Prior to Copper Flagg's preseason debut with the Mavericks on Monday night, NBA reporter Marc Spears went on ESPN and questioned why the hype around Flagg, the 2025 No. 1 overall pick, hasn't been bigger.

"Where is the Cooper Flagg train?" Spears said. "I don't get it. NBA, what are you doing? Why aren't you promoting this guy? Get on the train. This dude is gonna be a star. ... Nobody's talking about this guy, and they're making a mistake."

I don't necessarily agree with Spears. From late July through October is the NBA's dead zone. Nobody is really getting talked about. His Summer League games were appointment television. As soon as Flagg starts playing regular season games, he's going to be getting plenty of air time.

Especially after the show he put on in his first preseason

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