Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban sounds fairly bullish about his team’s chances in the upcoming NBA season. In a recent interview on the SiriusXM NBA Radio channel, Cuban was asked if he thought the Mavs could compete for an NBA championship in the upcoming season.

Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, the league’s top pick weeks ago, had already played in one Summer League contest. Spurs’ guard Dylan Harper, who trailed Flagg at No. 2, had yet to don a San Antonio jersey. Both players performed well, with Harper on a minutes restriction.

The drafting of Flagg has reinvigorated Cuban, who sat courtside for Flagg’s summer league debut in Las Vegas.

After the stunning Luka Doncic trade, many wondered what Nico Harrison’s future as general manager of the Dallas Mavericks looked like. Before the 2025-26 season begins, Harrison received a vote of confidence from a key figure.

Cooper Flagg's first NBA Summer League game in Las Vegas did not go perfectly as planned. He shot 5-for-21, scoring only 10 points, but made an impact in a vari

Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks return to the Vegas Summer League on Saturday for their second game against Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs.

The deal keeps the Mavericks’ vaunted frontcourt trio of Gafford, Dereck Lively II and Anthony Davis together for the foreseeable future.

According to a recent report from NBA Insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Mavericks are expected to get a deal finalized with P.J. Washington, a big forward who can knock down shots. He later added that while a deal should be extended over the next month, Washington will likely sign something that will be very tradeable.