From the pine trees to the paint: Cooper Flagg carries Dallas into its second act.
DALLAS — You could almost hear the groan stretch from Oak Cliff to Plano when Nico Harrison shipped Luka Dončić to Hollywood for a king’s ransom of draft capital and cap relief. “You don’t trade a once-in-a-generation maestro,” cried Mavericks lifers, their minds still swirling with step-back threes and Slovenian sass. Yet inside the glass walls of the practice facility, the front office had already fallen under a different spell: a teenager from Newport, Maine, who laces up with the calm of a seasoned vet and the curiosity of a freshman on campus.
Dallas arrived at the lottery lugging little more than hope. When the final logo emerged, Mark Cuban let out what witnesses swear was equal parts sigh and chuckle. The Mavericks had vaulted to the top of the board, and Cooper Flagg—fresh off a single, incandescent season at Duke—was suddenly Texas-bound. The last time the franchise enjoyed this kind of cosmic coin-flip, it wound up with Dirk Nowitzki. Fortune, like a good shooter, loves repeatable form.
First high-school outing at Nokomis Regional? He tore through the lane like a logging truck on Route One.
Summer sessions at Montverde featured dawn defensive slides with Scottie Barnes barking encouragement.
At Duke, head coach Jon Scheyer recalls Flagg sneaking back into Cameron Indoor, rehearsing corner threes under the flicker of an emergency exit sign. “He wanted to hear the rim, not the crowd,” Scheyer laughed.
That obsessive edge earned comparisons to a young Kevin Garnett, but scouts rave just as loudly about his timing—he once blocked Zion Williamson in a Team USA scrimmage by meeting the ball at its highest arc, landing as if he had merely reached for a book on a shelf.
League execs whispered Dallas hit the panic button too soon, yet the move that ferried Dončić to the Lakers created the runway for Flagg to lead immediately. Veteran Kyrie Irving, now the elder statesman, texted me: “Kid listens first, speaks second, plays like he’s on his third contract. That’s rare.”
During Summer League, Cooper Flagg called his own defensive switches—an unusual liberty for a rookie—while dropping one-handed dimes on the move. His favorite target? A cutting Dereck Lively II, the same teammate he convinced to run extra sprints at Duke when campus Wi-Fi sputtered and Netflix was a no-go.
There will be growing pains, sure. But inside the locker room hangs a pristine navy jersey—silver trim, a hint of North-Texas blue—waiting to be sweat-soaked and story-soaked. Dallas Mavericks poster boards are already swapping Luka’s grin for Flagg’s poker-faced determination, and local barbers have fielded requests for “the Newport fade.”
Secure day-one history for your wall: the limited-edition Cooper Flagg print captures the back of that fresh kit, a future chapter’s first page among your NBA posters and timeless basketball print collectibles. Hang it now—so when Dallas’ new cornerstone turns playoff nights into murals, you can say you framed the moment before the rest of the league saw the picture.
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➤ ABOUT THE PRINT
Each artwork is professionally printed on gallery quality matte paper which perfectly compliments the designs using only archival inks. The high print quality ensure that your wall print will last a long time while maintaining its original color.
Premium Matte Paper: 200 gsm, premium quality, matte finish
Shipped in a stiff cardboard tube (100% recyclable, 90% recycled)
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➤ HOW TO ORDER
Simply purchase the listing in your desired size.
Sizes:
A3 (297 X 420 mm / 11.7 X 16.5 in)
A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
A1 (594 x 841 mm / 23.4 x 33.1 in)
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➤ PLEASE NOTE: FRAME IS NOT INCLUDED
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➤ ADDITIONAL
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
From the pine trees to the paint: Cooper Flagg carries Dallas into its second act.
DALLAS — You could almost hear the groan stretch from Oak Cliff to Plano when Nico Harrison shipped Luka Dončić to Hollywood for a king’s ransom of draft capital and cap relief. “You don’t trade a once-in-a-generation maestro,” cried Mavericks lifers, their minds still swirling with step-back threes and Slovenian sass. Yet inside the glass walls of the practice facility, the front office had already fallen under a different spell: a teenager from Newport, Maine, who laces up with the calm of a seasoned vet and the curiosity of a freshman on campus.
Dallas arrived at the lottery lugging little more than hope. When the final logo emerged, Mark Cuban let out what witnesses swear was equal parts sigh and chuckle. The Mavericks had vaulted to the top of the board, and Cooper Flagg—fresh off a single, incandescent season at Duke—was suddenly Texas-bound. The last time the franchise enjoyed this kind of cosmic coin-flip, it wound up with Dirk Nowitzki. Fortune, like a good shooter, loves repeatable form.
First high-school outing at Nokomis Regional? He tore through the lane like a logging truck on Route One.
Summer sessions at Montverde featured dawn defensive slides with Scottie Barnes barking encouragement.
At Duke, head coach Jon Scheyer recalls Flagg sneaking back into Cameron Indoor, rehearsing corner threes under the flicker of an emergency exit sign. “He wanted to hear the rim, not the crowd,” Scheyer laughed.
That obsessive edge earned comparisons to a young Kevin Garnett, but scouts rave just as loudly about his timing—he once blocked Zion Williamson in a Team USA scrimmage by meeting the ball at its highest arc, landing as if he had merely reached for a book on a shelf.
League execs whispered Dallas hit the panic button too soon, yet the move that ferried Dončić to the Lakers created the runway for Flagg to lead immediately. Veteran Kyrie Irving, now the elder statesman, texted me: “Kid listens first, speaks second, plays like he’s on his third contract. That’s rare.”
During Summer League, Cooper Flagg called his own defensive switches—an unusual liberty for a rookie—while dropping one-handed dimes on the move. His favorite target? A cutting Dereck Lively II, the same teammate he convinced to run extra sprints at Duke when campus Wi-Fi sputtered and Netflix was a no-go.
There will be growing pains, sure. But inside the locker room hangs a pristine navy jersey—silver trim, a hint of North-Texas blue—waiting to be sweat-soaked and story-soaked. Dallas Mavericks poster boards are already swapping Luka’s grin for Flagg’s poker-faced determination, and local barbers have fielded requests for “the Newport fade.”
Secure day-one history for your wall: the limited-edition Cooper Flagg print captures the back of that fresh kit, a future chapter’s first page among your NBA posters and timeless basketball print collectibles. Hang it now—so when Dallas’ new cornerstone turns playoff nights into murals, you can say you framed the moment before the rest of the league saw the picture.
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➤ ABOUT THE PRINT
Each artwork is professionally printed on gallery quality matte paper which perfectly compliments the designs using only archival inks. The high print quality ensure that your wall print will last a long time while maintaining its original color.
Premium Matte Paper: 200 gsm, premium quality, matte finish
Shipped in a stiff cardboard tube (100% recyclable, 90% recycled)
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➤ HOW TO ORDER
Simply purchase the listing in your desired size.
Sizes:
A3 (297 X 420 mm / 11.7 X 16.5 in)
A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
A1 (594 x 841 mm / 23.4 x 33.1 in)
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➤ PLEASE NOTE: FRAME IS NOT INCLUDED
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➤ ADDITIONAL
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
