One of those players was former NBA-All Defense honoree and champion with the Boston Celtics, Tony Allen, who compared Flagg to Brent Barry and Andrei Kirilenko but admitted he underestimated the Maine native.

The Mavericks have asked Flagg to do everything — including playing point guard — because of poor roster construction and injuries.

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Cooper Flagg's rise from youth phenom to No. 1 overall draft pick to Mavericks' biggest weapon has been guided by the same man.