[autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag] didn’t need the stock boost of attending Team USA Olympic training camp with the Select Team. After all, he was already the top-ranked player in the Class of 2024 and the presumptive favorite for the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft.
Once he went viral for dunking on Team USA, however, all bets were off. National analysts and fans were calling for NBA teams to throw in the 2024-25 towel to enter the Flagg sweepstakes.
According to Flagg during a Tuesday episode of The Brotherhood Podcast, former Blue Devil Grant Hill might have helped that happen.
Sophomore teammate Caleb Foster, who hosted Flagg’s half-hour appearance on the podcast, asked Flagg about Hill, the managing director of Team USA.
“I think he definitely had a bigger pull in me getting the invite to go out there,” Flagg said. “I think it was mostly him. So, I mean, I’m really blessed that he gave me that opportunity and looked at me in that way.”
Flagg did more than prove Hill right, earning praise from NBA scouts and players like Kevin Durant for his performance with the Select Team.