dAs we’ve mentioned before, there are some very differing opinions on Cooper Flagg’s NBA potential. No one suggests the Duke product’s going to be a bust, but some people think he’s going to be good while others think he could be great.
And as we’ve also mentioned before, the divide seems to have journalists on one side who tend to think that Flagg may be overrated vs. basketball professionals who think he’s quite promising indeed.
Well here’s one more you can add to the quite promising stack: Alan Iverson.
Iverson, who became a legend with the Philadelphia 76ers, warmly greets Flagg in this video and praises him, calling him a “bad boy” and making it clear that he’s a fan.
The truth is that people miss on players all the time. Guys who were supposed to be great aren't, and second round picks like Nikola Jokic or Manu Ginobli, become eventual Hall of Famers.
So we’ll have to wait to see where Flagg falls on the scale of great vs. overhyped. However, between journalists and basketball professionals, we’ll lean towards the professionals every time.