The Dallas Mavericks are shutting down Cooper Flagg for the rest of the NBA summer season league, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, ending the rookie star’s Las Vegas stint after simply two video games.
The Mavs opted to close down Flagg after the No. 1 draft choose scored 31 factors in Saturday’s sport in opposition to No. 2 choose Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs.
Flagg shot 10-for-21 from the ground in a bounce-back efficiency from his summer season league debut in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, when he struggled for simply 10 factors on 5-of-21 capturing.
“I believe it is a new atmosphere, new setting,” Flagg stated after Saturday’s 76-69 loss to San Antonio. “They wish to see me be aggressive and try this sort of stuff.
“I believe I did that so much higher in the present day, simply attending to the road, getting fouled, and that helped me to get snug and get settled in early. Nonetheless missed a bunch of free throws. I do know my mother most likely wasn’t very proud of that.”
Mavericks summer season league coach Josh Broghamer stated Flagg “simply continues to make the proper performs” and praised the 6-foot-9 rookie for his work “off the ball” throughout Saturday’s sport.
The Mavs’ choice to close down Flagg was first reported Sunday by veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein.