Cooper Flagg is all but certain to hear his name called with the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft to the Dallas Mavericks this time next week. And the story of how he became the elite prospect he is cannot be told without Brian Scalabrine.
Scalabrine, a former NBA player turned Boston Celtics broadcaster, also serves as a trainer to teenage basketball players in the Boston area. He was introduced to Flagg when the future Duke star was in eighth grade and helped usher along his development.
