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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Cooper Flagg's Summer League run should teach Mavericks a lot. Cooper Flagg is hanging up his sneakers after the first two games with the Dallas Mavericks in the Las Vegas Summer League.
Just under a week into this year's NBA Las Vegas Summer League, and we already have a handful of clear winners and losers from the action.
Flagg, the player coming to Dallas to save the Mavericks from last year’s disaster, is not a finished product.
There were a few moments when the two players squared off and a series of physical possessions were highlighted.
The game got out to a competitive start, and the Spurs held a five-point lead at the break. They kept the momentum going in the third, but the Lakers took over in the final frame, capped off by a putback dunk by Bazely to secure the one-point win.
The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their time in the California Classic Tuesday night, with Bronny James playing in two of L.A.'s three games.
Cooper Flagg's stint in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League is over now that the Dallas Mavericks plan on shutting down the No. 1 overall pick from last month's draft after just two games. Flagg logged nearly 63 minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs,