Baye: Defense + organization make Flagg’s future limitless. God is definitely looking after the Mavericks.

October 20th: Former NBA player Matt Barnes spoke about Flagg, the Mavericks’ top pick, in a podcast.

"There's a lot of people who have high expectations for Cooper Flagg," Barnes said. "He's been the starting point guard for the first few games at 6'10" and has been a huge fan of his since we started talking about him and I've had the opportunity to watch it. He played in the AUU game. To me, what impressed me most about him and DiBanza was the hard work they showed at this age. Although there is still a lot of skill that needs to be polished, on the defensive end, I think he will be selected for the All-Defensive Team in the future, plus his. With ball control and playmaking ability, it's going to be scary. "

"God bless Patrick Dumont (team owner). After what they did with Luka, somehow their lottery pick worked its magic again, allowing them to pull off one of the craziest trades in NBA history and send away a franchise cornerstone like Luka, and then get the No. 1 pick in the lottery to draft Flagg. God is definitely looking out for the Mavericks' front office. ” he added.