Anybody buying that Flagg is thinking of staying?

[TheDude73]

I think people underestimate the draw of these guys wanting to be rich, young adult men vs wealthy college students. These guys want to buy a house, be their own man, start thier lives. Screw living in dorms, and classes, and rules, and curfews etc. I know that would absolutely be a draw for me.

Very similar to most of us in our normal jobs. Let's say you're pretty comfortable financially but still working for the man (or even yourself). No problems, no debt, living pretty nicely, but to maintain that lifestyle you still need to work.

Then win a $100,000,000 lottery.

You ain't working anymore. I know I wouldn't.

 

[JonathanW]

Exactly. Idk what he's making on NIL, but it's nothing close to those numbers guaranteed. Flagg staying in school would be an extremely irresponsible financial decision.

With that reported Duke NIL black-consortium (or whatever it's called), it would not shock me if they matched or even exceeded in a NIL offer to him the $10M+ he will make in NBA next year.

 

[cats#1again]

I haven't been, but apparently he doesn't want to play for Washington, and he will still make millions in college. Not loving the idea of him staying, with the Boozer twins coming in too.

Boozer twins are good but they aren't great.
I think kon was better than either Boozer will be

 

[MethodUK]

I'm not a Flagg hater at all. But that loss stung him hard. It would be for anyone. Only reason to come back would be to try to win the Championship. Don't think that will outweigh the bag he is about to recieve.

 

[cats#1again]

What’s crazy, is the people who even slightly believe that is a possibility! Good lord already 🤣

No kidding
He's been trying to be in the NBA since he was 15 years old

 

[Dalroxas]

He’s gone. Aside from no more dorms, classes, curfews etc, there’s a decent chance he doesn’t play for Washington this coming year. They have the best shot of winning the lottery but there’s always a possibility the number 1 pick goes somewhere else. Having said that, all the teams picking in the lottery are more than likely going to be picking in the lottery next year.

Honestly if I were cooper, id hope to get drafted by the wizards so I can help build a great team. It has a decent core with Sarr and no telling who would sign to play with him. I say go.

 

[BBNinSC]

He is just trying the old John Elway/Eli Manning approach to the draft.

If John Elway had gone to the Colts, who had the 1st pick, they would still be in Baltimore.

 

[BlueSince92]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If a Cooper Flagg is ever going to play a second year of college I could see it happening at Duke before almost anywhere else.

Stupid decision financially I guess. I’d applaud him if he made it. Living ought to be first and dollars-only financial decisions ought to suck it.

 

[PopesReignOverCardinals]

He won't even know who has the first pick until May 12th

Exactly.

 

[Myth Buster51]

While Flagg is the only one who knows the answer, I wouldn’t be all that surprised if he returned to Dook for another season. Flagg seems bright and uber-competitive, but he’s also proud and accustomed to unbelievable success at every level where he’s competed - except when all the marbles were on the table in his one and only NCAA championship game. Does Flagg want to face the prospect of potentially being remembered as the National Player Of The Year who choked and left it short when it really counted (I don’t agree that Flagg choked)? Is he prepared to have his college career remembered along the same general lines as the 1983 Houston Cougars or the 1985 Georgetown Hoyas? Close but got the yips at the end…

Flagg is only 18. He only got his license two years ago and he’s already loaded. Maybe he enjoys college life? He’ll be filthy rich from Nike💰and Dook NIL if he comes back for another year. And think of the endorsement$ Flagg will land for being the clean cut Duke guy who bucked the trend by being “loyal” to his school, teammates and coaches, and wins a national championship in the process. They put people on Wheaties boxes for that kind of stuff.

Who knows if Flagg comes back? But I won’t be shocked if he does.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

I actually don't care of he comes back. If he does, it just proves even more that Duke is operating on a different playing field than everyone else. There is no way Flagg comes back if he goes to any school, but Duke could pay him 10m for another year. So be it. But they better win the title. Absolutely no excuses when you're operating with double the salary as almost any other program.

 

[Chairman Meow]

Cooper Flagg theme song

 

[AJG-15]

Unless Dukies that put their hedge funds money for NIL put together a 30 million plus pay out and figure out how to buy an insurance , I don’t see it happening even with his mom being a Duke fan.

 

[clifm]

I haven't been, but apparently he doesn't want to play for Washington, and he will still make millions in college. Not loving the idea of him staying, with the Boozer twins coming in too.

I already posted earlier that I thought he might because he feels he let the Pukies down by not winning it all. I am sure his NIL is out of this world so he won't be wanting for pocket change staying with the Pukies.

 

[KA4Prez]

He already knows he's going to a bad organization. Might as well start the clock to escape that organization sooner.

 

[rivercatinfl]

Seems like wishful thinking to me.

In fact, if someone turned down being the No. 1 overall pick to return to college and risk a career threatening injury, I would wonder if they were smart enough to get admitted to college in the first place.

He said if Duke didn't win the title he was coming back! But he was only 17 when he said it!!!

 

[kywildcatsfannumber1]

Nope. This is nothing more than a DOOK fan's pipe dream. Much like people said Reed shouldn't pass up #3, Flagg isn't giving up the #1 pick in the draft this year. You go and don't risk the possibility of a career-ending injury in college.

 

[PopesReignOverCardinals]

San Antonio has a 10.5% chance to get the #1 pick + they own Atlanta's 3.0% from the Dejounte Murray trade. Assuming Wemby comes back healthy, could you imagine that core of Fox, Castle, Flagg, and Wemby plus whomever else they get in the lottery?

 

[UKWildcats1987]

No chance. I saw a mock draft that had 3 Duke players going top 10. What a choke job by Duke.

 

[kyboy1998]

Amazing we got a junior year out of a guy like Mashburn or a senior year out of a guy like Walker these days.

I mean you can’t risk staying right? As if career ending injuries happen most of the time.

I’m amazed of the guys in the nba that played 10+ years. Unimaginable.

 

[michaeluk26]

Don't buy it at all. Dudes prob super emotional for choking in crunch time, yet again. I laughed when I saw some writer say the only thing he lacked was the clutch gene.

 

[michaeluk26]

No chance. I saw a mock draft that had 3 Duke players going top 10. What a choke job by Duke.

Really? Which 3, well two since Flagg is one? Surely the Nipple isn't one right?

 

[Cat in ga]

Not unless they’re paying $12.6 million

 

[Baller Val]

Sheyer would need to be handcuffed and put into solitary if he let him stay.

 

[ukfan1622]

Really? Which 3, well two since Flagg is one? Surely the Nipple isn't one right?

Knipple and Maluach

 

[michaeluk26]

Knipple and Maluach

Thank you and that's surprising, to me, about Nipples.

 

[jrpross]

Not a chance.

We’ll… I guess technically there is a CHANCE, but it would be the single biggest shock in the OAD era.

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

I bet he’s really SWEATING the decision!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

 

[1war]

Not unless they’re paying $12.6 million

Would have to be more than that to make financial sense. It’s not that first year of rookie contract he’ll miss, that will happen anyway just a year later, although apparently the NBA likes Dybansta better so he may not go number one next year. Each year he stays in school is a year of free agent contract that he loses.

 

[yoshukai]

I haven't been, but apparently he doesn't want to play for Washington, and he will still make millions in college. Not loving the idea of him staying, with the Boozer twins coming in too.

People have been saying the Boozers HATE Cooper Flagg . Don’t know if it’s true.

 

[Chairman Meow]

Kuh-Nipple and Flagg are interesting to me from a coaching/development standpoint.

Kuh-Nipple got better, at least to my eyes.

Flagg seems like the same dude as when he arrived. I feel like Scheyer just gave him the ball and let him do Flagg things. Which was great - but he seems like he could have been even better than he was.

Classic Duke - the big man graveyard

 

[NociHTTP]

The companies that should be lining up:

• Degree Antiperspirant (boy sweats a lot)
• Oxy (influencing the other teens with Acne)
• American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Course Campaign (choking prevention)

Don't forget:

Duke Cannon Soap On A Rope

 

[yes_takeaside]

If he wants to return but doesn’t like the Boozers he can always enter the portal and go to a real team.

 

[ImTheVillageIdiot]

Short answer: NO! This is posturing to prevent a less than ideal draft pick.

If I’m wrong I will buy a hat and eat it on camera. Not happening!

 

[yabbadabbadoo]

I really couldn’t give 2 shits about what Flagg does. That’s all we’ve heard about all year. Please let it rest.

 

[Fox2monk]

I haven't been, but apparently he doesn't want to play for Washington, and he will still make millions in college. Not loving the idea of him staying, with the Boozer twins coming in too.

Yeah right, that would rank up with the dumbest decision ever. They would have to pay him 20 million next year to even make it feasible IMO.

 

[Fox2monk]

The companies that should be lining up:

• Degree Antiperspirant (boy sweats a lot)
• Oxy (influencing the other teens with Acne)
• American Red Cross CPR/AED/First Aid Course Campaign (choking prevention)

Xanax for the inevitable Choke and anxiety.

 

[Fox2monk]

He already knows he's going to a bad organization. Might as well start the clock to escape that organization sooner.

Exactly, next year you get to play for Charlotte! Yay! Now your team mates will be a shot chucker who plays 30 Games a year, a murder accomplice, and knucklehead wanna be rapper!

 

[cmallory4121]

They all say that after an emotional loss.

 

[1war]

Jon Scheyer basically put that to bed.

Jon Scheyer Makes His Opinion Extremely Clear on Cooper Flagg Returning to Duke Next Season

The main topic of conversation surrounding the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils over the last month has been their NCAA Tournament run and what they’ve been able to accomplish on their way to their first Final Four since 2022. Another debate that has surfaced is whether freshman sensation Cooper...

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No," Scheyer said when asked if he's talked with Flagg about returning . "Although I can dream about that. I think that's all it is in this case, I think it's a dream. I think he's got to take the next step in his life, be the top pick in the NBA Draft, and start his professional career."