The Dallas Mavericks are off to a tough start to the 2025 season at 1-3, and no player has embodied the team's uneven first week more than rookie Cooper Flagg .
Flagg's NBA baptism came at the hands of Victor Wembanyama in the opener, and after a pair of solid nights against Washington and Toronto, the No. 1 overall pick was given another welcome to the league moment by the reigning champion Thunder .
Flagg scored just two points in 31 minutes of play on Monday night against OKC, going 1-for-9 from the field and not recording a single assist. Flagg was a -20 in his 31 minutes of play and found himself on the bench as Dallas tried to mount a fourth-quarter comeback. The rookie was seen with an ice pack on his left shoulder after getting banged up on a box out earlier in the game

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