The next super facade? Cooper Flag is here!

As legendary stars such as Gandouku gradually enter the end of their careers, the NBA's midzoom is gradually being dominated by international players. Three-time MVP Jokic is a Serbian nationality, two-time MVP Antetokounmpo is a Greek. Alexander, who rose to the top of the Thunder this year, came from Canada, and new star Doncic is a Slovenian player. Even the No. 1 pick in the draft last year and this year are from France.

The best American players in the league at present may be Tatum and Edwards. As the league gradually becomes globalized, nationality seems to be no longer the focus, but a handsome American star may indeed be a way to save ratings for the current league.

Cooper Flag has very similar conditions, handsome appearance, boy next door temperament, all-round personal data, violent physical fitness that he had almost never seen in white people in the past, strong desire to win the game and personal leadership temperament, and almost imagined idol star traits.

led Montward to a perfect record of 34 wins and 0 losses in high school. This year's season at Duke, all of the five key data of scoring, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks were the first in the team. Unfortunately, Duke eventually fell to the semi-finals. If he could win the championship, Flag's career resume would be perfect.

But even so, this does not damage his chance of winning the No. 1 pick this year. It is highly likely that any team that wins the Lotto on May 13 will pick Cooper Flag in this year's draft.

Flag was born on December 21, 2006 in Newport, Maine, USA. Both parents are college basketball players. His father once played for East Maine Community University, and his mother once played for University of Maine. He led the team to defeat Stanford in the 1998-99 season, won the team's first NCAA Championship victory, and wrote the history of University of Maine women's basketball.

Frager has two brothers, Hunter Flag, born in 2004, and EsFrager, who was born one minute earlier than him. The three brothers all like basketball and often play in the driveway at home when they were young. Although Cooper Flag was the youngest, his basketball talent was the highest among the three. Especially in high school, Cooper was already the best in physical fitness among the three brothers, and his older brother Hunter gave up the team's starting position to his younger brother as early as the first year of high school.

In high school, Cooper and Es followed the footsteps of their older brother Hunter and entered Nocomis High School. In the first year of high school, they averaged 20.5 points, 10 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.7 blocks, leading the team to win the interstate championship with 21 wins and 1 loss. At the same time, he became the first high school basketball player to win the best player of the season as a freshman.

Due to the weak overall strength of Maine basketball, in order to grow better, after the first year of high school, Cooper transferred to Montward College, a famous basketball school. This school is the best among high school basketball schools. Simmons, RJ Thunder, Cad Cunningham, Scotty Barnes and others all came from this famous high school.

In his sophomore season in his senior year, Cooper, who transferred to Montward Academy, did not immediately become the team's main player. He still played as a substitute most of the time, averaging 9.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3 assists per game. However, during this period, Cooper, who was a substitute, had a more comprehensive understanding of his off-ball style. After the season, he represented Maine United in Nike's EYBL Championship, averaging 25.4 points, 13 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 6.9 blocks in seven games.

In his last high school season at Montward Academy, Cooper averaged 16.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.7 blocks, scoring 34 wins and 0 losses. Before him, his seniors Cunningham, Barnes, Moses Moody and others led the team to score 25 wins and 0 losses. Because of such an outstanding record, the discussions between Cooper and his senior players have never stopped.

Before entering the NCAA, Cooper Flag was invited to become a training member of the US Olympics. He performed well against a number of NBA star stars in the warm-up match. He was praised by James, Davis and other current superstars, which made many fans begin to look forward to Cooper Flag, believing that he has the opportunity to become the next super newcomer to massacre the NCAA after Anthony.

Cooper, who had just entered college, was quickly put under a magnifying glass by fans, including physical strength problems at the beginning, unstable control of luck and easy to make mistakes, low three-point shooting rate, mid- and long-distance shooting, etc. The more attention he received, the more negative content gradually increased. Especially in the first month, Cooper Flag only averaged 15.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks in the first seven games, with a sluggish efficiency of 44.4% and a 26.9% three-point shooting percentage, which further confirmed the problem that many people believed to be insufficient offensive ability in high school.

But soon, Cooper made everyone shut up. In the whole season after that, the team only lost 2 games, and their personal progress was obvious to all. In the end, the average score increased to 19.2 points, and the three-point shooting percentage was as high as 38.5%. The team ranked first in the five statistics of scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocks. This was the data produced by Duke, who was full of talents.

not only fully demonstrates the potential of the team's main scorer, but also shows it to the full range of excellent defense and full-game organization skills. In the past, he was considered to be the second-in-command of the team, and directly showed his ace ability with his own system, and he fully demonstrated his leadership temperament off the court. From some perspectives, this is a perfect player with no shortcomings.

Compared with personal data, Cooper’s most valuable thing is the IQ and self-discipline of the court.

Previously, in high school, Cooper was considered to be insufficient offensive ability and poor outside shooting, but not only averaged 19.2 points per game in that season, but also had a three-point shooting percentage of up to 38.5%, fully demonstrating the potential to be the team's main scorer. Especially in the first 17 games of the NCAA, Cooper made only 19 of 60 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 31.7%, but in the end, in the more intense divisional games in the last 20 games, it adjusted to 33 of 75 shots and a shooting percentage of 44%.

And in March's crazy playoffs, the shooting percentage increased to 9 of 18 shots. This terrifying improvement ability is definitely a rare case. After the season, Cooper won a large number of awards without surprise, including NCAA Player of the Season, ACC Season 1st Team, ACC Best Rookie, etc.

According to current statistics, Cooper Flag has a standard forward figure of 206 cm, a wingspan of 224 cm, and a weight of about 90 kg. The static data is almost perfect. His broad body gives him outstanding advantages in positional battles, and he can easily block a favorable position. He can also directly raise and play with a short defender, either shooting against the opponent in a facial shot or throwing back frame; and when facing the tall defender, he can also use his offensive footwork to create space for attacking.

can jump shots with the ball and perform off-ball tactics. At the beginning of the season, most opponents will choose to short the outside and shoot, but at the last moment of the season, they can shoot extremely high shooting percentages. As long as they reveal three-point gaps, they will be punished directly. Cooper Flag is even more willing to double-team each team, because he is a top passer than scoring and is more willing to play team basketball, which also makes it more difficult for his defensive strategy.

On defense, Cooper Flag has always had top defense. With excellent footsteps, he may not be the fastest, nor the best physical fitness, but his height and strength, combined with excellent observation position, give him extremely high deterrence on the auxiliary defense end, and is also a very difficult opponent to solve in single defense. In addition to becoming the team's offensive core, he even has great potential to become the NBA defense team.

For Cooper Flag, he is not only the most eye-catching rookie this year, but he is even the youngest rookie to run for. His potential is not inferior to the 2023 draft No. 1 pick, Wenban Yama. His nearly top static data and dynamic physical fitness are also above the level.

can not only break through the performance trend, but also calmly fire three-pointers on the periphery. The content of the game is very interesting, and coupled with the top commercial value, many teams have lost a few more games in order to get this high-level player, hoping to have a higher chance to draw the No. 1 pick.

According to the league arrangement, at 7 a.m. on May 13, the lottery draw ceremony for the 2025 draft will be held soon.

This year is a super year for the draft. In addition to the No. 1 pick Cooper Flag, there are also popular rookies with outstanding potential such as Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, VJ Echcomb, Yegor Jamin, etc., which have attracted the attention of many teams.

Among them, the Jazz, Wizards and Hornets share a 52.1% chance of the top four pick and a 14% chance of the top pick. The Pelicans and the 76ers also have more than 10% chance of the No. 1 pick; the Pelicans, 76ers and Spurs should have competed for the playoffs, but the teams that encountered an injury frenzy in the middle of the season turned to the No. 1 pick and won the No. 1 pick.

In addition, the Junior Army Rockets, ranked second in the Western Conference this season, have a lottery draw from the Suns, and they also have the opportunity to use the Suns' hands to select a potential new star.