This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Cooper Flagg's Summer League run should teach Mavericks a lot. Cooper Flagg is hanging up his sneakers after the first two games with the Dallas Mavericks in the Las Vegas Summer League.

This was all part of the plan according to Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, who said earlier this summer the franchise wanted to make Flagg "uncomfortable" early on. Kyrie Irving will be on the shelf much of the regular season following a knee injury.

With Flagg shut down for the summer, Ryan Nembhard and other Mavericks players got extended on-court looks Monday.

Cooper Flagg only played in two NBA 2K Summer League games before the Dallas Mavericks pulled their top draft pick from the Las Vegas event. They had seen enough after the Mavericks forward scored 31 points Sunday during a 76-69 loss against the San Antonio Spurs, shooting 10-of-21 from the field with four rebounds and an assist.

Cooper Flagg’s first and likely only NBA Summer League is over. The Dallas Mavericks have shut down the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft after two summer league games, according to a person who spoke S

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg ’s NBA Summer League run is expected to be over in Las Vegas. The Mavericks will shut down the rookie for the rest of the exhibition tournament after just two games, according to ESPN 's Tim MacMahon.

Duke Just Picked Its Best NBA Summer League Player — And It’s Not Cooper Flagg originally appeared on Athlon Sports. While many eyes are on Dallas Mavericks rookie forward Cooper Flagg amid the 2025 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, he's not the only former Duke Blue Devils star attracting attention.

The highlight of the latest iteration of the annual Las Vegas Summer League occurred Thursday night when Cooper Flagg and Bronny James traded buckets at Thomas & Mack Center. The highly anticipated matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers drew a star-studded crowd.