What Cooper Flagg JUST DID To His Opponents Proved He's So MUCH BETTER!

Cooper flag is an absolute basketball beast and he has already proven himself to be a player of class so many times his incredible performance in the scrimmage against the USA men's basketball team has made him one of the most talked about basketball players right now but Cooper's already in the news again and this time he has shown that anyone who attempts to stand up to him will be crushed under the fire of his skill but how did Cooper establish dominance and show that none of his opponents truly compares to him this time again well by the time you're done watching this video you yourself will be convinced that Cooper is a basketball God and every other of his opponents are nothing but his loyal subjects well those who have been monitoring Cooper flag stats have said that those numbers look like something we've seen before in one particular NBA star during his own high school days of course I'm talking about the man the myth The Legend and the King himself LeBron James going through flag stats and LeBron james' old high school stats you might just think history is about to repeat itself and give us a new LeBron James being compared to LeBron James is certainly mind-blowing for any player even if it's just High School stats I mean this is the man who would go on to become one of the Undisputed Kings of the beautiful game of basketball everyone knows that LeBron was a total baller back in high school so was Cooper really as good as high school LeBron let's turn to the numbers once again to find out the truth LeBron was the best high school player in the country during his time at St Vincent St Mary high school and his stats were absolutely crazy LeBron averaged 25 5.2 points 7.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game he shot 55.8% from the field and 36.0% from three-point range LeBron would also later go on to become first pick in the NBA drafts back then in 2003 but of course looking at the stats High School LeBron James beats Cooper with more points and assists per game but the rebounding and shooting percentages are very much alike so do we already have the next generation's LeBron James on our hands and is his name Cooper flag only time will tell but it's not just LeBron young Cooper's high school performance reminds us of Zion Williamson young Williamson made the first overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft just like Cooper is likely to make next year but how were his stats Zion Williamson definitely scored more than flag back in high school he averaged almost 30 points per game in his first two years which is already crazy for a high school level player but he even smashed that record and went way higher in his last two years Williamson also had amazing rebounding ability and he was averaging double figures per game easily Zion shot about 70% from the field that's a lot more than flag has managed but don't count out Cooper just yet Cooper may not have scored as many as Zion did but he has Zion beat when it comes to assists and making three-pointers and he has him beat by an impressive margin I might add when it comes to playing style Cooper has also been likened to Anthony Davis the man he just pulled a perfect three-pointer over at the scrimmage both of them had this fluid versatile playing style that is just amazing to watch they know what to do with the ball in every position they find themselves in on the pitch and that is a special skill you can't teach but enough about stats for now of course the stats are good they show how good a player is but any payer can be good any player can have good stats it's one thing to be good but not every player can put on a show flag can certainly put on a show you can even say that as far as shows go he's the entire theater every game the kid plays he brings on a superb show he certainly did at the Olympic scrimmage game against the NBA Giants and he has put on a new show for his fans that has shown that he's way ahead of the pack in a viral video posted on NCAA Duke men's basketballs X page Cooper left everyone stunned as he completed an impressive no dribble between the legs dunk that you just have to watch to believe sure plenty of players can certainly pull off a between the legs dunk but it's not just about the dunk the way Cooper did it was pure class what made Cooper's skill the Shocker it was was how easy he made it look Cooper's impressive dunk came off a two-foot gather most players can only pull off a between the legs dunk like that while they're in transition or off the dribble but there was Cooper 1 second just standing straight and upright with the ball and the next second the ball is dunked perfectly into the net after an amazing High vertical leap to get man up in the air it's shows of class like this that set Cooper apart from his mates and especially all his competition for first pick in the NBA drafting next year but that's not to mean that Cooper's competition are not amazing players as well there are so many other young basketball talent that have put in some phenomenal work and achieved amazing feats in their high school and college careers some of them also got invited to the scrimmage game against the USA men's team and they showed the NBA stars that basketball is not just about age collectively the select team of youngsters were only narrowly beaten by the men's Squad by just one point this was a team that was packed with NBA stars like LeBron James Kevin Durant Anthony Davis Drew holiday Steph Curry and the likes and they couldn't even manage a dominant win against young kids it just goes to show that Cooper and his team are just that good the match went on to end 7473 the youngsters might have been defeated by a point but they sure did give the Olympians a run for their money and the NBA is definitely not ready for what these kids are packing this is especially true of Cooper flag the boy is a rare breed of talent skill and basketball knowledge and because of this he has been likened to the NBA legend Andre Kirilenko anyone who knows anything about koleno knows that it's High Praise for a young player like flag to be likened to the Russian NBA legend to let you know how good koleno was he was nicknamed AK-47 you don't get that kind of name for being average as I already mentioned flag has some impressive versatility just like koleno did back in his days and NBA Scouts are all already seeing it one Scout mentioned on X that flag is like koleno he's very impactful defensively can guard multiple positions and is a great weak side shot blocker another Scout while also likening him to kurly enko mentioned that flag has a quick first step and is an aggressive finisher around the basket he doesn't create much off the dribble offensively but creates more offense with his defense than anyone in the country flag and koleno have similar size explosiveness and defensive versatility it's the perfect comparison really but flag also has a slight Edge over the legendary AK-47 with his higher offensive ability this just goes to show how big Cooper is going to be not just at the club level but also in his Nation the United States Cooper flag has had a wildly successful career as a basketball player he is already an highly decorated athlete even at just 17 years old and his high school career was one for the history books although he still has not officially played a single college basketball game he has already gotten on the NBA's radar especially with his performance against the USA men's team in the scrimmage game organized to prep the men's team for Olympic gold his performance was easily one of the best on the pitch that game even though he was playing with legendary players like LeBron James Steph Curry and Kevin Durant Cooper showed just what he was made of in that game not many players can get around NBA's Anthony Davis and not talk about making an incredible three-pointer over the Lakers man but that was just what Cooper flag did Davis is a player with one of the best defens of profiles in the NBA and not much gets past those huge arms of his well Cooper did and all Davis could do was smile and move on but it was not just Davis that got a taste of what Cooper could do the whole team did Bam adabo Drew holiday LeBron James you name it they all got some of the fire Cooper brought to the pitch it was a performance that will not be forgotten in a really long time for sure it showed that Cooper is already way better than his college basketball mates and should probably be playing NBA already but is he far from NBA ready absolutely not at least not according to draft experts and a lot of NBA players themselves in fact draft experts say Cooper flag is the favorite to be the NBA's first pick in next year's draft and it's not just the draft experts that think so his fans certainly do but so does everybody that has watched Cooper play or followed his career from high school and most importantly even many NBA players certainly think so but regardless of what anyone says Cooper is definitely looking like the obvious choice for first pick and his stats certainly make a really strong case for just that numbers don't lie right well if that's the case Cooper's numbers suggest that the 17-year-old basketball Prodigy who has not even played a single minute of college football should be in the NBA very soon going through Cooper's stats it's easy to see that he has already outclassed all his opponents flag only just LED his old Mont Verde team to an impeccable 30 zero record last season and even won the National Championship but let's talk stat bats now in 33 games in his senior year flag averaged 16.5 points 7.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game with 2.7 blocks and 1.6 steals those are crazy numbers for a 17-year-old player in high school by all standards Cooper shot 55% from the field and 38% from three-point range really the boy might not be in the NBA yet but he's definitely already in a league of his own and he's only going to get better as he gets older Cooper also raked in some pretty nice stats at the Nike eybl circuit the young star averaged 26.9 points 11.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 17 games in last year's nbpa top 100 Camp flag averaged 25.4 points and 6.9 blocks per game The Last Olympic showed us that when it comes to basketball the United States is King the men's team has won Olympic gold 5 years in a row so why would they not win it the team is packed with stars in every single position on the court they've got bam adabo Devin Booker Steph Curry Anthony Davis Kevin Durant Anthony Edwards joelan bid Tyrese halberton Drew holiday Derek white Jason Tatum and LeBron James how does a team like that not win gold well as perfectly made up as the USA men's team is it's certainly not going to last forever by the time the next Olympics come around in 2048 some of these players will have retired from professional basketball so who is the future of the national team well Cooper is already being looked at as one of the leaders of the young players that will lead the next generation of us basketball dominance former Syracuse head coach and Team USA assistant Jim beheim has said the future will be bright for the US in the hands of young players like Cooper flag beheim mentioned that with players like Cooper flag AJ Deans cam Boozer and some other players coming soon the US will still retain its dominance in World Basketball the future is certainly very bright for young Cooper flag and he's already proving himself to be a leader indeed it was just announced that Cooper and his twin brother Ace Flag would be the ones to lead a soldout kids basketball cam at the University of Maine this weekend it's a wonderful chance for Cooper to show his leadership skills and impart his impressive basketball knowledge to the young kids who will be participating the kids will also be getting a chance to learn from the twin brothers who led their Noma Regional High School team to win a championship before they mooved to montverde Academy in Florida this opportunity to show his leadership skills is definitely a plus for Cooper flag's chances of making number one pick for the 2025 NBA draft but as it stands now Cooper still has very serious competition and his name is Ace Bailey while Cooper flag seems to be the player everybody is pushing to make number one next year an NBA executive has said that he could see Ace Bailey taking over he went on to say that biley is even more talented with the ball than flag at this point even though Cooper is a better overall player than Bailey is now it's an interesting claim but we also have to keep it in in mind that Ace and Cooper are different types of players ace Bailey is more of the scoring type of player he's very wired to score and fact he's always wired to score the kid is also an exceptional athlete although he's more of a scorer than a natural shooter Cooper on the other hand is not too particular about scoring although you can bet he can score any time of the day when he wants to his stats show that assists are more of his preference he's more of the playmaker type with amazing play recognition and passing ability Cooper is very versatile as well he's like a Swiss army knife and that makes him much more easier to build around and a more enticing Prospect for number one but as it stands nothing is set in stone yet and 2025 is still a long way to go although Cooper is the most likely player to get the top spot Ace Bailey is not too far behind Cooper will need to step up his game to keep his name in the race and if history is any consideration he certainly will be Making Waves soon with his new Duke team when first semester kicks off Cooper's future is already very bright as it stands No Ordinary player gets big nods from scouts and NBA stars alike before playing a single college game he may not be in the NBA yet but he's already in a league of his own and his future is definitely one to look out for but what do you think about Cooper flag is he a solid Talent will he have a good season at Duke will he make it to the number one pick in 2025 or will biley find a way to beat him to it let me know all your thoughts in the comments thanks for watching guys don't forget to like this video video and share it make sure to also subscribe to the channel for more awesome content and also turn on notifications so you don't miss out on enjoying any of our latest videos see you soon