Former LA Laker’s honest opinion of Cooper Flagg will make Dallas Mavericks fans happy, ‘he’s going to be…’

Max Christie announces what Cooper Flagg will do in the NBA

Despite being just 18 years old, NBA fans have incredible expectations from Flagg, especially the Mavs Nation.

After all, Mavericks fans were in agony since the Luka Doncic to the LA Lakers trade. With that said, Max Christie, who was part of that trade, recently shared his honest views on Flagg.

“Cooper’s great. You guys are gonna be very excited to watch him. You should be. He’s so young. He’s 18… He’s got that drive to him, for sure. He’s gonna be good,” Christie said via Mike Curtis on X.

The ex-Laker added: “He’s gonna be an All-Star eventually in this league, hopefully if he continues to work the way he does. He’s got all the tools. He’s got the mindset. He’s going to be great for us.”

To be fair, being a perennial All-Star is the least of the expectations for Flagg. Either way, it’s great that Flagg’s teammates think so highly of him.

Cooper Flagg’s 2025 NBA Summer League performance

While there’s still time before the start of the regular season, fans have already witnessed what Flagg can do on the hardwood.

Sure, he wasn’t off to a good start in the 2025 NBA Summer League as Flagg was restricted by Bronny James in his debut.

Flagg bounced back in the next game with a 31-point performance. Since then, Flagg has been shut off as head coach Jason Kidd has seen what he wants from the former Duke star.

It will be interesting to see if he can translate these skills during the regular season and help the Mavs make a deep postseason run during his rookie year.