Cooper Flagg Opens a Card Shop in His Hometown
The NBA rookie launched Flagg Trading Co. in Bangor, Maine, with cousin Tyler alongside him and fans showing up for the opening.
A current NBA player opening a brick-and-mortar card shop is genuinely unusual, and the timing matters. Flagg is the most-watched rookie in the hobby right now, and his cards are actively traded. A shop bearing his name in his home market creates a real-world anchor for that collector interest — local pull, national attention. It also signals that Flagg himself is engaged with the hobby as a culture, not just a licensing opportunity, which tends to sustain long-term collector enthusiasm around a player better than any marketing campaign.
- Cooper Flagg opened Flagg Trading Co., a trading card shop, in Bangor, Maine.
- His cousin Tyler is involved in running the venture.
- Fans attended the store's opening.
- Flagg is a current NBA player, making this a rare case of an active pro owning a card shop.
Cooper Flagg has opened a trading card shop called Flagg Trading Co. in Bangor, Maine. His cousin Tyler is part of the venture, and fans attended the opening. The shop puts Flagg on the other side of the hobby counter — as a shop owner rather than just the subject of the cards collectors are chasing.
Where is Flagg Trading Co. located?
Flagg Trading Co. is in Bangor, Maine, which is Cooper Flagg's home market.
Is Cooper Flagg involved in running the shop himself?
His cousin Tyler is confirmed to be involved in the venture alongside him.