NBA’s newest star Cooper Flagg overcame doubters as ‘Maine Event’

Amid the decline in television, the American Professional League welcomed its latest young star in the league on Wednesday evening Cooper Flage It was formulated with the No. 1 selection by Dallas Marax of Duke.

As one of the most superior horizons in the history of the last American Professional League, many experts hold 6 feet and 9 Men that it is likely to be the following. League.

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Here is everything to know about Flagg, who has already done some of the date worthy of observing before entering the American Professional League Court:

Flagg is the first white American to be drafted in general in general for nearly 50 years, which pushes the controversial media attention to race

The last time an American player from a white like Flagg was the first choice in the American Professional League draft was Kent Benson in 1977. Since then, every first selection was either a minority, a child abroad, or both.

The Espn Stephen A. Smith star made a comment about the color of Flagg’s skin during a television discussion with the Jay Williams co -host in March while discussing the phenomenon marketing in the US Professional League.

Cooper Flagg, right, walks with the American Professional League Commissioner Adam Silver after his selection in general by Dallas Maverx in the first round of the American Professional League basketball draft, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

“Think about all the conversations we had, regardless of whether the players love them or not, I hate it, but it is a real thing, who will be the league’s face?” Williams asked.

“Cooper Flagg is now. There are pictures of him in university basketball with his face and the American flag behind him. Think about everything that happens in our country now. About what it means to be America.” America first. ”Well, it is not such cities.

Smith intervened, saying: “I love what I raised.

Smith continued On this topic with similar comments in May during an episode of “Take First Take”.

“When you have someone with this kind of capabilities, they are white and you are in America, you keep this dress. I am telling you now,” Smith said. “The first thing of the work is that he can the ball. It can play, but the fact that he is white and marketing – even his name makes him more marketable. I don’t pass it at all.”

Meanwhile, the British news port “The Guardian” published feature In December, “Cooper Flagg: COOPER FLAGG: COOPER FLAGG: COOPER FLAGG: COOPER FLAGG:” The article referred to Flagg as “The Great White Hope Next, Caitlin Clark 2.0.”

The article was severely criticized to put such a focus on the Flagg race.

Flagg formulation by MAVERICKS is the subject of conspiracy theories on a large scale

It ended with the first selection of the travelers this year, although there is a chance of only 1.8 %-the best 11 league possibilities-to choose the lottery draft after completing the season with 39-43.

The result of the miracle lottery in Marax came months after the organization made a doubtful trade to send the star Luka Densic to Liberon James Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis and Max Christie, and to choose from the first round 2029, which many experts considered high value to the state.

This sequence of events prompted many fans and critics to predict the theories of possible conspiracy about how and why Dallas got the choice despite the existence of such low possibilities for that.

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June 25, 2025; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Cooper Flagg arrives before the first round of the 2025 US Professional League draft at the Barclays Center. (Pictures of Benner-Imagn)

During a draft Wednesday at the Barclay Center in New York City, One fan The attendees were attended by “Dallas was fraud”, which was arrested on the broadcast of ESPN.

Flagg himself was asked about these theories during a press conference on Wednesday night after formulating it.

“I don’t know what to say about it. I don’t have information from the inside, if this is what you are looking for. But I feel that I am blessed for the way everything is successful.”

Flagg is a citizen of Main

Flagg was born in Nioport, Maine – a country that does not have a history history in the production of basketball talent.

The most prominent player who came out of Maine was the former Olympic gold medal Jeff Turner, who played with Vanderbelt in the early 1980s and played in the American Professional League from 1984-1996. But he was outside the American Professional League from 1986-1989 while playing in Italy.

Miami Heet Hit Denkan Robinson was born in Maine, but he grew up in New Hampshire and went not designed in the 2018 draft.

Flagg said Associated Press In May, his background was told that Miner prompted many to tell him that he was “no” no “not” basketball “.

The Duke Blue Devils Coper Flagg (2) striker walks to the bench during the first half against North Carolina Tar Hills at Spectrum. (Jim Dedmon-amagn photos)

“He grew up in Maine, there are people who told me that I will never be able to reach the next level or basketball game in the first section because I am from Main and no one plays there,” Flage said. “I think this message only does not matter where you are, as long as you work hard and trust yourself and trust your ability, you can really get anything.”

Flagg did not allow skepticism about his ambitions.

“It doesn’t matter where you are,” Flagg said in the draft. “If you have a goal, if you have a dream and put your mind on it … I mean, frankly, for me, it wasn’t it real until I was in high school, but I always liked the basketball game. I have always put the work. I always wanted to be the best I can be.”

Now, instead of an obstacle, the main Flagg case gave him a unique title: “Maine”.

Flagg has consistent with a weakened by the American Professional League shoes

While most of the American Professional League stars have clothes offers with Nike or Under Armor, Flagg has taken a different sign in retail wars.

Flagg was signed with a new balance, which is located in his neighbor in Massachusetts. Among the other American professional league stars who signed with that brand Kohi Leonard, Jamal Murray, Tersi maxi, Dijont Murray, Zach Lavin, Darius Garland and Aaron Nissmet.

But now Flagg may prove to be the largest brand ambassador so far, as the company is looking for market leaders Nike and Under Armor.

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“I am very proud to contact Maine My Home and I am grateful for all the support I received,” Flag said in a press statement sent to Fox News Digital. “Thank you to the ruler Mills and a new balance for helping to strengthen my faith in the value of teamwork and that if you adhere to something and continue to work, you can achieve anything.”

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