It's crazy to think Cooper Flagg may be more underrated than many fans and analysts are giving him credit for.
While the Dallas Mavericks admittedly lucked into being able to select Cooper Flagg No. 1 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, it's completely objective to say the Mavericks have done a solid job at retooling their roster following Nico Harrison's Luka Doncic trade.
Dallas maybe could've worked a trade for a higher-level guard instead of signing D'Angelo Russell to the Taxpayer's MLE, but they would've certainly had to sacrifice part of their frontcourt if they pulled a deal like that, as Dallas projects to have one of the most intriguing rosters in the league next year, even if there may be some positional imbalance on their roster.