Blake Griffin Thinks This Player Will Be the Most Complete Rookie in Years

Former number one overall pick Blake Griffin thinks that Cooper Flagg is the most complete rookie to enter the NBA in years. 

There was a time when Griffin himself was a pretty major prospect. The power forward was a highly decorated player at Oklahoma, and the Clippers selected him first overall in 2010. 

Griffin missed his rookie season due to a knee injury, but he was a star in his first healthy year, winning the Rookie of the Year Award and making the NBA All-Star team. 

Many will expect Flagg to be on a similar trajectory when he enters the league. Griffin is among them. He said on the Post Moves podcast: 

"I think he's the most complete player we've seen come into the NBA in recent memory. Not saying he doesn't have room to grow; he still has a ton of room to grow, but I mean, he passes, he shoots, he defends, he rebounds, he seems like a great teammate and seems like a great kid. What's the red flag? Which is very exciting for basketball to have these young guys. Wemby is very complete as well, but Cooper is able to play so many different positions, guard so many different positions… I'm just excited for him to start this journey."

As Griffin points out, part of what makes Flagg such a terrific prospect is that he is just as good on defense as he is on the offensive side of the ball. Flagg was not only named First-Team All-ACC last year but was also named to the ACC All-Defensive Team.