Cooper Flagg on heading to Mavericks
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LeBron Wire on MSNMychal Thompson makes outlandish Cooper Flagg, Lakers predictionOn Monday, the Dallas Mavericks stunned the NBA by winning the draft lottery and therefore the right to take Cooper Flagg, the Duke University freshman phenom, with the No. 1 overall pick in next month's draft.
Monday night’s NBA Draft Lottery results — the Nets’ season-long tank resulting in just the No. 8 overall pick — was like a punch in the gut to the team’s fans. It’s a blow they
NBA fans on X chimed in with their reactions to the Flagg-Pippen comparison as it grabbed attention on social media. One user commented that Flagg's ability to take over a game is more reminiscent of LeBron James than Scottie Pippen, while another questioned whether Flagg is the same type of "quick-twitch" athlete Pippen was in his prime.