The hype for Cooper Flagg is as big as ever for Dallas Mavericks fans ahead of the 2025-26 season. In his first preseason game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he made his presence immediately known on the defensive side, blocking shots and making perfect passes to his teammates. On offense, he made a nice stretch of shots. It didn't even take long for ESPN to call him the best passer on the team.
On an episode of Brian Windhorst and the Hoops Collective with Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon, MacMahon complimented his early block on Isaiah Joe, and also thinks Flagg can be a stud without just being a scoring magnet.