OKC also has a lot of defenders they can throw at Flagg, especially until Kyrie Irving returns from his injury. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Mavericks' Cooper Flagg has bold call-out for OKC Thunder.

As expected, Cooper is going to be in Las Vegas for at least the first weekend. Flagg is joined by the two undrafted free agents that the Mavericks signed following the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft,