The swirling Cooper Flagg-Luka Doncic comparisons are not especially surprising, but that does not mean they are right.

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Projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg is highly touted entering the 2025 NBA draft, and the All-American recently earned a comparison to LeBron James.

LAS VEGAS — He missed 16 of 21 shots, including all five attempts from deep, and airballed his first and final shots. And those who saw his NBA 2K26 Summer League debut still came away with a consensus gut feeling: Cooper Flagg is right on pace to be a problem.

Cooper Flagg’s NBA Comparison. Cooper Flagg is going to be Cooper Flagg. He’s not the second coming of anyone. That said, player comparisons get made around the draft. Flagg is such a complete player that coming up with a good NBA comparison proves challenging — guys don’t enter the league this well-rounded.

Ahead of the 2025 NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg spoke out and revealed his comparison. ... If he can become the kind of player that his comparison is, the Mavericks are going to be a very happy franchise.

If LeBron James and Kevin Garnett had a baby, you’d get Cooper Flagg. When you think about LeBron James, you think of a complete basketball player. He led the team in everything.