Maine native Cooper Flagg, who grew up watching tapes of the 1980’s Celtics and is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in next moth’s draft had an interview with the Celtics at the NBA Draft Combine last week, according to Yahoo! Sports’s Kevin O’Connor.
ESPN reported last week that the Dallas Mavericks, who won the draft lottery, will not entertain the possibility of trading the No. 1 overall pick. They are reportedly planning to take Flagg.
But, given Flagg’s talent and New England roots, along with Brad Stevens’s skill at swinging trades, the minuscule possibility of Flagg somehow ending up on the Celtics is one that some haven’t been ready to completely close the door on.