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Bryce Simon

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The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

If you follow the draft, Derrick Queen, Liam McNeely, these other guys that are all big time players as well, Asa Newell, all of those guys are potential lottery picks in their own right. And that's part of why the offensive question marks were there was he played on this insanely talented offensive team. Here's what's impressive about Cooper.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

If you follow the draft, Derrick Queen, Liam McNeely, these other guys that are all big time players as well, Asa Newell, all of those guys are potential lottery picks in their own right. And that's part of why the offensive question marks were there was he played on this insanely talented offensive team. Here's what's impressive about Cooper.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

I really look at conference play numbers S because when you get it, I think a player can surprise people. The first 10 games of the season, you can come into a college season and scouting reports, not as out. You haven't had time. You get into conference play. Everybody's a known quantity. I think the rotations ratchet up teams, right? He's averaging 20 to a game on 54, 47, 85 overall.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

I really look at conference play numbers S because when you get it, I think a player can surprise people. The first 10 games of the season, you can come into a college season and scouting reports, not as out. You haven't had time. You get into conference play. Everybody's a known quantity. I think the rotations ratchet up teams, right? He's averaging 20 to a game on 54, 47, 85 overall.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

I really look at conference play numbers S because when you get it, I think a player can surprise people. The first 10 games of the season, you can come into a college season and scouting reports, not as out. You haven't had time. You get into conference play. Everybody's a known quantity. I think the rotations ratchet up teams, right? He's averaging 20 to a game on 54, 47, 85 overall.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Almost seven free throw attempts over four assists. I was looking at the synergy numbers. I don't always go to the numbers, but like catch and shoot, he's at 39%, whether it's guarded or unguarded on dribble threes. He's at, excuse me, those numbers. Yeah. Right at 40% dribble jumpers. He's eight of 20. So he's doing a little bit off the bounce. It's just like, A lot of those offensive questions.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Almost seven free throw attempts over four assists. I was looking at the synergy numbers. I don't always go to the numbers, but like catch and shoot, he's at 39%, whether it's guarded or unguarded on dribble threes. He's at, excuse me, those numbers. Yeah. Right at 40% dribble jumpers. He's eight of 20. So he's doing a little bit off the bounce. It's just like, A lot of those offensive questions.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Almost seven free throw attempts over four assists. I was looking at the synergy numbers. I don't always go to the numbers, but like catch and shoot, he's at 39%, whether it's guarded or unguarded on dribble threes. He's at, excuse me, those numbers. Yeah. Right at 40% dribble jumpers. He's eight of 20. So he's doing a little bit off the bounce. It's just like, A lot of those offensive questions.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

And here's the thing that's exciting offensively. I've seen him run the ball screen as a handler. I've seen him run it as a screener. He can pop. He can roll. He can go play in the dunker. He can stand in the corner, knock down a three. He's a great cutter. And here's the last thing. He plays really hard. And he, like, for a star, a superstar, he'll dive on the floor.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

And here's the thing that's exciting offensively. I've seen him run the ball screen as a handler. I've seen him run it as a screener. He can pop. He can roll. He can go play in the dunker. He can stand in the corner, knock down a three. He's a great cutter. And here's the last thing. He plays really hard. And he, like, for a star, a superstar, he'll dive on the floor.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

And here's the thing that's exciting offensively. I've seen him run the ball screen as a handler. I've seen him run it as a screener. He can pop. He can roll. He can go play in the dunker. He can stand in the corner, knock down a three. He's a great cutter. And here's the last thing. He plays really hard. And he, like, for a star, a superstar, he'll dive on the floor.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

He'll do all the little things. He'll play his ball. Like, he does all of the intangible things as well.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

He'll do all the little things. He'll play his ball. Like, he does all of the intangible things as well.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

He'll do all the little things. He'll play his ball. Like, he does all of the intangible things as well.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Okay. So like I said at the top, I think I want to be clear. He should be the pick for all of these teams, right? A hundred percent. Right. Just because Toronto has BI and Scotty Barnes and RJ Barry. I don't think if they get the number one pick, they should be like, you know what? We're actually going to take right. Right. Right.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Okay. So like I said at the top, I think I want to be clear. He should be the pick for all of these teams, right? A hundred percent. Right. Just because Toronto has BI and Scotty Barnes and RJ Barry. I don't think if they get the number one pick, they should be like, you know what? We're actually going to take right. Right. Right.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

Okay. So like I said at the top, I think I want to be clear. He should be the pick for all of these teams, right? A hundred percent. Right. Just because Toronto has BI and Scotty Barnes and RJ Barry. I don't think if they get the number one pick, they should be like, you know what? We're actually going to take right. Right. Right.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

You know, so-and-so they should, but because of that roster, I'm like, okay, Toronto don't love it as much. I'm not saying the Wizards shouldn't take him because they have Alex Saar, but I think that'd be interesting fit. But I'm like, okay, that, that would be, I think where he really slots in are actually places that have four men.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

You know, so-and-so they should, but because of that roster, I'm like, okay, Toronto don't love it as much. I'm not saying the Wizards shouldn't take him because they have Alex Saar, but I think that'd be interesting fit. But I'm like, okay, that, that would be, I think where he really slots in are actually places that have four men.

The Athletic NBA Daily
NBA Draft Check In | Cooper Flagg's best fit?

You know, so-and-so they should, but because of that roster, I'm like, okay, Toronto don't love it as much. I'm not saying the Wizards shouldn't take him because they have Alex Saar, but I think that'd be interesting fit. But I'm like, okay, that, that would be, I think where he really slots in are actually places that have four men.