Cooper Flagg Announcement Leads NBA Fans To Major Speculation

Many people reacted to the news on social media (with future speculation).

@SportsTalkMD1: "Future Knick‼️"

@KnicksMemes: "2025 KNICKS MIGHT NOT WIN IT ALL BUT THE 2035 KNICKS SURE WILL"

@CatchnShoot_: "Wow future knicks player. Exciting"

Stefan Bondy: "Future Knick"

@Justinvazquez__: "knick him."

@literalcooler2: "leon already planning the future"

@seanston42: "Leon plays chess, that’s why I ain’t worried about no damn draft picks"

@biggestofballs: "i knew it, welcome to the New York Knicks!"

@E_Book88: "Lol Dallas count ya days"

@NYC_ClayMan: "The seed has been planted. We will come back to this in a couple of years."

@KingCantona14: "Welcome to the Knicks in 2035"

Flagg finished the 2024-25 season with averages of 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks per contest while shooting 48.1% from the field and 38.5% from the three-point range in 37 games.

Via Bleacher Report: "Cooper Flagg has been named AP Player of the Year

18.9 PPG | 7.5 RPG | 4.2 APG

Flagg joins Zion Williamson, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant as the ONLY freshmen to win the award"

The NBA Draft will take place on June 25.

Via Underdog NBA: "2025 NBA Draft Lottery Order:

1. Mavericks
2. Spurs
3. Sixers
4. Hornets
5. Jazz
6. Wizards
7. Pelicans
8. Nets
9. Raptors
10. Rockets
11. Blazers
12. Bulls
13. Hawks
14. Spurs"