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Sam Vecenie

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

the shooting off of pull-ups would probably stop him from getting there. He's just okay at that right now. Honestly, I think the numbers this year are quite bad, but in high school, like there were really, really good reps. And I think the numbers are actually pretty okay in high school. If you go back and look at them, um,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Shooting off pull-ups will be the big question, though, because he's not a nuclear athlete. Where he excels is he's excellent spatially and really understands how to navigate tight spaces despite being as big as he is. He's excellent with hostage dribbles on his left and right hips.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Shooting off pull-ups will be the big question, though, because he's not a nuclear athlete. Where he excels is he's excellent spatially and really understands how to navigate tight spaces despite being as big as he is. He's excellent with hostage dribbles on his left and right hips.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Shooting off pull-ups will be the big question, though, because he's not a nuclear athlete. Where he excels is he's excellent spatially and really understands how to navigate tight spaces despite being as big as he is. He's excellent with hostage dribbles on his left and right hips.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

He's excellent at being able to eat up that space and then on his gathers be able to maneuver around rim protectors and help defenders to be able to create real attempts at the basket and the ability to finish at the rim at a really high level as well, despite playing on a Rutgers team this year that outside of Ace Bailey does not have a lot of talent around him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

He's excellent at being able to eat up that space and then on his gathers be able to maneuver around rim protectors and help defenders to be able to create real attempts at the basket and the ability to finish at the rim at a really high level as well, despite playing on a Rutgers team this year that outside of Ace Bailey does not have a lot of talent around him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

He's excellent at being able to eat up that space and then on his gathers be able to maneuver around rim protectors and help defenders to be able to create real attempts at the basket and the ability to finish at the rim at a really high level as well, despite playing on a Rutgers team this year that outside of Ace Bailey does not have a lot of talent around him.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So there are a few different things to look at there. I would say, you know, I feel quite confident with him as the second overall pick. Like he, I can't really see a world where he moves off of that spot for me. Do I think there's a chance he's just like a really good, like bigger guard who plays next to another star player? Yeah. I think that that's like really within the cards.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So there are a few different things to look at there. I would say, you know, I feel quite confident with him as the second overall pick. Like he, I can't really see a world where he moves off of that spot for me. Do I think there's a chance he's just like a really good, like bigger guard who plays next to another star player? Yeah. I think that that's like really within the cards.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

So there are a few different things to look at there. I would say, you know, I feel quite confident with him as the second overall pick. Like he, I can't really see a world where he moves off of that spot for me. Do I think there's a chance he's just like a really good, like bigger guard who plays next to another star player? Yeah. I think that that's like really within the cards.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Like there's a real possibility of that. Do I also think there's a chance he becomes like a real all-star who's like a borderline all NBA player? I can see that pathway. If he becomes a serious pull-up shooter from the mid range area and particularly from behind the three point line in, you know, Kid's a great worker, you know, comes from a great family.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Like there's a real possibility of that. Do I also think there's a chance he becomes like a real all-star who's like a borderline all NBA player? I can see that pathway. If he becomes a serious pull-up shooter from the mid range area and particularly from behind the three point line in, you know, Kid's a great worker, you know, comes from a great family.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Like there's a real possibility of that. Do I also think there's a chance he becomes like a real all-star who's like a borderline all NBA player? I can see that pathway. If he becomes a serious pull-up shooter from the mid range area and particularly from behind the three point line in, you know, Kid's a great worker, you know, comes from a great family.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

You know, his mother, you know, his father's obviously Ron Harper, but his mother is like a longtime basketball coach who, you know, has done an amazing job, you know, raising him and all of the intel there is incredibly positive. So, yeah, I'm definitely a big Dylan Harper fan as well.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

You know, his mother, you know, his father's obviously Ron Harper, but his mother is like a longtime basketball coach who, you know, has done an amazing job, you know, raising him and all of the intel there is incredibly positive. So, yeah, I'm definitely a big Dylan Harper fan as well.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

You know, his mother, you know, his father's obviously Ron Harper, but his mother is like a longtime basketball coach who, you know, has done an amazing job, you know, raising him and all of the intel there is incredibly positive. So, yeah, I'm definitely a big Dylan Harper fan as well.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Hmm. I tend to be quite hard on some of these things. So this is a hard one. Weakness that I don't think is as bad as what it is perceived to be. That's a difficult one. I'm sorry. I'm like ruining the lightning. It's okay.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Hmm. I tend to be quite hard on some of these things. So this is a hard one. Weakness that I don't think is as bad as what it is perceived to be. That's a difficult one. I'm sorry. I'm like ruining the lightning. It's okay.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Hmm. I tend to be quite hard on some of these things. So this is a hard one. Weakness that I don't think is as bad as what it is perceived to be. That's a difficult one. I'm sorry. I'm like ruining the lightning. It's okay.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Why Cooper Flagg will change the NBA | Slam N Jam

Yeah, I would say that I think Con Canepo's defense is actually quite good, actually, at the college level. Now, I have questions as to whether or not it will translate to the next level at a particularly high level. But in terms of staying in front of his man, competing... rotating with anticipation, understanding what's happening around him, being a good team defender.