Jun 26, 2025 09:08 AM IST
Cooper Flagg joins Dallas Mavericks, lower than 5 months after they shockingly traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a transfer which angered followers.
Within the NBA draft on Wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks picked Cooper Flagg as their No. 1 general decide. The transfer comes after the Mavericks agreed on a brand new contract with Kyrie Irving, the nine-time All-Star guard, who was picked as the highest pick of Duke 14 years in the past. Irving is at present recovering from a torn ACL damage, and can most likely return two or three months into subsequent season.
After his choice, Flagg mentioned, “I am feeling wonderful. It is a dream come true, to be sincere. I would not need to share it with anyone else.”
“I am actually excited. I feel I hold saying I am excited to be a sponge, to get down there and simply study, be surrounded by Corridor of Fame-caliber guys and simply to have the ability to study from them. It will be an unbelievable expertise. I really feel so blessed to be within the place I’m,” he added.
Flagg joins Dallas, lower than 5 months after Mavericks shockingly traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, a transfer which angered followers.
Flagg is expectde to begin in a loaded freecourt rotation, that additionally consists of 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis, facilities Dereck Vigorous II and Daniel Gafford, and forwards PJ Washington, Naji Marshall and Caleb Martin.
Talking on coach Jason Kidd, Flagg mentioned, “Coach is happy, identical to I’m. I feel he has a reasonably good imaginative and prescient for me and the way I can develop and be a participant and influence either side of the ball at a excessive stage. And I feel I could be actually efficient.”
“My mindset has all the time been to be a winner, so I’m going to attempt to win as laborious as I can in every single place I am going. I’m wanting ahead to being profitable and successful plenty of video games, for positive,” he added.
