2023-06-29 12:38:00
Cooper Flagg, that’s a name you’re probably not familiar with. Cameron Boozer a little more, but it’s more for the daron, Carlos. We are talking here about two of the biggest hopes of tomorrow’s US basketball. Two strong wingers, two players who have already smashed the two-meter bar at 16 years old or not, and two kids who faced off yesterday during the NBPA Top 100. We take out the magnifying glass, his scout costume, that we go in crack analysis.
The Draft is just over, but the search for future prospects never stops. A good bunch of them are also right now on the side of Orlando to show off their skills. The NBA players’ union (NBPA) organizes a camp there where the 100 best high school students in the country compete. Not an assurance of a career but already a first step towards the heights of the Great League.
Among the Top 100, there is also the Top 2 – logical – made up of Cameron Boozer (2007) and Cooper Flagg (2006). Cam was voted the best high school basketball player in the country last March, while Cooper has already been able to show his palette internationally. Surely upset by the Draft of a Frenchman with the first pick this year, the States are ready to fight back and in search of their next generational talent. So, during this little 5-day camp, there was a more than expected event: the clash between the two diamonds.
This confrontation, it took place yesterday, and it is an understatement to say that it kept all its promises. Come on, we’ll give you the highlights just below. You can watch it quietly, then we dissect the performance of the two crackitos.
Already, the first notable element: the two boys are face to face throughout the game. One attacks, the other defends, but they still remain as glued as in the Mock Drafts. Fortunately, by the way, because as soon as another kid takes charge of one of the two, he usually ends up with a basket on his face. Well yeah, when you hit 2m05 or not far at 15/16 years old, it’s sure that the design is in trouble. The two Cs left their mark on the match, exactly as expected.
Cooper Flagg vs Cameron Boozer didn’t disappoint ???? @Top100Camp pic.twitter.com/65sijvoEI3
— Overtime (@overtime) June 28, 2023
If the son of Carlos Boozer honored his status as number 1 high school student by blackening the stats sheet with 22 points and 14 rebounds, it was the Flag (14 points, 10 rebounds) that flew over the meeting with his team. 3 points difference (95-92) and a mini-victory for Cooper – the Mini Cooper… do you have it? – who should still have 3 years to break in before the Draft 2026. Draft during which he could fight for the first pick with… Cam Boozer obviously.
The two post 4s are currently at the top of the high school rankings, and their performances in High School or here in the NBPA Top 100 clearly confirm the trend. Reassuringly, It’s been like this for months, and the boys haven’t slowed down for months. It is rarely wise to get excited about boys not yet old enough to shave, but nothing prevents us from feasting on what they offer us. So, we let them grow at their own pace, and we enjoy.
Source : 247Sports, Yahoo Sports
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