Frenzy became bedlam on the next play. Flagg talked trash to James, ran to his spot on the left wing, pivoted off the catch and nailed the shot before turning to exult with his future Mavericks varsity teammates, who cheered him on decked out in casual wear from their courtside seats.

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected a 90-81 Summer League win over the Brooklyn Nets. More importantly, it was the best Topic has looked throughout the entire two-week summer event so far.

LAS VEGAS — He missed 16 of 21 shots, including all five attempts from deep, and airballed his first and final shots. And those who saw his NBA 2K26 Summer League debut still came away with a consensus gut feeling: Cooper Flagg is right on pace to be a problem.

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Cooper Flagg scored 10 points and led the Dallas Mavericks to a victory in his first NBA Summer League action.

Boston fans will get their first look at the Summer League Celtics on Friday night, including first-round pick Hugo Gonzalez.

Cooper Flagg made his NBA Summer League debut Thursday night and although he and the Dallas Mavericks earned the win, the No. 1 NBA Draft pick called it “one of the worst game of my life.”

League showdown between Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg lived up to the hype.

Nate Williams and Reed Sheppard are the only players on the Rockets' roster playing in summer league. Williams isn't sweating his non-guaranteed contract.