per Yahoo! Sports<\/a>. “I’m not saying he doesn’t have room to grow \u2014 he still has a ton of room to grow\u00a0\u2014 but he passes, he shoots, he defends, he rebounds. He seems like a great teammate, seems like a great kid.<\/p>\n“What’s the red flag? Which is really exciting for basketball to have these young guys. I mean, even Wemby [Victor Wembanyama]\u00a0\u2014 [he’s] very complete, as well.\u00a0But Cooper is able to play so many different positions, guard so many different positions, that it’s exciting.”<\/p>\n
Griffin should know what it takes to come into the league as a hyped prospect. After a great career at Oklahoma, he was the first overall pick in the 2009 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. Griffin is also a big fan of where Flagg landed career-wise.<\/p>\n
“I also love that he’s in Dallas,” he said. “I think they have a really solid team around him. Most number-one picks are going to teams that haven’t been doing too great in the past. But I’m just excited for him to to start this journey. I don’t even know if I have advice for him because seems like kid\u2019s got it figured out.”<\/p>\n
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