06-22-2025, 01:42 PM
It's interesting to think about Flagg as compared to other number 1 draft picks.
Flagg (like Wemby) is someone you clearly build around even before he plays a single NBA game. Because of this pedigree, the Mavs Front Office gets to think into the future. In fact, they have to.
Most years, organizations are trying to figure out how to best use their draft pick with their current team roster. Some years the number 1 pick isn't a certainty as an immediate starter. The Mavs, I think, have to make certain assumptions about CF. Their draft pick is the player you build around so they have to make decisions about salaries and rosters using Flagg as the focal point. And they actually have to do that now.
Doncic wasn't that kind of player initially. He really didn't become that guy until after his first or second year. Wemby may be the only player in the last decade to have that kind of impact on an organization.
None of that means CF is an instant all-star. But it does mean, I think, that roster building for the Mavericks is based on Flagg as the core player.
Flagg (like Wemby) is someone you clearly build around even before he plays a single NBA game. Because of this pedigree, the Mavs Front Office gets to think into the future. In fact, they have to.
Most years, organizations are trying to figure out how to best use their draft pick with their current team roster. Some years the number 1 pick isn't a certainty as an immediate starter. The Mavs, I think, have to make certain assumptions about CF. Their draft pick is the player you build around so they have to make decisions about salaries and rosters using Flagg as the focal point. And they actually have to do that now.
Doncic wasn't that kind of player initially. He really didn't become that guy until after his first or second year. Wemby may be the only player in the last decade to have that kind of impact on an organization.
None of that means CF is an instant all-star. But it does mean, I think, that roster building for the Mavericks is based on Flagg as the core player.
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