Cooper Flagg surely has a lot on his plate right now at Duke. He just won ACC Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. The NCAA tournament is coming soon. Before that, the ACC tournament starts this week. That's all in the short term.

Duke University’s men’s basketball success over the years—the national championships, the Final Four appearances, all the NBA players who’ve honed their craft down in Durham—has created a blue-chip brand.

There are several parallels between forward Cooper Flagg and Zion Williamson. Both were the No. 1 recruits in their class out of high school, touting top-of-the-line two-way skillsets. Both took their talents to the Duke Blue Devils,