The American Professional League draft: Cooper Flage reveals the reason for telling him that he will never make it

Cooper Flage He is one of the most horizons in the history of the American Professional League, but he says the noise was not always there.

He said the phenomenon of Duke and selection No. 1 in the upcoming US Professional League draft Associated Press This, he grew up, was told that he would not achieve basketball goals.

Flage said that doubts were from where it was.

“He grew up in Maine, there are people who told me that I will never be able to reach the next level or basketball game in the first section because I am from Main and no one plays there,” Flage said. “I think this message only does not matter where you are, as long as you work hard and trust yourself and trust your ability, you can really get anything.”

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Very few basketball stars came from Maine. Miami Heet Hit Denkan Robinson was born in Maine, but he grew up in New Hampshire and went not designed in the 2018 draft.

The most prominent player who came out of Maine was the former Olympic gold medal Jeff Turner, who played with Vanderbelt in the early 1980s and played in the American Professional League from 1984-1996. But he was outside the American Professional League from 1986-1989 while playing in Italy.

Flagg is expected to become the most talented basketball player who comes out of the state in its history.

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Flagg Duke led this season in almost every statistical category, including points (709), apostasy (278), assistance (155), theft (52) and blocks per game (1.4). Its average reached 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 passes, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 theft, but was his best offer in January when he set a record in ACC student with 42 points against Notre Dame.

Flagg closed the year with the semi -finals of the NCAA championship and won the award for the best Naismith player for 2025, becoming the fourth student to win this honor.

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“It doesn’t matter where you are,” Flagg said on Wednesday in the plural draft. “If you have a goal, if you have a dream and put your mind on it … I mean, frankly, for me, it wasn’t it real until I was in high school, but I always liked the basketball game. I have always put the work. I always wanted to be the best I can be.”

the Dallas Maverx It is expected to formulate Flagg after winning the first selection in the lottery of the lottery in the US Professional League 2025.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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