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The hype around Flagg is about projection based on current age and skill.  He is so young. 

I try to temper my current expectations by thinking back to early Dirk.  He is SO FAR ahead of that curve right now...

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Dirk Nowitzki was 20 years old during his rookie season in 1998-99. His rookie year stats were 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game in 47 games.

He's miles ahead of where Dirk was. People forget that Luka wasn't allowed to start at PG for the first 20-30 games (Carlisle was initially trying to make him a forward). 

Meanwhile, Flagg is trying to learn how to do things he's never asked do, with all the expectations of a first round pick, and he's already taking last second shots in clutch situations, coming up with crazy steals, executing chase down help side blocks, going coast to coast with the ball for a score after a defensive rebound, etc, etc, etc. 

He's amazing, honestly. He's just not a PG (at least not at this time - at this point I think he could probably do that even, eventually). 

People have been clamoring all summer for them to "start the Flagg era," and in a way, that's kind of what they've done.