On Wednesday evening, Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks wrapped up the preseason when they played the Los Angeles Lakers in Las Vegas.
The Mavs won by a score of 121-94.
Flagg finished the game with 13 points, two rebounds and three assists while shooting 5/11 from the field and 0/2 from the three-point range in 28 minutes of playing time.
Many people reacted to Cooper Flagg’s performance:
@CAL3BW1LL1AMS: “Cooper Flagg is going to be widely viewed as the best player on the mavericks by the end of the year”
@pointmadebball: “People sleeping on Cooper Flagg’s in-game athleticism bout to be real surprised 👀”
@NationMffl: “Anthony Davis tonight: 18 PTS | 9 REB | 7-15 FG Cooper Flagg tonight: 13 PTS | 3 AST | 5-11 FG PJ Washington tonight: 13 PTS | 6 AST | 5 REB Dereck Lively II tonight: 12 PTS | 11 REB | 5-7 FG MAVS GO 3-1 IN PRESEASON”
Sean Barnard: “I think there is a non-zero chance Cooper Flagg is the best player on the Mavericks from day one He looks even more impressive and comfortable than I expected and the bar was high”
@MavsLead: “Jeez dude Cooper Flagg is going to be such a monster It truly can’t be overstated how good he’s looked so far”
@AntwaneWillisJr: “Cooper Flagg has 13 points now and he’s making some good passes tonight.”
@FlaggHighlights: “Once Cooper Flagg takes off, the Mavs will be okay”
@CooperFMuse: “Cooper Flagg at halftime: 9 PTS 1 AST”
@logicalhoops: “Man idk about this Dallas team lol, one thing I do know though is that Cooper Flagg is ridiculously elite.”
@marzephyr12: “This may be a big call, but I believe Cooper Flagg is going to be Rookie of the year”
@TheDallasNation: “JASON KIDD WON’T GET ENOUGH CREDIT FOR WHAT HE DID BY MAKING COOPER FLAGG THE POINT GUARD 👀 GREAT DECISION TO PUT THE BALL IN COOPER FLAGG’S HANDS EARLY IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR”
@stevejones20: “Cooper Flagg bringing it up is one thing but Dallas clearing a side for him to go right to a post up has been fun.”
@517to214: “This super sized Cooper Flagg lineup isn’t serious and I don’t think Kidd will keep playing it”
Flagg will play his first career NBA regular season game on October 22 when the Mavs host the San Antonio Spurs.
The Mavs reached the 2024 NBA Finals (for the first time in 13 years).
However, they are coming off a season where they missed the playoffs.
