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.

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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.

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

Derek Lively has expressed his satisfaction with the ease with which Cooper Flagg is accepting all the spotlights on him.

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II didn’t hold back his thoughts on fellow Duke alum Cooper Flagg’s early days with the ...

Dereck Lively II shared his completely honest thoughts on the Mavericks landing Cooper Flagg in the 2025 NBA Draft.

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