It’s time for the Dallas Mavericks to surrender their pursuit of a play-in spot (assuming they haven’t done it already).
Trade Anthony Davis, enjoy the big Cooper Flagg nights (like Thursday, when he had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in a loss to the Utah Jazz) and chase better lottery odds.
There’s some value in playing high-leverage games early in your career, but the play-in would likely give Dallas just one or two of those. And that doesn’t come close to measuring up to the potential of a Flagg pairing with one of the top prospects in this upcoming draft.