> The Dallas Mavericks followed up an undefeated week by going 0-4 since the last edition of the power rankings.
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> If they have a few more runs like this most recent one, great. Adding one of this draft class’ potential stars to Cooper Flagg could set Dallas up for contention for years.
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> And if the Mavs can combine more losing with more games like Thursday’s from Cooper Flagg, even better.
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> Dallas came up short against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, but Flagg showed his upside as a volume scorer with a career-high 49 points.