2025 draft thread: THE MAVS SELECT COOPER FLAGG

[KillerLeft]

I admired Luka wanting to represent his country. I didn't mind that he played over the summer. Partly because I think it kept him in shape (at least somewhat), and partly because I got to see him play in an international setting which is crazy fun. But the downsides of him never truly healing nor ever really prioritizing the Mavs hurt. A lot. 


Still going to root for Slovenia as my underdog team though.

That’s cool. I did mind, personally. Kind of a lot.

I never minded with Dirk, because I always felt he was able to maintain a balance between the teams, but for the past several years, I have increasingly felt that Luka prioritized the Slovenian team over the Mavericks, resulting in him missing injury rehabilitation and not being ready for training camps. I also don’t buy that it helped him stay in shape, because he has been increasingly out of shape with each passing year.

Given that the Mavericks were providing him with generational wealth via our fan support, this was one of my major issues with Luka. This might be a step too far for some, but to me it was almost amoral.