Cooper Flagg buys his own card from Maine collector ahead of NBA Draft
The projected No. 1 pick showed up at Fanatics Fest in New York City, where he stopped by a booth run by Dave Harding, owner of Double Play Collectibles in Scarborough
GAME OVER ON CHANNEL EIGHT. WELL WE’RE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY NOW FROM THE NBA DRAFT, WHERE MAINE NATIVE COOPER FLAGG IS EXPECTED TO BE. OF COURSE, THIS YEAR’S NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK. THE DRAFT TAKING PLACE IN BROOKLYN THIS YEAR, FLAGG IS ALREADY IN NEW YORK. TODAY, HE WAS AT A MAJOR SPORTS COLLECTIBLES SHOW, FANATICS FEST, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COLLECTIBLE EVENTS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. HE’S THERE WITH DAVE HARDING, WHO OWNS DOUBLE PLAY COLLECTIBLES IN SCARBOROUGH. HE WAS A VENDOR AT THIS YEAR’S EVENT, AND HE HAD A SPECIAL VISITOR STOP BY HIS TABLE TO BUY SOME OF HIS OWN CARDS. HE COMES BY, ENDS UP SPENDING LIKE $20,000 ON CARDS FROM THE TABLE, INCLUDING ONE OF HIS OWN, ONE OF ONES THAT HE GIFTED TO A VERY CLOSE FAMILY FRIEND. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT MOMENT, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT THAT, HARDING, WHO YOU JUST HEARD FROM THERE, SAID. FLAGG SEEMED VERY RELAXED AND EVEN TOOK THE TIME
Cooper Flagg buys his own card from Maine collector ahead of NBA Draft
The projected No. 1 pick showed up at Fanatics Fest in New York City, where he stopped by a booth run by Dave Harding, owner of Double Play Collectibles in Scarborough
Updated: 11:02 PM EDT Jun 22, 2025
With the NBA Draft just days away, Maine’s Cooper Flagg was turning heads this weekend in the Big Apple, not on the court, but at a major sports collectibles event.The projected No. 1 pick showed up at Fanatics Fest in New York City, where he stopped by a booth run by Dave Harding, owner of Double Play Collectibles in Scarborough.“He comes by, ends up spending like $20,000 on cards from the table, including one of his own one-of-ones, that he gifted to a very close family friend,” Harding said. “It was a really great moment.”Harding said Flagg looked relaxed and took time to take photos with fans. The 18-year-old Newport native is expected to go first overall when the draft kicks off Wednesday night at Barclays Center.
NEW YORK —
With the NBA Draft just days away, Maine’s Cooper Flagg was turning heads this weekend in the Big Apple, not on the court, but at a major sports collectibles event.
The projected No. 1 pick showed up at Fanatics Fest in New York City, where he stopped by a booth run by Dave Harding, owner of Double Play Collectibles in Scarborough.
“He comes by, ends up spending like $20,000 on cards from the table, including one of his own one-of-ones, that he gifted to a very close family friend,” Harding said. “It was a really great moment.”
Harding said Flagg looked relaxed and took time to take photos with fans. The 18-year-old Newport native is expected to go first overall when the draft kicks off Wednesday night at Barclays Center.