{"id":709183,"date":"2026-04-06T17:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/709183\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:40:23","slug":"cooper-flagg-awaits-mavericks-plan-after-historic-lakers-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/709183\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg Awaits Mavericks Plan After Historic Lakers Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

The buzz around Cooper Flagg<\/a> keeps getting louder, and it\u2019s no longer just about potential. The rookie recently proved why he is the talk of the league during the Mavericks\u2019 game against the Lakers. But at 19 years old, is Flagg\u2019s body still growing beyond 6-foot-9?<\/p>\n

While they may be out of NBA<\/a> playoff contention, the Mavericks secured an impressive 134\u2013128 victory over the Lakers. Moreover, Flagg\u2019s 45-point performance helped him surpass LeBron James<\/a>\u2019 record for the most 40+ point games by a teenager in the NBA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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During the postgame press conference, Flagg was asked what position he might play in Dallas as his body continues to develop. \u201cThat\u2019s something I\u2019ve got to talk more about with our strength and medical staff and my people,\u201d the Mavericks forward responded.<\/p>\n

Flagg also shared that he is awaiting a clear plan from the team for the upcoming offseason. He said, \u201cJust trying to figure out where I want to get to and what the summer looks like. We\u2019re going to have a plan in place\u2014but I\u2019m excited to get my first offseason and work on my body a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Having turned 19 in December of last year, the former Duke<\/a> star currently stands at 6-foot-9 and weighs 220 pounds. With plenty of time still ahead for physical development, Flagg\u2019s growth could be a major advantage for both the Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd as they look to maximize his potential.<\/p>\n

As he continues to break LeBron\u2019s records, his first NBA offseason could spell trouble for the rest of the league, especially as Dallas looks to bounce back stronger after a disappointing season.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 6, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The buzz around Cooper Flagg keeps getting louder, and it\u2019s no longer just about potential. The rookie recently…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":709184,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[40],"tags":[2494,1596,8604,8600,1260,62,11019,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-709183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-dallas","tag-lakers","tag-lebron","tag-nba","tag-sports","tag-the-mavericks","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116358992780784349","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}