FORT WORTH, Texas -- No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg takes pride in his ability to impact winning in a variety of ways, and that versatility was evident in his NBA preseason debut.

Flagg filled the box score during his one half of work in the Dallas Mavericks ' 106-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder at Dickies Arena on Monday night. The 18-year-old rookie scored 10 points and contributed six rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot in 14 minutes.

"That's a fun brand of basketball to play when the ball's moving around," Flagg said. "It was fun."

All of Flagg's points came during a two-minute, 38-second flurry in the second quarter. After grabbing a defensive rebound, Flagg went coast to coast for a contested layup for his first points with 5:32 remaining in the quarter. He kno

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