This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Cooper Flagg doesn't need to save Mavericks yet. The Dallas Mavericks are expected to feature Cooper Flagg as a big part of their team from the minute the ball tips in the 2025-26 season.

And with Kyrie Irving still rehabbing his torn ACL, the Mavericks could use Washington's outside shooting alongside Flagg and Klay Thompson to create some kind of Big 3 of outside shooters, and by the time Kyrie returns to the team, the points per game will have skyrocketed for Dallas.