AJ &lt; Cooper Flagg? I saw a report on ESPN (I think) and they said that next year

Mar 25, 2025
11:02:34am

CascadeBYUFan All-American

AJ < Cooper Flagg? I saw a report on ESPN (I think) and they said that next year

AJ will be the #1 draft pick.

Then someone asked how he will compare to Cooper Flagg this year, and the consensus was that he won't be quite as good as Cooper Flagg.

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AJ < Cooper Flagg? I saw a report on ESPN (I think) and they said that next year

CascadeBYUFan

Mar 25, 11:02am

Flagg is having an exceptional freshman year.

JuicyJam

Mar 25, 11:04am

This is the correct answer. Most freshmen are not as dominant and foundational

CougaRR4L

Mar 25, 2:14pm

That would be the safe bet, Flagg has been amazing this year.

Bluedarts

Mar 25, 11:04am

Funny I was listening to sports radio and they said exact opposite for why Flagg

Ycrazy

Mar 25, 11:04am

RE: Funny I was listening to sports radio and they said exact opposite for why

VenomFarmer

Mar 25, 11:07am

AJ's ceiling is higher through his career.

homegrown

Mar 25, 11:04am

I've heard the exact opposite. That he's projected to be better than Flagg

LeonMarek

Mar 25, 11:05am

Interesting…i always prefer my ceiling higher than my floor 🤷‍♂️

ordinary tri guy

Mar 25, 11:08am

Unless you live in Australia. Everything is upside down there.

ArcticKat

Mar 25, 11:20am

Generally, AJ is considered a better NBA prospect, flagg is better in college

Stopper6700

Mar 25, 11:05am

I’m not sure that would still be the case, because Flagg has proven it in a way

DieHarder

Mar 25, 11:06am

AJ hasn't played a college minute. What about his game is not fit for college?

GfB

Mar 25, 11:08am

I suspect he just needs to grow into his body more and gain some strength, but

CougarTwins

Mar 25, 11:12am

He is also I think 2 years younger than Flagg. Remember AJ went up a year to

Blue for Life

Mar 25, 12:38pm

I think you have that backwards, Flagg went up a year. They are 1 month apart.

PHXSUNS31

Mar 25, 12:49pm

His shooting and defense are much more raw than flagg

Stopper6700

Mar 25, 11:26am

Other than Wemby there isn’t a player from the last 20 years that would be

DieHarder

Mar 25, 11:05am

Wemby would have destroyed in college ball

LeonMarek

Mar 25, 11:07am

Always hype the current product and worry about next years….next year

ordinary tri guy

Mar 25, 11:05am

The difference is Flagg plays for duke and AJ will play for byu, so in that

Russell Feathers

Mar 25, 11:07am

Also means that the media will hype the Duke guy because… it’s Duke. They get 👀

Frolfy

Mar 25, 11:48am

That’s cool with me. I was mostly just highlighting my excitement for AJ.

Russell Feathers

Mar 25, 11:50am

Easy one plays at duke the other is going to byu 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hutch65

Mar 25, 11:08am

Full blue goggles on. AJ will have a better year. The more tape I see, he could

Wife_Apologist

Mar 25, 11:08am

Flagg will win national player of the year. That's a big ask of AJ

AFCougK9

Mar 25, 11:25am

Flagg has been the best freshman since Zion. Crazy high mark to match.

Kdubb

Mar 25, 11:12am

I think I saw the same report

deliciousmocha

Mar 25, 11:13am

Really? Independent reporters I've listened to think AJ could be better

ldssdl

Mar 25, 11:13am

They are looking at Flagg through duke blue goggles.

VenomFarmer

Mar 25, 11:13am

18.7 PPG, 7.5 Reb, 4.2 Assists, shooting 48% (36% from three) 1.3 blocks and

Rhubarb

Mar 25, 11:16am

KD, AD, and Zion had incredible freshman years

PHXSUNS31

Mar 25, 11:18am

Exactly. I know we love AJ but these numbers are in the stratosphere.

Kdubb

Mar 25, 11:24am

I mentioned Carmelo, also these are similar to Durant, Zion, Michael Beasley,

Rhubarb

Mar 25, 11:29am

If they were both eligible for this years draft, AJ goes first.

Geldir

Mar 25, 11:16am

You sure? That may have been true a year ago, but I’m not sure now

PHXSUNS31

Mar 25, 11:19am

100%. I think every Scout continues to say that very same thing.

kimdaddy35

Mar 25, 11:23am

I think the consensus is AJ has a higher NBA ceiling, but it would be hard to imagine him being better than Flag in

JOPE

Mar 25, 11:18am

I think that was for College. Flagg is better now, AJ has the higher ceiling.

LakeshowCougs

Mar 25, 11:20am

However, Young will get a lot out of Dybantsa before years end.

Plantagenet

Mar 25, 11:21am

Definitely. It will be fun to watch

LakeshowCougs

Mar 25, 11:22am

AJ would be drafted above Cooper. But that doesn't necessarily translate into a better year. I have seen a ton of

kimdaddy35

Mar 25, 11:22am

IMO Flagg is likely better for college. AJ may end up the better pro.

JoeExotic

Mar 25, 11:26am

I heard the same thing on the College Gameday podcast.

UNLVcougar

Mar 25, 11:32am

All reports about how college kids will play as freshmen are always correct

davidmj10

Mar 25, 12:16pm

I think it's a safe bet to predict that the guy who is the #1 pick this year...

OPINIONS

Mar 25, 12:22pm

Earlier this year most national reporters were saying AJ would be #1 this year.

Blue for Life

Mar 25, 12:36pm

There is scientific consensus. 97% I heard. Some of yall are deniers.

HenderCoug

Mar 25, 12:40pm

I think many people were convinced by Flagg's freshman performance.

CougarBreath

Mar 25, 12:51pm

Plenty of experts have said if AJ was in this draft he would be #1 over Cooper.

gp232

Mar 25, 12:58pm

I’ve found a few articles saying exactly that, all from 2024 though

PHXSUNS31

Mar 25, 1:06pm

They talked about it on shows when AJ announced BYU.

gp232

Mar 25, 6:33pm

Ya I think that’s where most of the articles I saw came from

PHXSUNS31

Mar 25, 7:10pm

I think ya’ ll need a life

bjc

Mar 25, 1:22pm

I worry about this....never

OldFogey

Mar 25, 2:38pm

Look who Flagg is playing with, AJ will have some really good players as well.

baishel44

Mar 25, 2:54pm

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