Before looking too far ahead to Flagg's future, let's take a look back to assess his two summer league performances.

Cooper Flagg has quickly lived up to his draft billing with some electric Summer League games. He looks like everything he was advertised to be. But at just 18 years old, some analysts and fans still have questions about how he’ll develop alongside established veterans.

Before he ever played an NBA minute, Flagg was already being compared to Garnett. According to a scouting report from Bleacher Report leading up to the draft, Flagg possesses the size, athleticism and all-around game to potentially mirror Garnett’s impact.

The No. 1 pick at the 2025 NBA Draft may need some time to adapt with the Dallas Mavericks but the former owner still has big hopes.

While Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has the usual pressure of being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, the former Duke star is in a situation that sets up his rookie season to be tougher than even LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA campaigns.

A Gloucester, Massachusetts, boy's mission to get a Cooper Flagg jersey ended with a viral TikTok video and a special comment from the NBA's No. 1 overall draft pick himself.

Number 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg makes his summer league debut as the Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Lakers in tonight’s NBA Summer League matchup.