Projected No. 1 NBA Draft Pick Cooper Flagg announces future plans

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Cooper Flagg has made it official.

The 6-foot-9 freshman forward from Duke has declared for the NBA Draft and is expected to be the No. 1 pick this summer.

“Really proud of Cooper or the special season that he had this year,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “I think the accolades speak for itself with what he did, winning every National Player of the Year Award, his highlights, his statistics, the ways he impacted the game, on both ends of the floor, really, in every category, was off the charts as good of a freshman season that the guys had here.

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.