Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer talks about the impact Cooper Flagg had on him as a coach during his one and only year at Durham.

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.”

The Dallas Mavericks are in the midst of a rebuild, as the franchise bids to re-establish itself as a title contender in the NBA.

When the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Dallas Mavericks during NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, fans all wanted to see the same thing.

"It took a couple months to really understand, process, feel it, live it — and feel the pain," the coach said of Duke's Final Four loss.

While Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg has the usual pressure of being the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, the former Duke star is in a situation that sets up his rookie season to be tougher than even LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA campaigns.

Cooper Flagg debuted for the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Summer League against Bronny James and the Lakers. Kyrie Irving praised Flagg, attributing any struggles to pressure. However, Flagg himself was critical of his performance,