Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitizki’s relationship with his heir apparent, Luka Doncic, is well-known, as is Nowitzki’s disappointment that the franchise traded Doncic last February. Fortunately for the Mavericks organization,

According to league sources and first reported by Grant Afseth of the DallasHoopsJournal.com, the Dallas Mavericks continue to see strong long-term potential in pairing Kyrie Irving with Cooper Flagg as soon as Irving returns from injury.

The Dallas Mavericks have gone through rampant transformations in the last year or so. They traded their franchise superstar, Luka Doncic, to the Los Angeles Lakers when former general manager Nico Harrison planned a move to bring Anthony Davis to Dallas to improve the team’s defense.

DALLAS — Prohibited from answering questions directly about an Anthony Davis trade to the Wizards that was not yet official, Mavs coach Jason Kidd made it clear that a team building around Cooper Flagg can have a bright future.

On Thursday, Feb. 6, after accepting the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award for January — which he won in December and in October/November — Flagg led the Mavs against the San Antonio Spurs and former rookie of the year Victor Wembanyama.

A massive take by this NBA insider will fire up Dallas Mavericks' fans.

For the first time in his young NBA career, Cooper Flagg will get to square off against his hometown team. Well, as close to a hometown team as he had when he was growing up in Maine. The Boston Celtics will be in Texas taking on the post-Luka Doncic Dallas Mavericks,