"I personally think that he wants to be great," the Los Angeles Lakers star said of the potentially second youngest NBA pick after James

The 18-year-old racked up just about every honor possible in his lone season at Duke as the Naismith Award winner, Wooden Award winner, the AP Player of the Year and a consensus All American. He should make him fit particularly well in Dallas, where the goal is to compete for a championship immediately.

LeBron James was the generational prospect entering the NBA Draft straight out of high school. Twenty-two years later, it is Cooper Flagg‘s turn to hear his name called first. Flagg, while not to the level of James as a prospect,