The Athletic ranked Duke forward Cooper Flagg as the second-best NBA prospect of the past decade, trailing only 7-foot-4 French superstar Victor Wembanyama.
The criteria for the list was based on how draft expert Sam Vecenie graded the players when they entered the draft. How the players ended up faring in the NBA was not part of the criteria. Rutgers guard Dylan Harper was the only college player besides Flagg to make the list.
Flagg beat out several NBA stars including Ja Morant, Luka Doncic, and Jayson Tatum.
Vecenie lauded Flagg for his competitiveness and versatile skill-set, calling the Maine native a “highly-skilled mismatch nightmare.