2025 draft thread: THE MAVS SELECT COOPER FLAGG

[khaled1987]

Oh, I totally agree. I hope Harrison/Dumont understand that part of it, but I definitely see it. 

But also, now I want to maximize the SHORTER window WITH Kyrie/Davis, and I'm wondering what the best approach will be with this new player to do that. I mean...what if it DOESN'T require moving PJW, for example? What if this kid can literally step into Luka's shoes? That would make the team very scary, very quickly. I don't think he's AS GOOD in the pick and roll as Luka (obviously), but...

He isn't the passer Luka is, doesn't have the ability to carry the same usage as Luka either. From the very little I watched Flagg is the type that plays with the system on the offensive end, rather than enforcing himself on it. Both in a good and bad way. 

Tatum is the best comparison (and there is rarely a good comparison) and both actually landed into teams with good players.

Luka carried the offense heavily, and it was James Harden ugly at times, and Lebron James greatness at times , many times both. Flagg isn't like that, and in short term we will need another creator at the 2 and the bench to make it work.

With a better offensive coach, it is doable that we might be even better.

The good thing is, if it doesn't work you have a future now. We will see who trades for Giannis from Spurs, OKC & Rockets, and if we decide it isn't working with current team, you let the rest gave an auction for AD and get young assets and rebuild.

That wasn't on the table hours ago.