Legendary college basketball coach Jim Boeheim had high praise, and a lofty comparison, for Duke star Cooper Flagg.
Boeheim, 80, was asked how good Flagg is when compared to some of the NBA’s greats.
“I think he is almost – to me, he’s [Larry] Bird-like, a little bit. Except he is quicker, faster, more athletic, doesn’t shoot it as well, but his shot’s coming,” Boeheim said during a recent appearance on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich.”
Jim Boeheim (Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports)
Boeheim led Syracuse to the Final Four five times and was the Big East regular champion 10 times while winning the Big East tournament five times.
If Boeheim is right, and Flagg turns out to have a career like Larry Bird’s, whichever team that drafts him will be thrilled.
Bird is in the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was a three-time MVP and three-time NBA Champion while making 12 All-Star games.
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Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.
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