Born in 2006, Flag is 2.06 meters tall, plays as a striker, with a wingspan of 2.24 meters, and a running and jumping of 111 cm. He became famous at a young age and was regarded by the media as a great star in the future. Even a few years ago, when the American media scored Flag's talent, he scored more than the Spurs' Wenban Yama. Although Flag has only played for one year at Duke, he has already shown a dominant performance. And he has long been regarded as the best candidate for the draft No. 1 this year.
Flag, although white, was equally in excellent physical condition. More importantly, his ability to read games and his maturity in games are far superior to players of the same age. American media called Flag "White James." James commented on Flag: "I personally think Flag is eager to be a great player. He played for a year at Duke University. He is the kind of player who can do a lot of things on the court. He can organize offense and run without the ball. Flag's jump shot and athletic ability are excellent. What's different from me is that he is about to join a mature team, including future Hall of Fame players such as Klay (Thompson), Davis (Davis) and Irving. The head coach is also a Hall of Fame member Kidd. These people can help him and bring many development paths to his growth."
Flag's parents have experienced basketball training, and they are also dedicated to cultivating several of their own children. Among them, Flag is the most talented and he began to "rule" the basketball court very early. It is reported that Flag, born in Newport, Maine, has become a local star at the age of 13, and the games he participated in are almost full of events. Flag High School attended Nocomis High School, and although the school is not well-known, they won the state championship in their first year of playing for Flag, and they lost only one game that season.
In order to get better training, he transferred to Montward College, a famous basketball school in Florida in his second year. He encountered a difficult period in his first season. He performed poorly for some time, but in the second season, Flag's data soared across the board, and he also became the highly anticipated strongest high school student in the United States and helped the US team win the 2022 U17 Men's Basketball World Cup championship.
In the summer of 2024, Flag had not joined Duke University, but he had been summoned to the team by the US men's basketball team as a sparring player. Facing stars such as James, Davis, and Adebayo, he was not at all frightened and staged wonderful offensive rounds many times, which made NBA big shots praise him.
Since then, Flag joined Duke University, further establishing his position as the "No. 1 pick" - Flag won the best five statistics in the team and led the team to the NCAA semi-finals. After playing his freshman season, Flag decided to challenge the NBA.
More than a month ago, the Mavericks, who had only a 1.8% chance of winning the No. 1 pick, won the first pick in the first round for the second time in their team history. At that time, the TV camera recorded the scene where the Mavericks' management collectively shouted after winning the No. 1 pick. They know that Flag is destined to be the next NBA's storefront player. If you can get Flag, then the Mavericks will be full of light in the next ten years. This also shows Flag's popularity and promising prospects in NBA teams.
Although the Mavericks' deal to send Doncic away last season is still unreliable, Flag's arrival largely offsets the unhappiness among Dallas fans. Think about the Mavericks' lineup in the new season. When Irving gradually recovered from injury, Thick Brows was still at the peak of her career and had a sharpshooter like Klay Thompson, coupled with the talented Flag, such a lineup can definitely strive for the championship again.
For Flag, having so many All-Star or Hall of Fame-level players and coaches around him will undoubtedly be very beneficial to his growth. "No matter what environment I am in, I just want to be the real self and encourage myself to make continuous progress every day. I don't care about reaching the height of some players, just grasp the present," said Flag.
Text/Beijing Youth Sports Song Xiang