And with Kyrie Irving still rehabbing his torn ACL, the Mavericks could use Washington's outside shooting alongside Flagg and Klay Thompson to create some kind of Big 3 of outside shooters, and by the time Kyrie returns to the team, the points per game will have skyrocketed for Dallas.

The Newport, Maine, native grew up a Boston Celtics fan. With the NBA releasing its schedule for the 2025-26 campaign, it was revealed that Flagg and the Mavericks will face the Celtics twice in the final two-plus months of the regular season.

Cooper Flagg is set to play on a special day for the NBA, something no No.1 overall pick has done as a rookie since LeBron James in 2003.