NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal spoke highly of Cooper Flagg and believes the Dallas Mavericks will be a great fit for him moving forward.
One of the biggest NBA prospects in recent years, Cooper Flagg, is set to finally step onto an NBA court next season.
Cooper Flagg
Cooper Flagg
Position: PF, SF
Age: 18
Height: 206 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Birth place: United States of America
He is projected to become one of the league's brightest stars, and he’ll have big expectations from the get-go.
One of the well-known personalities who strongly believes in Flagg’s success in the NBA is legendary center Shaquille O’Neal.
Shaq believes the Dallas Mavericks would be a perfect place for Flagg’s development.
"Great young man. I know both his parents very, very well," O’Neal said during a charity event back in July via Fort Worth Star. "Everything about this city, this organization—it’s going to be the right place."
"I think this is a great organization, a great town for him to start off his NBA career," he added.
Although O’Neal believes people need to give Flagg time to develop, comparing his path to greatness to that of Dirk Nowitzki:
"And then we’ll give him time to develop," O’Neal said. "We all remember Dirk (Nowitzki) wasn’t Dirk when he first got here."
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