This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Cooper Flagg doesn't need to save Mavericks yet. The Dallas Mavericks are expected to feature Cooper Flagg as a big part of their team from the minute the ball tips in the 2025-26 season.

The Mavericks solidifying Flagg as an NBA talent will be an interesting balance between training the Blue Devil and also remaining a threat to their opposition, but as Flagg showed in his lone year in Durham, if there is anyone capable of making the adjustment, it's him.

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg is ranked as one of the top 100 players in the initial batch of overall ratings in NBA 2K26 unveiled on Saturday.