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The shot chart told one story Thursday night at Thomas & Mack Center: five makes on 21 attempts, zero three-pointers on five tries. By any statistical measure,
The former Mavericks player and current coach suggested Cooper Flagg, the top pick in the draft, will be tested at the point guard position as early as his NBA Summer League debut.
From a statistical perspective, only Risacher, Fultz and Simmons averaged fewer than 16 points, and Risacher, Cunningham, Edwards and Fultz averaged fewer than six rebounds, the marks that Flagg is expected to hit.
Former Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban has great faith in Mavs rookie Cooper Flagg's future, so much so that he offered a comparison to late Los Angeles Lakers legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant regarding his potential development path while taking in Dallas' 87-85 summer league win over L.