This was all part of the plan according to Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, who said earlier this summer the franchise wanted to make Flagg "uncomfortable" early on. Kyrie Irving will be on the shelf much of the regular season following a knee injury.

Flagg, the player coming to Dallas to save the Mavericks from last year’s disaster, is not a finished product.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Cooper Flagg's Summer League run should teach Mavericks a lot. Cooper Flagg is hanging up his sneakers after the first two games with the Dallas Mavericks in the Las Vegas Summer League.