Cooper Flagg ’s first official game in the NBA will be against the San Antonio Spurs on October 23 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. While he has played regular minutes in the Mavericks’ preseason campaign thus far, it will be fair to say that Anthony Davis had an idea of his vast skill set beforehand.

After all, the first overall pick of the 2025 draft did take part in a practice Team USA scrimmage back in July 2024, when Davis and co. were preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics. And well, even as a 17-year-old, Flagg looked well in his comfort zone according to his Dallas teammate.

“Zero nerves. He went out and balled,” AD revealed when asked about his first impression of the suspected prodigy , per ESPN. The then-Duke superstar was utterly impressive in a practice game

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