Duke students who serenaded Cooper Flagg with chants of “one more year” on Monday should prepare to be disappointed. Even in the NIL era, the celebrated freshman would be sacrificing tens of millions of dollars if he returned to college for his sophomore year.

Cooper Flagg has been arguably the best college basketball player in the country at just 18. There is an excellent chance that he will be the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft this summer. That said, former NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins thinks Flagg should stay in college (if the Utah Jazz don't get the top pick).