The Dallas Mavericks made the not-so-surprising decision to shut down Cooper Flagg earlier this month following his second game of NBA Las Vegas Summer League. Two starts was more than enough for management to see that Flagg is ready to go as a rookie and projected impact player in the Mavericks' lineup.

At Duke, Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and earned ACC Player of the Year honors while leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four. He also won the Wooden and Naismith Player of the Year awards and was an All-American.

Maxwell Lewis’ near-perfect shooting effort and a suffocating defensive performance spearheaded the Dallas Mavericks’ comfortable 92-69 win over the Orlando Magic in an NBA 2K26 Summer League consolation game at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Friday.