Cooper Flagg bearing unexpected burden
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As Chris Paul is set to hit the open market, an NBA Insider suggests the Mavericks should pair him with Cooper Flagg.
Cooper Flagg could only watch as Tari Eason threw down a two-handed dunk that sealed a fourth straight loss for the Dallas Mavericks. Ten seconds before that moment, Flagg fell to the court and threw his arms up questioning an official’s decision to hold his whistle despite what appeared to be contact on a missed layup attempt by the Mavericks rookie.
Cooper Flagg is on a roll during his NBA rookie season in Dallas with the Mavs.
The Dallas Mavericks could not find a way to stop the bleeding Tuesday night.Dallas fell to the Boston Celtics 110-100 at American Airlines Center, extending their losing streak to five games. The Mavericks dropped to 19-31 on the season and remain firmly on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.
The Dallas Mavericks will have Cooper Flagg available when they face the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday at Frost Bank Center. He is not listed on the l.
Dallas is officially in the early stages of the Cooper Flagg Era, having dealt away Anthony Davis at the NBA’s trade deadline. The Mavericks are turning their full attention to building around Flagg, a strategy that Nowitzki said is the right one on Saturday’s broadcast.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, after accepting the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award for January — which he won in December and in October/November — Flagg led the Mavs against the San Antonio Spurs and former rookie of the year Victor Wembanyama.
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