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The ex-Duke standout turned Orlando Magic forward recently spoke with Rich Kleiman of Boardroom about the rising star from Blue Devils and why his NBA debut could be electrifying.

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I think Cooper is ridiculous.

I, I remember the first time I saw him in person.

The one thing that just stood out was like his motor and like all the things he's able to do out there on the court without the ball in his hands.

Like he running the floor, he's boxing out every time he's on the glass.

He's playing defense.

He's in the lanes.

You add to his offensive game now he's a complete player.

Shire is a great coach and I think Shire's done a really good job of playing to his strengths.

Shire is putting him in great actions.

He's putting the ball in his hands, letting them operate all over the floor, and then also they have a great team around him.

I saw some of Joker.

Around about how Oklahoma City could probably flip 10 of their picks.

Oh, that'd be that'd be ridiculous.

He could fit in.

Yeah, he could fit in anywhere.

The one thing about the NBA that I learned is that it's a lot more games.

It's a lot more travel.

It's a lot more on your body.

How many elite elite two way guys are there out there wherever he goes, he's gonna be a walking, you know, 16, 5 and 5 out the gate.

You build on that, you develop that, that turns into 2577, you know, if he just develops the right way.

So I think he'll be as good as he wants to be.

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