The reverberations of Cooper Flagg’s committing to Duke continue. On the positive side, former Blue Devil Jayson Tatum is pleased. The #3 pick in the 2017 pick had this to say about Flagg on his way to Dukedom: “It was great. Excited. He’s a hell of a player. He’s going to be in the league here soon. Happy for him and his family. Obviously, (I’m) happy for Duke, but it’s like, where else would you go? That’s where all the best players go.”
Then there’s this guy over at Slate, Luke Winkie, who apparently wanted to be the first to point out that Flagg is white and going to Duke: “Sure enough, while Flagg entertained an avalanche of recruitment offers from big-deal programs.