NBA greats LeBron James and Steve Nash sat down on The Mind the Game podcast to talk about Cooper Flagg and his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel, and who had the most upside.
Not surprisingly, they both agreed on Flagg.
That’s no knock on Knueppel, who had an unbelievable rookie year, vastly exceeding expectations.
He played like he’s been in the league for a decade. It’s very rare to see a guy his age with that level of maturity and sophistication.
Our comparison is to Chris Mullin. Like Mullin, he is not overly athletic, but he lives and breathes the game, and is about as efficient as he can possibly be.
Flagg, though, is something else entirely.
Like Knueppel, he is way ahead of schedule. It took him a few weeks to settle in after the point guard experiment, but it all paid off. Flagg was doing things that, like Knueppel, are far beyond his age.
However, Flagg’s athleticism is a level or two above Knueppel’s. He dominated some amazing athletes this year, and he’s just 18. You may remember a video we linked to where he just completely frustrated Joel Embiid, who ended up just throwing his hands up – literally.
When Flagg fills out, he’s going to be impossible to stop.
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