The Dallas Mavericks ended the Luka Doncic era by trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers on February 1, and less than five months later, the Cooper Flagg era began. Dallas won the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, granting them the No. 1 pick and the right to draft Flagg, and they have already given him, Anthony Davis, and Kyrie Irving the perfect tool to have an outstanding 2025-26 season and jumpstart this new era.
Depth.
The Mavericks have built one of the deepest rosters in the entire NBA, and this hasn't been talked about nearly enough this summer.