The Mavericks and Thunder have had some intense and physical battles over the last few years, and it's budding into a true rivalry. Dallas

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.

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg is ranked as one of the top 100 players in the initial batch of overall ratings in NBA 2K26 unveiled on Saturday.