With the Mavericks running Flagg as the primary point guard on the team, which has led to immense speculation from the basketball world, there's no denying how huge a role that is for any rookie. Flagg would be honest after the game in explaining the “pressure” that comes with the responsibility, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Stephen A. Smith is optimistic that the Dallas Mavericks can turn it all around, but it will require an A-plus effort from Kyrie Irving.

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When VanVleet signed with the Rockets, he infamously gifted his teammates a copy of Chop Wood, Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great. Would Irving gift them a copy of… You know what, never mind.

Richard Jefferson highlights the importance Kyrie Irving has on the Dallas Mavericks, specifically, with Cooper Flagg.

The Dallas Mavericks finally fired Nico Harrison earlier in the week, nine months after he made the disastrous decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. It sank the tea, as he took the engine of a high-powered offense and turned it into a lemon.

The Dallas Mavericks are in a tough spot when it comes to Kyrie Irving and his recovery from his ACL tear, and they may be better off sitting him for the rest of the year rather than bringing him back to avoid re-injury and improve lottery odds.

The news-making firing of Nico Harrison puts the Dallas Mavericks’ future under speculation by NBA fans and media. Harrison getting fired felt like the Mavericks looking to escape the Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis trade and attempting to focus on the future.