Hope Mavs fans got enough of a look at Cooper Flagg to hold them over for the summer.
After a pair of summer league games for the No. 1 overall pick, the Dallas Mavericks are expected to shut down their star rookie for the remainder of the summer schedule, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Dallas Morning News.
The #Mavs are shutting down Cooper Flagg for the remainder of Summer League, a person’s familiar with the decision confirms.
Flagg averaged 20.5 points, 5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block in his two games against the #Lakers and #Spurs.@TheSteinLine was first.
— Mike Curtis (@MikeACurtis2) July 13, 2025
It’s not a totally unexpected decision. In recent years the No. 1 pick has rarely played beyond the second summer league game as a precaution to avoid injuries. Zaccharie Risacher, the 2024 No. 1 pick of the Hawks, and Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs’ top pick in 2023, each played in just two games in their summer league debuts.
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Flagg averaged 20.5 points, 5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1 block in his two games against the Lakers and the Spurs. His time on the floor featured some high-flying dunks (and some high-flying dunk attempts) and flashes of his ball-handling skills and versatility, the Mavericks saying before the summer season started that they were hoping to challenge the No. 1 pick and make him “uncomfortable.”
He looked it in the first game against the Lakers, shooting just 5-of-21 from the field and totaling 10 points. But he bounced back Saturday against the Spurs, scoring a game-high 31 points on 10-of-21 shooting.
That’ll be where Flagg’s first spin through the summer league ends, and Mavericks fans likely won’t see Flagg in game action again until the preseason.
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