Mavericks' Jason Kidd gets real on Cooper Flagg-LeBron James comparisons
The Dallas Mavericks coach has a lot to say on Cooper Flagg getting compared to Michael Jordan, LeBron James.
Mavericks' Jason Kidd gets real on Cooper Flagg-LeBron James comparisons originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Two Duke Blue Devils alums are fighting it out for the NBA Rookie of the Year trophy: Dallas Mavericks' Cooper Flagg and Charlotte Hornets ' Kon Knueppel.
It will all come down to the last game of the season and the voters. Obviously, Coach Jason Kidd wants the rookie sensation out of his team to win but he took it a step further. He validated the comparisons about Flagg, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan.
Flagg raising the bar with the Mavericks Look, the Mavericks are not new to generational talents in their team. They saw greats like Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic pop off to lead them in deep playoff runs. But, there is just something that Coach Kidd sees in Flagg that sets him apart from those other franchise legends.
It's that he's closer to James and Jordan's potential despite only being a rookie, via Eddie Sefko of NBA. com. "When you talk about what Cooper has done and the names you just mentioned, LeBron, MJ, those guys.