Next Tuesday will be Flagg day in Dallas. Cooper Flagg will meet with the Mavericks brass on June 17, eight days before Dallas is expected to make the Duke freshman forward to the No. 1 pick in the draft, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Jonathan Givony.
Marc Stein reported on Saturday that Flagg would visit Dallas prior to the draft and now there’s a firm date for his arrival.
The Mavericks held the winning combination in the lottery despite having just a 1.8 percent chance of getting the top pick. Flagg has been the projected No. 1 choice even before he donned a Blue Devils uniform and only enhanced his status with a stellar one-and-done season. Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while shooting 48.1 percent overall and 38.5 percent on three-point attempts.
The Mavericks have no plans to work out any other prospects for the top pick. They have not wavered on their desire to select Flagg, who will be the new face of their franchise, nor have they shown any interest in trading the top pick. Flagg is not planning to conduct any additional visits.
Flagg will slot into a jumbo frontcourt that includes Anthony Davis at the four and either Dereck Lively or Daniel Gafford in the middle.
Makes sense. I mean they are drafting u so get a look at the city, the arena, the FO, and the fans
Adam Silver doing all he can to get Mavs up after that bad trade.
Well he wanted luka in L.A…..pure luck the lot of it, doesn’t smell at all, lol.
The draft will be payback time for Mavericks; thanks for trade Luka. Just in the NBA
He’ll be back in Boston soon enough
Shouldnt flagg have the meeting in LA? Since lakers will trade a 2035 2nd rd pick & some bacon wrapped hotdogs for him a month from now?
Skip the picks and bacon, the wiener should be enough.