Flagg has gone from sitting on a bucket for hours at a time harvesting peas to finding a place in the NBA as the No. 1 draft pick.

Cooper Flagg's first NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas did not go perfectly as planned. He shot 5-for-21, scoring only 10 points, but made an impact in a vari

Cooper Flagg's summer league debut wasn't perfect. But there were flashes of greatness, and at this stage the Mavericks would be wise to let him fail.

Flagg, drafted No. 1 by the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, had a few suitors wanting him to represent their shoe and apparel product.

The Dallas Mavericks rookie flipped the narrative on Saturday during his second Summer League performance vs. the San Antonio Spurs. He posted 31 points in just 31 minutes played, along with four rebounds. He shot three three-pointers, too. Talk about making a statement early in his NBA career, even if it's before his official rookie season.

Rookie Cooper Flagg may not have been happy with his professional debut Thursday night in the NBA Summer League, but he still drew rave reviews all around after the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers,

Nembhard, who led all scorers with 21 points, understood exactly what happened. The former Gonzaga standout recognized that Flagg had drawn multiple defenders like a magnet, creating an easy look for a teammate. It's the kind of gravity only special players possess—the ability to warp an entire defense simply through reputation and presence.

The Mavericks are riding high with Cooper Flagg's game in the Summer League. But, there's another story that might take the eyes off of the promising rookie. The Miami sunlit backd

The Dallas Mavericks have wasted no time making their intentions clear for Cooper Flagg, the top selection in the 2025 NBA Draft.

“Y ou kind of have to think of the Kobe [Bryant] arc, ” former Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban told a small group of reporters. “It took him some time to get it right. I don’t want to curse him by comparing him to Kobe because they’re not the same. But Kobe didn’t come in right away as a polished player. It took him two years to get it.”

League matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks featuring Bronny James Jr. and this year's first overall pick, Cooper Flagg, more than lived up to the hype on the first day of the tournament in Las Vegas.