Larry Johnson
Cooper Flagg Ought to Keep At Duke!!!
Revealed
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If Larry Johnson had been in Cooper Flagg‘s large Blue Satan sneakers, he tells TMZ Sports activities he’d forgo the NBA for yet one more yr … and keep put in Durham.
Flagg, in fact, is the prohibitive favourite to go on the prime of this yr’s draft … however Johnson made it clear to us he’d wish to see the 18-year-old hold round Duke a bit longer.
The School Basketball Corridor of Famer mentioned the additional yr of ACC ball would assist Flagg tremendously in the long term … although he is aware of it would be tough for {the teenager} to postpone his professional profession one other 12 or so months.
“It’s tough to turn down that money when you know you’re going to be No. 1,” he mentioned, however “to go back to Duke and spend one more year, just get them skills together a little bit more — I think that would be a pretty good idea.”
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Flagg’s had a heck of a season to date with the Blue Devils — he and his teammates are taking part in for a spot within the nationwide championship later Saturday — and virtually 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 school — he opted for yet one more season at UNLV earlier than changing into the 1991 No. 1 general decide, 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!
