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

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 got hit with the injury bug against the Nuggets, as Daniel Gafford joined Cooper Flagg in locker room.

Coward has improved his standing in both 9-cat and High Score since December; however, the lack of stocks is disappointing as a rangy perimeter defender. Hold him in 12-team leagues — if Memphis moves veterans, Coward’s 28 minutes could easily jump to 32+.

Mavericks' Cooper Flagg makes basketball history faster than even LeBron James originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Cooper Flagg has done it again.

Flagg was nine years old when he watched the Warriors, led by the Splash Brothers in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, grab their first of four titles after dismantling LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 Finals.​ Like many, he became enamored with them, which makes his relationship with a now-veteran Thompson that much sweeter.

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The Dallas Mavericks didn’t overwhelm the Brooklyn Nets with star power alone, they beat them with teamwork and a rookie who looked far more comfortable than his draft status might suggest.