Cooper Flagg named AP men’s basketball player of year

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Flagg planted! Duke basketball superstar is rare freshman named AP player of the year
Duke’s Cooper Flagg joins a short list of freshmen to win the Associated Press national player of the year of the year award. Now, the 6-foot-9 prodigy seeks an NCAA championship.
Flagg flying high: Duke basketball freshman phenom Cooper Flagg named AP Player of the Year
Cooper Flagg committed to Duke with all the expectations in the world. He's lived up to every single one. And on Friday, Flagg was rewarded for his exceptionalism:
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg named AP Player of Year
Cooper Flagg of Duke was named the Associated Press men's college basketball Player of the Year on Friday, becoming just the fourth freshman to earn the award. Flagg garnered 41 votes and Johni Broome of Auburn earned 21 in the polling of a national media panel.

Cooper Flagg's best NBA comps

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NBA analyst revamps Cooper Flagg comparisons, favoring 2× NBA champ over Larry Bird
On the heels of Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer indicating that Flagg will make the jump to the NBA level after this season, NBA analyst Bill Simmons spoke about the situation, joking that because Flagg's mom is a Boston Celtics fan, the young star could join the team after his rookie deal.
Cooper Flagg's high school coach on national championship, NBA draft spotlight
Cooper Flagg will lead the Duke Blue Devils in their quest for a spot in Monday night's national championship game. The fr
5 Cooper Flagg NBA comparisons that show why he’s No. 1 pick in our mock draft
Cooper Flagg might be the best American-born basketball prospect since LeBron James entered the 2003 NBA Draft. That’s a bold claim to make against the likes of Anthony Davis at Kentucky, Zion Williamson at Duke,
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Duke's Cooper Flagg better than Larry Bird? Here's why one NBA analyst thinks Maine's own will outdo Celtics great
Conservatively, Larry Bird is a top-10 player in the history of basketball. Many would put the Celtics legend in the top-five ...
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Why Duke's Cooper Flagg embraces comparisons to Celtics legend Larry Bird
Cooper Flagg wanted to make something clear - he's not a fan of comparisons. "I don't really compare myself to anybody," ...
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Skip Bayless ‘already asking if Cooper Flagg could be better than Larry Bird’
Could Duke star Cooper Flagg be better than Larry Bird? According to Skip Bayless, yes. As Flagg and the Blue Devils were preparing to take the court for Thursday’s Sweet 16 game against ...
‘People were underestimating me’ – Cooper Flagg grew up watching Larry Bird DVDs in family minivan trips
Cooper Flagg is on the verge of becoming the next big name in the NBA. Not bad for a kid from Maine who grew up ...
Cooper Flagg only aspires to be one thing — why that’s the right mindset
Legendary Celtics GM Red Auerbach had the foresight to draft Larry Bird in 1978 even though he knew he would have to wait a ...
'An awesome Robin': Kon Knueppel helped Cooper Flagg — and made this Duke team one of the best we've ever seen
He's the best No. 2 in college hoops. This is how Knueppel went from Wisconsin to Duke — and quietly became a one-and-done ...
Kevin Love graciously reacts to Dan Patrick’s ‘disappointing’ Cooper Flagg comparison
With the Duke Blue Devils in the Final Four and the NBA Draft just three months away, it would be foolish to expect that the ...
Kevin Love says how he really feels about Cooper Flagg after catching Dan Patrick stray
Kevin Love isn’t mad at the perceived hate. In projecting the NBA future of likely No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg, sports ...