Jason Kidd envisions a monstrous lineup with Cooper Flagg at shooting guard, creating defensive chaos for Mavericks.

This is emphatically not the situation Cooper Flagg is about to walk into. If everything goes right, the Mavericks -- who improbably won the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on Monday night -- could genuinely contend for the 2026 championship.

Jason Kidd was asked what the plan would be for Cooper Flagg if the Mavericks were to draft him with the No. 1 pick.

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Jason Kidd believes Cooper Flagg is a perfect fit for the Mavericks, who won the No. 1 pick months after trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

Flagg was stone-faced the night of the draft but was far more positive and optimistic speaking to reporters at the NBA Draft Combine.

The Dallas Mavericks have become the NBA’s most unpredictable headline-makers in 2025. Just months after shocking the league by trading away generational talent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February,