Presubtable Top NBA Pick Cooper Flagg was invited to avoid the “purgatory” of a franchise by former star Quentin Richardson.
The Duke striker should be the n ° 1 choice in June in the middle of a dominant first year season for the Blue Devils.
But if the Wizards – the holders of a first record in the Ligue 13-49 – win the NBA recovery lottery and the right to select Flagg, Richardson thinks that the native of Maine should stay in school.
“ If I am Cooper Flagg, I’m not sure I want to go to Washington Wizards ”, said Richardson on ESPN on Saturday College gameday. “It awaits him, and it’s Purgatory.
Richardson added that the zero market in university sports would guarantee that Flagg is still paid – its current Nile value is put at $ 4.8 million per ON3.com – and suggested that the return to Duke for a second year could be the right decision instead of going to DC.
“With the landscape, what is now and the money he can earn, knowing that I’m trying to go to Washington?” Obviously, I should consult my family and my team and check all these things, but I am not sure that it would be the worst thing for him, “said Richardson, who played 13 years in the NBA.
Cooper Flagg dominated for Duke this year and should be the overall choice n ° 1
Marcus Smart and Wizards have a 12-50 12-50 record with 20 games
Quentin Richardson (left) urged Flagg to avoid sorcerers if they win the lottery
Although it was largely expected that Flagg was a unique player, Richardson’s comments came after Flagg himself had the possibility of returning.
“S ***, I want to come back next year,” he told The Athletic for an article published last month.
Although the Wizards will have a good chance of winning the overall choice n ° 1 and Flagg, they are not the favorite in runaway for the Duke star.
The NBA lottery rules offer the three worst teams each a 14% chance of winning the choice n ° 1, while the fourth team has a chance of 12.5%, and the fifth and sixth teams with just less than 10% of chances respectively.
Currently, Washington, Utah and Charlotte should have the best chances of lottery.
Wizards will miss the playoffs for the sixth time in seven years, and have won an eliminatory series for the last time eight years ago, after the 2016-17 season.
In addition, Wizards have the fourth lower frequentation of the League this season, the hornets last dead.
Flagg once again flocked to a national audience on Saturday evening, totaling 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the No. 2 Duke in a victory on UNC.