Biggest threats to Rookie of the Year for Mavericks' Cooper Flagg Washington was particularly important in the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder – he had three 20+ point games in a row and shot 47% from beyond the arc for the series.

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg is ranked as one of the top 100 players in the initial batch of overall ratings in NBA 2K26 unveiled on Saturday.

The Dallas Mavericks have been busy this offseason and will enter the upcoming season with more questions than answers—but in their case, that might not be a bad thing. For starters, the basketball gods smiled on the organization during the NBA Draft Lottery,