As his rookie season approaches, all signs indicate that the hype around Mavericks No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg is real. That's affected his NBA 2K rating, too.

The NBA has spoken. With national television appearances already confirmed for Christmas Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the season opener, and multiple Emirates NBA Cup games, the league is making an unprecedented early commitment to Cooper Flagg as appointment television.

It seems that the Dallas Mavericks are switching things up for Cooper Flagg this coming 2025-26 NBA season. Throughout Flagg's basketball career, he had always played in the forward position. He mainly played at the small forward position.