BANGOR -- Mainer Cooper Flagg will make his official NBA debut Wednesday night when the Dallas Mavericks host San Antonio. That game is now a 9:30 start our time!

There will be plenty of Mainers making the trek south for the big opener, including Cooper's longtime trainer Matt MacZenzie, who's hoping to run Cooper through a quick pre-opener workout tomorrow night. Matt says Cooper Flagg fever is not only running high here in Maine, but he's a "Big deal" in big D.

"Cooper is very quickly becoming a household name in Dallas," said MacKenzie. "He's an easy player to look up to, he's an easy person to cheer for. He's just such a likeable person, as well as a basketball player. I know once the season gets started and he's able to show Mavs fans what he's capable of on the court, that 'Coope

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