{"id":21009,"date":"2025-02-15T07:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T06:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=21009"},"modified":"2025-02-15T07:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T06:52:38","slug":"he-doesnt-want-to-be-a-wizard-social-media-reacts-as-projected-no-1-pick-cooper-flagg-says-hewants-to-come-back-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/he-doesnt-want-to-be-a-wizard-social-media-reacts-as-projected-no-1-pick-cooper-flagg-says-hewants-to-come-back-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;He doesn&#8217;t want to be a Wizard&#8221; &#8211; Social media reacts as projected No.1 pick Cooper Flagg says he&#8221;wants to come back next year&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper Flagg has become a household name in college basketball, with many experts calling him a generational talent. The last time an NBA draft prospect generated this much excitement was Victor Wembanyama, who not only became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft but is also already considered as one of the league&rsquo;s brightest young stars. Now, as Flagg is dominating the college scene, it&rsquo;s hard not to draw comparisons.<\/p><p>Flagg&rsquo;s numbers this season back up the hype. As a freshman at Duke, he is averaging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/player\/_\/id\/5041939\/cooper-flagg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>19.8 points<\/a>, 7.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game. The 6-foot-9 forward leads the Blue Devils in points, rebounds, assists, and blocks, making him the clear favorite to be selected first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. Last month, Flagg made history, <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/who-is-cooper-flagg-all-you-need-to-know-about-duke-freshman-star-who-made-acc-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>setting a new ACC freshman scoring record<\/a> by dropping 42 points in Duke&rsquo;s win over Notre Dame.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COOPER FLAGG SETS NEW ALL-TIME ACC FRESHMAN SCORING RECORD &#128293; 42 PTS vs. Notre Dame &#128165; | ESPN CBB\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2d1ARhAdYis?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>But while NBA teams, especially those like the Wizards (9-45), Hornets (13-39), and Jazz (13-41), are undoubtedly licking their lips at the thought of landing Flagg, his latest statement has put the teams in high alert mode.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/top-10-ncaa-prospects-for-the-2025-nba-draft-ft-cooper-flagg-and-dylan-harper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Top 10 NCAA prospects for the 2025 NBA Draft ft. Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>In an interview with The Athletic, Flagg said that he wants to return to play for Duke next year.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&ldquo;I want to come back next year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social media reacts to Cooper Flagg&rsquo;s statement<\/h2><p>As expected, social media was quick to react to the youngster&rsquo;s statement, with many coming up with funny responses. <\/p><p><strong>Check out some of the reactions:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bro don&rsquo;t want to play for the Wizards&#128557;<\/p>&mdash; Moe&clubs;&#65039; (@districtupnxt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/districtupnxt\/status\/1890622193991622909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Washington gets the pick, stay another year lol<\/p>&mdash; Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWallace888\/status\/1890629231220015315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wizards right now lmao <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9U0n4koHdY\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/9U0n4koHdY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Saadiq (@3Diqq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3Diqq\/status\/1890621002842816576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every tanking NBA team punching air reading this<\/p>&mdash; O\/USports (@0usports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0usports\/status\/1890619530377892033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If I were him I would to you&rsquo;re going to play on one of these uncompetitive teams give them a year to get better<\/p>&mdash; Lebronin1 (@Lebronin1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lebronin1\/status\/1890618862086881363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lottery picks sweating this one.<\/p>&mdash; EhhRicky (@EhhRickyy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EhhRickyy\/status\/1890641011132506465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>February 15, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>While it&rsquo;s unlikely that Flagg would stay another year in college, if he chooses to remain at Duke, it would undoubtedly shake up the NBA landscape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While many bottom-placed NBA teams are licking their lips at the thought of landing Flagg, his latest statement has put the teams in high alert mode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":21016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2722],"tags":[2688,1336],"class_list":["post-21009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-nba-draft"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;He doesn&#039;t want to be a Wizard&quot; 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