Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis Had Mavs Fans Pumped Up With Preseason Highlight

Flagg has landed.

Flagg made his preseason debut for the Mavs Monday / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

The Mavericks started their preseason schedule Monday, which meant the first time seeing star big man Anthony Davis and No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg on the floor together. They wasted little time putting on a show.

As the Mavs took on the defending champion Thunder at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Flagg and Davis put together an awesome two-way highlight just over one minute into the game. Flagg swatted a shot at the rim which sent Dallas in transition after D'Angelo Russell rebounded the ball. Just beyond the three-point line, Russell sent a lob toward a driving Davis for a monster finish.

Sure, it's just preseason, but this is a magnificent highlight no matter the circumstance:

Cooper Flagg block... AD alley-oop 😤

Dallas' front court is making a mark early against the defending champs on NBA TV! pic.twitter.com/dzAB7wddal

— NBA (@NBA) October 7, 2025

No. 1 pick got UP for the rejection https://t.co/EIJqcYADqT pic.twitter.com/moIeVTO4D6

— NBA (@NBA) October 7, 2025

Mavs fans and the rest of the NBA world couldn't get enough:

OMG COOPER FLAGG THEN AD!!! WATCH THIS RN 🤯🤯🤯#MFFL

pic.twitter.com/0z1Qq9J3aw

— MFFL (@Mavs_FFL) October 7, 2025

NAH COOPER FLAGG ALREADY GETTING STARTED 😭🔥 pic.twitter.com/aAcpK3cKGR

— Kyrie Center (@kyriecenterig) October 7, 2025

Cooper Flagg is here pic.twitter.com/MZVjTHlCHe

— Zion O. (@DukeNBA) October 7, 2025

cooper flagg block to an AD oop

we back

— Isaac Harris (@IsaacLHarris) October 7, 2025

It’s COOPER FLAGG season, baybeee! Already in just a few minutes he’s shown such a high IQ. Making the extra pass, coming over on help defense with a block, not forcing anything. Instant fit. Gonna be a fun season.

— Ben Rogers (@BenRogers) October 7, 2025

Oh yeah, I can’t wait til the season starts. #MFFL https://t.co/RjA5d3XE3j

— it’sMr.Young (@ayoung_jr) October 7, 2025

Cooper Flagg with the nasty rejection leading to an Anthony Davis slam

Beware NBA, these new-look Mavericks are DANGEROUS. (via @Fullcourtpass) pic.twitter.com/5pcT4WSAD3

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 7, 2025

After a tumultuous season last year highlighted by the shocking Luka Dončić trade that returned Davis, Dallas saw incredible lottery luck to win the Flagg sweepstakes in June's NBA draft. They have three more preseason games before their regular-season slate starts, highlighted by a finale against Dončić and the Lakers in Las Vegas.

Their first regular-season game comes Oct. 22 at home in an exciting contest against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. The Mavs will be without star guard Kyrie Irving after he tore his ACL in March.

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