There might be only like 6 players in the 2026 draft who peaks as high as rookie Cooper Flagg. If you look at pretty hyped drafts like 2014, you’ll see like only around 6 players became even as good as current Cooper Flagg at their peak. 

If anything Risacher would be at best the 6th pick in this years draft.

High on potenuse.

When they played Flagg at point first 10 games a lot of people said the same thing. Saying it now is absolute lunacy

To be fair if you thought Flagg at any point would be lower than 1 in this class you legit know 0 ball

He meant #6 in an all time draft.

Is Flagg now better than Mashburns NBA peak?

It’s crazy to think about how this incredibly hyped 2026 draft was supposed to have Flagg too.

idk why we can’t appreciate one thing without comparing it to another

I’ve seen people unironically saying that he wouldn’t go #1 if they did a redraft, genuinely braindead

Close loss to a good team with Cooper playing well is the perfect result

He has a crazy frame for a 19 year old. You can see him filling out and hoo boy. Development isn’t always guaranteed or linear but i just don’t see how Flagg doesn’t develop into a perennial All-NBA 1st/2nd player

Also selling contact, so many times I see him drive to the basket and get hacked but nothing, he also doesn’t move at all when he gets smacked.

He gives me a hybrid of Giannis/Garnett vibes in his play style. Granted you do want to be careful with comps to top 25 players in the history of the league.

We need to get his twin bro on the bench as well

It’s not even like he’s never really shot well and has to fix his mechanics either. He shot 38% at Duke! It’s there.

Flagg with a three-ball is the best player in the NBA

Make your free throws kids!!!

Genuinely might have been the best team not to win the NCAA tournament. At the very least it’s the best one since the KAT and Booker Kentucky squad that went undefeated until the Final Four

Kon and Coop and they still couldn’t win a national championship lol

I remember thinking Wemby’s rookie campaign with be the high mark for a generation. It’s already being eclipsed after two seasons

No way Cooper scores 19 vs Kansas after scoring 34 vs a top 5 defense in the world.

Unbelievable what people will say just for a little attention

I’m curious, who would be the 4th and 5th pick over Flagg? Considering the top 3 are already given.

Who?

More like when he had a rough start and people were already calling him a flop, just down right being assholes.

I’d take him over Boozer, def over AJ, and arguably Peterson(the cramps/hamstring stuff is concerning imo).

No one has Bron level athleticism apart from guys like the Thompson twins. He is plenty athletic though.

They had their 10-2 run in the clutch to tie because he was carrying their offence solo

I get what you mean by it and I see it at times.

It’s Cooper’s first step and straight-line acceleration full court at that size. Watching him grab a rebound and go coast to coast is very Bron-like. Bron’s probably the most athletic NBA player of all-time, or at least the most athletic SF if not, so of course Flagg isn’t quite at that level, but I think his athleticism has been consistently underrated.

That level of straight-line speed and first step at Cooper’s size/length is why he’s driving by everyone and scoring so often on the break. Combine that with much greater strength than most wings his age, elite body control in the air, and a good vertical leap on par with Blake Griffin’s and you have an elite+ athlete.

glaze

Wemby was a couple years ago man. Am I talking to a literal fetus rn?

Imagine Mavs fans right now if they got like 11th pick instead of Coop.

Dallas fans deserved this

i genuinely didn’t think i’d be able to enjoy the game again but 26-27 i’m tuning back in

C’mon man; pj Washington, gafford, naji, and Christie ain’t bums. Plenty of teams would kill for those guys

Damn the disrespect to D’Lo

Jason kidd is helping this kid develop into a superstar tf you talking about

Preach

need him to reward us this year again

and were gonna get another one watch

Trade is not complete until we get Peterson to pair with this demon

Mavs ownership doesn’t deserve him either.

Silver gave the mavs Flagg and the spurs Wemby smh

Potential to be THE greatest

Well Luka came to us from 3 teams being dumbasses. Flagg was just dumb luck.

3 in a row. Dirk, Luka and Cooper…

Ethical tanking

We’re going to hear that a lot more this season lol. And maybe next season depending on if we have to leave the hospital doors open.

I will say one thing though, AD being injured really allowed Flagg to just be him and take on all the offensive pressure instead of trying to feed AD. I really hope we do move AD in the summer.

Coop can’t win with these cats

🤦🏾‍♂️

Next year he should be

I remember when people were worried because Bron, KD, and Curry were aging out. Flagg+rest of the 2025 class+amazing guards already in their prime (Cunningham, Maxey, Edwards, etc.)+2026 class+vets is going to lead to another monster team. Every other nation would kill for our depth, and we’re seeing the young superstar talent that can replace the outgoing legends start to emerge with these recent classes. We’ll still be the overwhelming favorite.

He’s at the line.