{"id":356778,"date":"2025-10-21T19:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/356778\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:31:17","slug":"cooper-flagg-dishes-truth-on-how-mavericks-can-shatter-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/356778\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg dishes truth on how Mavericks can shatter expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Cooper Flagg dishes truth on how Mavericks can shatter expectations<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DALLAS \u2014 Cooper Flagg<\/a> is set to make his NBA debut on Wednesday night as the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> will host the San Antonio Spurs. Flagg, 18, is ready for the moment. It\u2019s a long season, of course, but the 2025 No. 1 overall pick<\/a> believes in Dallas\u2019 potential as a team. So, what excites Flagg the most about this 2025-26 Mavericks squad?<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think our depth,\u201d Flagg told reporters<\/a> after practice Tuesday. \u201cYou know, just having a deep team\u2026 We have a lot of guys that won\u2019t start, but could start on a lot of other teams in this league. Think just having that depth\u2026 is going to help us in the long run of just having a really good deep team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Players such as Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington may end up not starting<\/a> during the 2025-26 season, yet they would likely start on many other rosters as Cooper Flagg mentioned. Dallas\u2019 depth will prove to be impactful.<\/p>\n

Flagg also said<\/a> that one specific part of the game the Mavericks have worked on in training camp and the preseason is off-ball cutting. In previous years, the offense ran through Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. To begin this season, however, there won\u2019t be a true point guard at times on the floor with Doncic now in LA and Irving currently recovering from injury. This will lead to a number of creative lineups and a constant moving offense \u2014 and off-ball cutting will be crucial as a result.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something we\u2019ve talked about a lot as a team is just the off-ball cutting and we need to get a lot better at,\u201d Flagg said. \u201cJust continuing to work at that cutting aspect and playing off certain guys when they get it going. We have a lot of guys that can get hot on certain nights. So, just kind of feeling that out and working on that cutting and knowing when to cut and different spacings will be huge for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cooper Flagg-Anthony Davis duo<\/p>\n

The Cooper Flagg-Anthony Davis duo will benefit from off-ball cutting with AD in the high post. Davis may even take a step forward as a play-maker with teammates consistently cutting while also having options like Dereck Lively II for a lob or Klay Thompson outside the three-point line for an open look.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think AD has the ability to have a great year offensively with the weapons that are around him,\u201d Jason Kidd<\/a> said of<\/a> Davis\u2019 possible step forward as a play-maker.<\/p>\n

There is plenty of reason to believe in this team. Cooper Flagg and the Mavs will begin their 2025-26 regular season at 9:30 PM EST on Wednesday night against the Spurs.<\/p>\n

Related: How Mavericks players warned Cooper Flagg about Victor Wembanyama<\/a><\/p>\n

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