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Boston Celtics The former star of Duke Jayson Tatum also had great praise for the current Duke of Cooper Flagg.
“The first impression I had about Coop was how hard he played, how he competed,” Tatum said, 27, during a recent performance. “New heights. ”
“In high school, it’s rarely to see a guy who wants to keep the other best player, trying to block every shot, bounce. And he just plays the right way,” ”
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Duke Blue Devils Forest Cooper Flagg (2) knocks the ball during the first half against the Baylor Bears in the second round of the NCAA game tournament in the center of Lenovo on March 2, 2025. (Zachary Taft/Imagins Images)
The Celtics star said he first saw a flagga during his summer camp two years ago.
“He has a great sense of play. He knows how to set up a screen. He knows when to cut. He likes to turn on his teammates, and he was on a full screen all season and a big reason why they have the opportunity to win the championship,” Tatum said.
Flagg was a catalyst a Duke It’s 33-3 IU Sweet 16.
The old freshman was a consensus all-American during the 2024-25 campaign and is a favorite for winning players of the year after an average of 18.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.5 stolen balls and 1.3 blockade per game.
Duke Blue Devils Forward Cooper Flagg (2) controls the ball while Baylor wears ahead Norchad Omier (15) defends during the second half in the second round of the NCAA tournament in the center of Lenovo on March 2, 2025. (Zachary Taft/Imagins Images)
However, Flagga sustained ankle injury in Duke’s victory Georgia Tech In the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament and missed the rest of the ACC tournament. The Duke was still prevalent to beat him.
Flagg returned from an injury in the dominant victory of Duke 93-49 over no. 16 Mount St. Mary’s and played for 22 minutes, scoring 14 points and registering seven rebounds, five assists and blocks.
In round 32, Flagga played 29 minutes in Duke’s 89-66 victory over Baylor. Flagg had 18 points, nine rebounds, six assists and one block in victory.
Duke will rely on flagg in Sweet 16, where blue devils face No. 4 Arizona seeds Thursday at 9:40 pm.
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The Boston Celtics striker Jayson Tatum (0) spins next to the Sacramento Kings Keon Ellis (23) guard in the second quarter at Golden 1 Center on March 24, 2025. (Edmondson/Imagen Pictures)
Tatum, who played one season in Duke in the year 2016-2017, failed to win the title in his lonely college year.
Originally from St. Louisa was an average of 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 stolen balls and 1.1 blockade per game in 29 games. Tatum Celtics on the NBA draft 2017 was the total number 3.
Tatum spent all eight seasons of his NBA career with Celts, He was appointed to the All-Star team six times and was a key gear in the Celtics title last season.
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