
"SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD COOPER FLAGG had not yet played a single game for Duke when he walked into UNLV's Mendenhall Center on the afternoon of July 8, 2024. But he piqued the curiosity of the future Hall of Famers preparing for the trip to Paris to play for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics. Flagg had been the most hyped and anticipated American high school prospect since LeBron James, who was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft more than three years before Flagg was born."
"This scrimmage at Team USA's training camp would be the biggest test yet for the teenage phenom. Would Flagg be intimidated facing perennial All-Stars he grew up watching on TV? Would he be jittery playing in a small gym with NBA coaches and executives surrounding the court? The answer: absolutely not. "Zero nerves," 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis told ESPN, recalling his first impression of the 6-foot-9 forward who will start alongside him this season in the Dallas Mavericks' frontcourt. "He went out and balled.""
Cooper Flagg entered UNLV's Mendenhall Center on July 8, 2024, before playing for Duke and drew attention from future Hall of Famers preparing for the Paris Olympics. He emerged as the most hyped American high school prospect since LeBron James and became the first amateur in more than a decade invited to the Team USA select squad. The Team USA scrimmage tested him against perennial All-Stars and NBA evaluators, and Flagg displayed remarkable composure and performance. Anthony Davis noted Flagg had "zero nerves" and said he "went out and balled." Flagg later prepared with the Dallas Mavericks and was viewed as a potential immediate-impact NBA player.
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