"The team is 3-8 after Monday's home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, and though the Mavs are beset by key injuries to Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving, it is impossible to ignore that the team's roster is insanely out of whack, while 6-foot-9 rookie power forward Cooper Flagg is the team's only dynamic ball-handler and has thus been assigned the role of point guard."
"Flagg, Dallas's hot-shot rookie, had a great game against the Bucks, posting a career-high 26 points on 15 shots, while stuck out of position and surrounded by mismatched supporting pieces. Late in the game, with the Mavericks in the process of choking away a 13-point fourth-quarter lead, Flagg dribbled toward a screen on the right wing and the Bucks surrendered a defensive switch; the new defender, Gary Trent Jr., lunged to Flagg's left, and the rookie immediately roasted him with a spin the other way."
Nico Harrison was fired as team president, a move leaked to reporters and confirmed by Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont. The Mavericks sit 3-8 after a home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, with key injuries affecting the roster. The roster balance is severely disrupted, leaving 6-foot-9 rookie Cooper Flagg as the primary dynamic ball-handler and de facto point guard. Dallas already lost home games to Washington and New Orleans, drawing fan chants for Harrison's removal. Dumont attended the recent game, witnessed a late collapse, and Harrison was dismissed about half a day later. Flagg posted a career-high 26 points despite mismatched supporting pieces.
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