[autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag]’s experience as the only collegiate player on the USA Basketball Men’s Select Team officially got underway this weekend, and he made an early impression with a dunk during Sunday’s opening scrimmage with the Olympic squad.
Hours before the scrimmage got underway, however, Flagg spoke about what the first part of the experience meant to him.
“It’s been a great experience,” Flagg said during a quick interview. “Being able to learn, talk, just see what their routine (is) and see what some of these guys do, so it’s been great just to be able to learn.”
The Sunday highlight included NBA stars like LeBron James, Anthony Edwards, and Anthony Davis (who actually blocked Flagg’s first jump shot). When asked which basketball legend most excited him, however, the future Blue Devil didn’t have an answer.
“I think everybody,” Flagg said. “I think everybody on that team, like growing up as a kid, is somebody that I kind of looked up to.”
Checking in with the @usabasketball Select Team’s @Cooper_Flagg in Las Vegas! pic.twitter.com/mHqbGqHrJL
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Flagg, the top-ranked prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, currently sits as the projected favorite to go first overall in next year’s NBA draft.