Cooper Flagg's success hinges on Jason Kidd taking a huge risk

2025 NBA Summer League - Charlotte Hornets v Dallas Mavericks | Ethan Miller/GettyImagesThe Dallas Mavericks would be thrilled if Cooper Flagg turned into Giannis Antetokounmpo. Of course, the two players have some major differences in their game, so you can't really compare their games one-for-one. But Jason Kidd does sound ready to employ a similar strategy for Flagg that he did for Giannis in the late 2010s, when The Greek Freak was becoming the dominant force he still is: put the ball in his hands and let him make plays.

Kidd wasn't beloved as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, a position he held from 2014 to 2018. But he did help jumpstart Antetokounmpo's rise to mega-stardom and that's…