NBA Insider: 'Blazers Will Be Bad by Design' for Cooper Flagg, 'Loaded' 2025 Draft

Duke incoming freshman Cooper Flagg was already pegged as the top prospect in the 2025 NBA draft, but his stock is even higher after his performance with the USA Select Team last week.

The 17-year-old held his own while practicing against a Team USA squad that included stars like LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant head of the Paris Olympics. ESPN's Zach Lowe reported that "If excitement for Flagg was at a 10 out of 10 last month, his performance on the USA Select Team elevated it to 14 out of 10."

Flagg told B/R in an interview last week that he enjoyed the opportunity to share the floor with some of the best players in the league.

"I was just trying to learn. I was on the court just…