Larry Johnson
Cooper Flagg Ought to Keep At Duke!!!
Revealed April 5, 2025 12:50 AM PDT
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If Larry Johnson have been in Cooper Flagg‘s large Blue Satan sneakers, he tells TMZ Sports activities he’d forgo the NBA for yet another yr … and keep put in Durham.
Flagg, after all, is the prohibitive favourite to go on the prime of this yr’s draft … however Johnson made it clear to us he’d prefer to see the 18-year-old cling round Duke a bit longer.
The Faculty Basketball Corridor of Famer mentioned the additional yr of ACC ball would assist Flagg tremendously in the long term … despite the fact that he is aware of it would be tough for {the teenager} to postpone his professional profession one other 12 or so months.
“It is robust to show down that cash when you are going to be No. 1,” he mentioned, however “to return to Duke and spend yet another yr, simply get them abilities collectively somewhat bit extra — I believe that might be a fairly good concept.”
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Flagg’s had a heck of a season thus far with the Blue Devils — he and his teammates are enjoying for a spot within the nationwide championship later Saturday — and nearly each NBA draft pundit believes he is on the precipice of an enormous rookie season. However Johnson is aware of a factor or two about staying some time longer in faculty — he opted for yet another season at UNLV earlier than turning into the 1991 No. 1 general choose, and he says he would not remorse it in any respect.
“Heck no,” he advised us.
Flagg will not have lengthy to decide … the draft kicks off in late June!
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