Cooper Flagg Makes Professional Debut at NBA Summer League
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The Mavericks' roster for 2025 opening night appears to be set. But are they confident in their PG situation amid Kyrie Irving's injury?
This week’s Dallas Mavericks fan polling had two easy questions about the progression of the offseason. Since we’re all but wrapped up with the moves that matter, it seemed a good time to take the temperature of the team’s performance. The first question asked if the Dallas Maverick did enough in free agency.
Mark Cuban may have teased another reason at the NBA Summer League on Thursday. According to Noah Weber of the Smoking Cuban, Cuban talked about Dereck Lively II shooting 2-3 three-pointers per game next season, which would allow them to play with five-out offense.
The Dallas Mavericks finally featured the much-awaited debut of Cooper Flagg. The Mavericks played against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday and came away with an 87-85 win.
On Wednesday the NBA announced the group drawings for the 2025 in-season tournament known as the NBA Cup. The NBA teams are split into six groups of five teams, the Mavericks landing in the West B group along with the LA Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans and, of course, Luka Doncic and the LA Lakers.
NBA fans are skeptical of the fact that the Lakers and Mavericks coincidentally ended up in the same tournament group.
Dallas Mavericks forward Melvin Ajinça was sidelined for Thursday’s Summer League matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a groin injury, the team confirmed to DallasHoopsJournal.com.
NBA insider Marc Stein has revealed that the Mavericks have found his replacement, hiring Geoff Puls, who is the former head strength and conditioning coach of the Chicago Bulls. He did leave the Bulls about a year ago to be a self-employed performance consultant in Wisconsin, but he has plenty of high-level experience and comes highly regarded.