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Grading Cooper Flagg's NBA debut: Mavericks rookie struggles, but records double-double in big loss to Spurs

The Cooper Flagg era has officially begun -- in Dallas, and in the NBA.

The Dallas Mavericks ' top pick made his NBA debut Wednesday, taking the floor for his first professional action against an in-state rival in the San Antonio Spurs . All eyes were on the 18-year-old, who became the second-youngest player to start in their first-ever NBA game.

It wasn't an easy first task for Flagg, who stood opposite another highly touted former No. 1 pick in Victor Wembanyama. Just as Flagg's debut was anticipated, so, too, was Wembanyama's first action in eight months .

With a sold-out American Airlines Center crowd and a national television audience looking o

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