He added four rebounds, one assist, and one block but also committed a couple of turnovers.Next season, Cooper Flagg is set to team with two fellow NBA Blue Devils in third-year Dallas Mavericks big man Dereck Lively II and veteran point guard Kyrie Irving.

The No. 1 pick at the 2025 NBA Draft may need some time to adapt with the Dallas Mavericks but the former owner still has big hopes.

"It took a couple months to really understand, process, feel it, live it — and feel the pain," the coach said of Duke's Final Four loss.

The Dallas Mavericks played their second Summer League game in Las Vegas on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. It was Dylan Harper's Summer League debut after missing time with a groin injury, making it a matchup of the top two picks from the 2025 NBA Draft.

When the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks during NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, fans all wanted to see the same thing.

While Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has the usual pressure of being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, the former Duke star is in a situation that sets up his rookie season to be tougher than even LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA campaigns.

Cooper Flagg debuted for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League against Bronny James and the Lakers. Kyrie Irving praised Flagg, attributing any struggles to pressure. However, Flagg himself was critical of his performance,