Cooper Flagg and the risks Jason Kidd takes by positioning him as point guard

Excitement, hopes, but also certain fear. That's what you breathe in Dallas Mavericks with the NBA debut of one of the greatest potential talents of recent times: Cooper Flagg. The great hope of American basketball will play as a point guard by mandate of Jason Kidd, which could either be a stroke of genius propelling his career or a significant limiting factor to his progression.

A situation rarely seen in NBA history that Cooper Flagg will face in his rookie season. Despite being one of the players who has generated the highest expectations in recent history of the competition, he will arrive at a team with competitive ambitions where he won't be the one leading the group's steps, but will have to adapt to a collective eager to win games and with little room for adjusting to the rigors of the NBA.

- Jason Kidd believes playing as a point guard will be key for Cooper Flagg's development

As if that weren't enough, Cooper Flagg will perform his first acts in a position he's not accustomed to playing. Jason Kidd has decided to place the young player as a point guard, aiming for him to distribute play from the top and provide scoring freedom to a D'Angelo Russell whom he wants to use as a scorer. The coaching staff believes it is necessary to develop Flagg's mobility and ball-handling skills in order to make him a generational player capable of dominating world basketball in the coming years.

The risk of the maneuver going wrong is huge, as well as the duration of it, because when Irving returns, Cooper Flagg will have to adapt again to another position. Dallas Mavericks aims to play with a tall lineup where the rookie acts as the leader, similar to what Jason Kidd wanted to do with Antetokounmpo years ago. It remains to be seen how a play that many fans of the Texan franchise are skeptical about will turn out.

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