In a 101-94 loss to Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder , Dallas Mavericks' first-overall pick, Cooper Flagg , had possibly the worst outing of his rookie campaign, thus far. He finished with two points on 1-for-9 shooting, including 0-for-3 from deep. Then, making matters worse, Chet Holmgren posterized Flagg on a transition dunk , which could go down as Cooper's “Welcome to the NBA” moment.

After the win, Daigneault addressed Flagg and the hype surrounding the association's newest phenom .

“He's obviously a really talented player that's got a very bright future,” Daigneault said. “I think because he's the number one pick in the draft, it becomes like day trading in terms of his performance every single night. But he's gonna get better month over month and year over

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