The Dallas Mavericks think they have a future star after they were able to win the NBA Draft Lottery and select Cooper Flagg first overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. He had a great performance in his second Summer League game against Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs,

Cooper Flagg didn't shy away from self-criticism after a rocky NBA summer league debut, calling the performance "not up to my standard" following the Dallas Mavericks' 87-85 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg drew plenty of reactions after his performance against the San Antonio Spurs

There hasn't been an American player with so much hype in more than a decade, at least since Flagg's new teammate Anthony Davis.