The Dallas Mavericks chose in the first position of the draft to which it is considered the next great NBA star, Cooper Flagg. The Texans They only had a 1.8% chance of being the first to choose After a season that culminated in a catastrophic way after the transfer of Luka Doncic to the Lakers, with the Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving injuries.
The first had physical problems in your left abductor That several meetings were lost in the final stretch of the regular league, while the 33 -year -old base suffered in early March one of the worst injuries for a basketball player: anterior cross ligament break (LCA). Also, the other base of the template, Spencer Dinwiddiehas finished contract and is free to sign for any team.
I want Cooper Flagg to play
Irving will not play predictably until the middle of next season And, taking into account all these factors, Jason Kidd will be forced to adjust the quintets to replace the base position and this is where the flagg option appears. “I want to put it as a base. I think it is a versatile position, which allows many different things to be done. We can play a very good basketball without positions, ”says the Mavericks coach.
The former player of the University of Duke is a very versatile and complete player, stands out for his ability to read the game perfectly and generate advantages with the ball in his hands, But he has never played in that position. He also has a good handling and pass capacity, but has not acted as such as 'PlayMaker' throughout his career.
The position of 'PlayMaker' in the NBA
The positions in modern basketball have changed a lot and an example of this is Luka Doncic. Slovenian plays as a base despite having a rare height for that position (2 meters). There are other similar examples, such as Cade Cunningham in the Pistons (also exceeds two meters).
In the same way, Many teams today do not even play with a base in their quintets. The classic 'playmaker' no longer exists in some franchises and that is what mavericks with flagg want.
