Duke’s Flagg signs on as New Balance endorser

• Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNAug 26, 2024, 09:41 AM ET

Duke forward Cooper Flagg– the No. 1 prospect in ESPN’s 2025 NBA draft class– has actually signed a substantial shoe recommendation handle New Balance.Flagg joins a Brand-new Balance brand name tied carefully to his home state, including a Skowhegan, Maine, making factory that is 25 miles from his youth home in Newport.

“The connection with New Balance as a family business and a company with Maine roots means a lot to me,” Flagg informed ESPN. “That makes this really various and unique. My mommy utilized to go to the camping tent sale for back-to-school shopping there when we were kids. That truly aligns the brand name with my roots. It’s a perfect fit.”

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Flagg, 17, reclassified to get in college a year early and looms as an exceptionally prepared for NBA prospect. At 6-foot-9, Flagg is an amazing two-way player with explosive athleticism, well-rounded abilities and a propensity to dip into an elevated rate of intensity. He was the only college player and teen invited to Group USA’s pre-Olympic training school in Las Vegas and made a strong impression as part of the choose group scrimmaging versus the United States’ gold-medal-winning roster.The modifications

in name, image and similarity rules in current years make these sort of recommendation offers more typical for elite prospects like Flagg. New Balance’s history with top young prospects across sports includes Coco Gauff, Tyrese Maxey and Quincy Wilson.

“As a more youthful kid, I can reflect to dreaming about things like this,” Flagg told ESPN. “It’s an unbelievable chance, and I’m truly blessed and grateful to be put in this position.”

Flagg was the Gatorade National Player of the Year at Montverde Academy in Florida with a senior season that included 16.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.8 helps, 3.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game.