While Flagg looked good with the ball in his hands, he looked better playing off it, and that will be more of his role in Dallas where D’Angelo Russell in the short term and Kyrie Irving long term (once healthy), not to mention Anthony Davis, will facilitate the offense most of the time.

Here's the latest update on Cooper Flagg's status when the Dallas Mavericks face the Philadelphia 76ers in NBA Summer League action on Wednesday:

Even without Flagg and Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard, multiple Mavs showed sparks in Wednesday afternoon’s 90-82 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe participated in an NBA Reddit AMA during the annual Rookie Photo Shoot at the NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas. Check out their responses below: Question: What players do you model your game after, and what players do you think you are similar to in terms of play styles on both ends?

Because of the success of Cooper Flagg, it's been a popular approach in the past few months to put together an all-time Duke Blue Devils men's basketball roster. ESPN's Myron Medcalf took the latest shot at it, and it's certainly quite the dream team.

Philadelphia 76ers rookie guard VJ Edgecombe edged out Dallas Mavericks rookie forward Cooper Flagg at halftime in NBA Summer League.

Olden Polynice fears Cooper Flagg might not live up to the hype: "They've been looking for the next Larry Bird for I don't know how many years" originally appeared on Basketball Network. Cooper Flagg will enter his rookie NBA season with sky-high expectations after the Dallas Mavericks drafted him first overall.

As the Dallas Mavericks prepare to enter a new era with Cooper Flagg, there is one thing the fanbase is going to need to be cognizant of.