Coming into college basketball at just 17, Duke forward Cooper Flagg was already projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, but started more slowly t

At the NBA Paris Games Adam Silver was asked if Cooper Flagg was the next American face of the league. His response was rather interesting.

The 6-foot-9 Flagg, a Duke freshman, is widely expected to be the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. The Washington Wizards own the NBA’s worst record and a 14% chance at landing Flagg, followed by the Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans, per Tankathon.com.

Commissioner Adam Silver talked about the Maine native and Duke star during the NBA Paris Games. The NBA All-Star Game will now be a four-team tournament. Here are the starters.

Retired Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski has high praise for Blue Devils freshman Cooper Flagg’s season to date: “He’s the best player in the country.”

Cooper Flagg was considered an elite young talent before he played a minute for Duke, and the freshman's performance this season has only added to his

The 6-foot-9, 205-pound guard-forward is widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in June’s NBA draft, and even NBA commissioner Adam Silver has taken notice. On Thursday, Silver, who was in France for the 2025 NBA Paris Games which featured the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers , held a press conference and was asked about Flagg.

College basketball fans everywhere were excited for this season to start so that they could see Duke basketball freshman Cooper Flagg play. Flagg was the top player in his high school recruiting class,

The projected No. 1 overall draft pick must continue to embrace and build on his time as a Duke basketball rookie.

Duke freshman Cooper Flagg won’t be making it all the way up to Maine, so his fans trekked to Chestnut Hill on Saturday night to see the likely No. 1 overall draft pick play Boston College in his only game in New England this season.