so good first year season that a boy has had here.”
Flagg closed a phenomenal year with a semifinal appearance in the NCAA Male Tournament and was appointed the winner of the Naismith Award Player of the year of 2025, becoming the fourth first year student to be named his recipient.
Duke Forward Cooper Flagg (Photo AP/Brynn Anderson)
The draft lottery is scheduled for next month. He Utah jazz The season ended with the worst record of the NBA and has a 14% chance of winning the first selection.
