Is Cooper Flagg The Next Larry Bird ?: He Gave Team USA Numbers

In advance of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA Basketball has descended onto Colorado Springs to begin preparation of defending its gold medal. The team, which consists of NBA superstars Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant is expected to once again hoist this gold medal. Since the 1992 Dream Team was assembled, they’ve always faced a Team USA Select group, which usually consists of some of the young rising players in the NBA.& This year that team boasts 17-year-old soon-to-be Duke Blue Devils freshman and the nation’s No. 1 ranked recruit Cooper Flagg. The 6-foot-8 Flagg is the first college player invited to participate with the USA Select Team since 2013, when current NBA players Marcus Smart and Doug McDermott both did. During Monday’s session against Team USA Flagg scored 11 points, hitting step-back threes, driving and finishing through contact and even a putback dunk on a miss in which he was also fouled. (Photo: Getty Images) While Smart and McDermott flashed at times, after a couple of practices Flagg is looking like one of the best players in the gym, and that includes the Olympic team. The Montverde Academy product by way of Newport, Maine, has all the...