Sources – Mavericks shut down Cooper Flagg for remainder of summer season league

The Dallas Mavericks are shutting down Cooper Flagg for the rest of the NBA summer season league, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, ending the rookie star’s Las Vegas stint after simply two video games.

The Mavs opted to close down Flagg after the No. 1 draft choose scored 31 factors in Saturday’s recreation towards No. 2 choose Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs.

Flagg shot 10-for-21 from the ground in a bounce-back efficiency from his summer season league debut towards the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, when he struggled for simply 10 factors on 5-of-21 taking pictures.

“I feel it is a new setting, new setting,” Flagg mentioned after Saturday’s 76-69 loss to San Antonio. “They need to see me be aggressive and try this kind of stuff.

“I feel I did that lots higher at present, simply attending to the road, getting fouled, and that helped me to get snug and get settled in early. Nonetheless missed a bunch of free throws. I do know my mother in all probability wasn’t very pleased with that.”

Mavericks summer season league coach Josh Broghamer mentioned Flagg “simply continues to make the precise performs” and praised the 6-foot-9 rookie for his work “off the ball” throughout Saturday’s recreation.

The Mavs’ resolution to close down Flagg was first reported Sunday by veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein.