BURNABY - When Cooper Flagg stepped on the court Tuesday, he found himself shooting baskets alongside some of the NBA players he grew up idolizing.

Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson were all present alongside Flagg — the No. 1 pick in June's draft — as the Dallas Mavericks opened training camp at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C.

"It's incredible," the 18-year-old rookie said of his new teammates. "I mean, I can learn so much just from being on the court and watching them play and just feeling out the spacing and the different things that they do. So it's been incredible being on the court with the guys like that."

Flagg fit right in as Dallas started its pre-season prep, Thompson said.

"Cooper did great," said the four-time NBA champion. "I'm most impressed he did n

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