The Mavericks have Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively on board and they’ve both expressed excitement about their new teammate.

The Dallas Mavericks have a potential franchise building block for the future in Cooper Flagg. And Dereck Lively II is going to make sure Flagg is "comfortable" in Dallas.

Dereck Lively II vows to protect fellow Duke Blue Devils basketball alum Cooper Flagg on the Dallas Mavericks this season.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Insider gives promising grade for Mavericks offseason.

The Los Angeles Lakers knew Luka Doncic worked best with a rim-running center, but then signed the least rim-running center out there in Deandre Ayton.

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg has the chance to pull off a legendary feat that even Luka Doncic couldn't pull off by ...