Cooper Flagg impresses at NBA Draft Combine
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The Arizona freshman averaged single-digit scoring in his lone college season, but is receiving increasing buzz around his size, versatility and shooting ability.
CHICAGO — Danny Wolf was at last year’s NBA draft combine — sort of. He was meeting with Michigan strength coach Matt Aldred in the weight room on the fourth floor of the Marriott Marquis Chicago, the same hotel where combine participants do interviews with media and NBA teams, adjacent to the arena where they take the court.
With the draft order now set for the top 14 picks, the NBA turned its attention toward the court at Wintrust Arena on Tuesday to begin analyzing the measurements and skill sets of the 2025 prospects.
All but certain to be the No. 1 pick, Montverde Academy alum Cooper Flagg wowed observers as a Duke freshman with his poise, confidence and ability to shoot from anywhere on the court.
Rutgers came into last season with its sights set high after coach Steve Pikiell transformed a roster that produced a losing record. Bailey and Harper highlighted the greatest recruiting class in the program's history. But instead of a Cinderella story, a nightmare unfolded.
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Boogie Fland was among the prospects invited to the combine and was scheduled to participate in the scrimmages, beginning Wednesday in Chicago.
McCain was the Sixers' first-round draft pick last season, and quickly blossomed into an early NBA Rookie of the Year frontrunner before tearing his meniscus.