Billy Donovan Drops Truth Bomb About Cooper Flagg ‘Level 3’ Shooter
Before it is Chicago Bulls taking on Dallas Mavericks on Saturday, Billy Donovan spoke to journalists. During that time he spoke loudly the explosive sensations of the rookie Mavericks Cooper Flagg, who leads the Western Conference All-Star voting.
In short, Donovan pegged Flagg as the type of player who is a complete offensive weapon — in other words, he was a “3-level” shooter.
“You’re watching film on him,” he said. “I think for him, he shoots threes, he puts it on the floor, he can play the pick-and-roll. He can play close to the basket, he’s good in transition and he’s good on the glass. So I’m losing weightk as much as anything, he’s a guy who can score at all three levels. So you definitely have to pay attention to him when he’s on off-ball screens, when he’s in the pick-and-roll or when he’s driving the ball to the basket with his size and athleticism.”
“As time goes on, you watch enough film and see him, you can, I don’t want to say discover a player, but you get a better feel for him. So those are the things that stand out.”
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The Bulls enter Saturday at 17-20, while the Mavericks are 14-24. Meanwhile. Flagg is averaging 19.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. The Bulls missed a chance to take Flagg out of Duke in last summer’s NBA draft.
After all, they do lost the coin toss tiebreaker Mavericks, who he ended up taking Flagg as #1.
2026-01-11 00:49:00
