Cooper Flagg will take the court with the Dallas Mavericks for the first time.
Cooper Flagg Gets Brutally Honest On 'Tough' Situation In Dallas originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Cooper Flagg hadn't set a foot to play for Duke, and he was already penciled in as the consensus first-overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
His lone season at Durham didn't disappoint, so the Dallas Mavericks didn't have much of a decision to make when they were on the clock.
Now, the Maine native is getting ready to make his Summer League debut, and while he's been preparing for this moment his whole life, he knows it's not going to be easy.
When asked about that, Flagg talked about the difficult challenge ahead of him, although he likes the group that will join him on the court:
“It’s tough," Flagg admitted. I think we’ve got a good group of guys that really just want to play the right way and showcase a good brand of basketball, so it should make it a little easier.”
“It’s tough… We got a good group of guys… So it should make it a little easier.”
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 8, 2025
Cooper Flagg on adjusting to his new situation with the Mavs 👀
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Of course, things should be even easier once he takes the floor with his actual teammates, as most of the Mavs' players on the Summer League roster won't be there when it actually counts.
Having him next to Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, D'Angelo Russell, P.J. Washington, and Dereck Lively II will be a mouth-watering idea for the Mavs and their fans.
Flagg dominated in college, averaging 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists to lead the Blue Devils to a 35-3 record and a trip to the Final Four.
Even so, none of that will matter in the pros, and Tuesday night might mark the beginning of a new era of NBA basketball.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
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