DALLAS — Cooper Flagg is set to make his NBA debut on Wednesday night as the Dallas Mavericks will host the San Antonio Spurs. Flagg, 18, is ready for the moment. It's a long season, of course, but the 2025 No. 1 overall pick believes in Dallas' potential as a team. So, what excites Flagg the most about this 2025-26 Mavericks squad?

“I think our depth,” Flagg told reporters after practice Tuesday. “You know, just having a deep team… We have a lot of guys that won't start, but could start on a lot of other teams in this league. Think just having that depth… is going to help us in the long run of just having a really good deep team.”

Players such as Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington may end up not starting during the 2025-26 season, yet they would likely start on many other roster

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