This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Cooper Flagg’s trainer opens up after Mavericks pull him from Summer League.

With that in mind, the legendary Shaquille O'Neal spoke out and weighed in on Flagg and his future with the Mavericks. As shared by Alyssa Cooper of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, O'Neal is a big fan of Flagg landing in Dallas.

At Duke, Flagg averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists and earned ACC Player of the Year honors while leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four. He also won the Wooden and Naismith Player of the Year awards and was an All-American.