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A Flagg article from MacMahon: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4767...advertised

"He's better than advertised, if that's possible," a Western Conference scouting director said.

"His greatest strength is his competitiveness," a West GM said. "He's a motherf---er."

"It's very rare that you get a guy that is that skilled and he plays the hardest of anybody on both sides of the floor," an East scout said. "That's a winning player."

"I actually thought his offense would take longer than it has," a West general manager said. "All these guys being out has given him freedom to explore and expand his game. He's so big, and he's realized he can just get to his spots. I've always thought he'd be that 1B [offensive option], but he's an alpha for your team. He plugs every gap."

"The biggest thing that stands out to me is his athleticism," a West scout said. "If I'm the GM here, I'm adding as much shooting as possible and building around him for a long time."

"His ability to finish with both hands in traffic at the rim and just outside the lane and restricted area is impressive," an East scout said. "He's a hard left driver. I think teams will pick up on that more and more, which could lower his efficiency."

"When he doesn't play well, I still really like watching him play because of the way he plays," Nuggets coach David Adelman said. "The intensity, I think that takes you a long way because you're going to go through ups and downs when you're young. He's really impressive."

"He's what everyone thought he would be," a West pro personnel director said. "He's 18 years old and closing out games -- making shots and making plays to close games. That's just not normal. That's something really special."


Side note on Kyrie: The return date of Kyrie Irving, the co-star on the Mavs' 2024-25 NBA Finals team, as he recovers from a torn ACL suffered in early March remains to be determined. He has yet to be cleared to practice, and while Irving has made it clear that he hopes to play this season, sources anticipate that, considering the Mavs' place in the standings, there will be discussions about postponing his comeback until next season.

These guys are not scared of Flagg. They just want to give Culture Cuban more encouragement to botch tanking again by dropping above Memphis and Milwaukee. What they are really scared of his Flagg AND a top 4 pick AND an additional 1st round pick. They want Flagg to remain alone.