The Dallas Mavericks simply landed the following potential famous person.
As anticipated, they used the No. 1 decide to land Duke phenom Cooper Flagg.
Flagg will land on a gifted and well-coached workforce, which isn’t quite common for No. 1 alternatives.
That’s why, when requested about his expectations and objectives for his rookie marketing campaign, the younger ahead claimed that he simply needed to make an influence (by way of ESPN).
“Simply being an influence participant” 💪 @notthefakeSVP talked with Cooper Flagg on expectations for his rookie season within the NBA 🏀 pic.twitter.com/p9BjNWfYGI
— ESPN (@espn) June 26, 2025
As a rule, the No. 1 decide is seen as a franchise’s savior.
He’s thrown into the fireplace proper out of the gate and requested to do every thing for his workforce.
That gained’t be the case with Flagg.
Whereas he has the expertise and expertise to be that type of participant, he’ll share the court docket with confirmed veterans and future Corridor of Famers like Anthony Davis and Klay Thompson, all whereas being coached by one of many smartest gamers of all time in Jason Kidd.
The Mavericks obtained one of the vital well-rounded and extremely anticipated prospects in current NBA historical past, and it’s been a very long time coming.
And whereas some nonetheless aren’t bought on Flagg and consider him extra as an Andrei Kirilenko-type of participant, him being that type of man early on in his profession gained’t essentially be a nasty factor, because the workforce’s offense ought to run by way of Anthony Davis.
