The NBA welcomes the youngest "super giant template", the Mavericks complete the reshaping overnight

The Dallas Mavericks won the Duke University super rookie Cooper Flag without any suspense, a talented boy who was only 18 years old and 186 days old. With epic data and performance, he ranked first in the world's top basketball stage. The number

is only 8 days longer than James' age when he became the No. 1 pick. In other words, in his basketball resume before becoming famous, almost every link was on the trajectory of "Next LeBron".

Over the past year, the basketball circle has been arguing about who is the "Choice of God". Cooper Flag, who started fighting since the NCAA, completely crushed the doubters with his amazing performances.

NCAA ​​regular season, he averaged 19.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of up to 48.1%, with an offense and defense combined with almost no shortcomings. After entering March Crazy, he seemed to have a "plug-in", with a per game soaring to 21 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5 assists, becoming the only freshman player to rank among the top ten in the league in three statistics.

When he scored 42 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists against Notre Dame, the United States exclaimed: This is the strongest freshman Duke has ever produced. He not only set a record for freshman scorers in the ACC league, but also put the Duke freshman score record set by Zion Williamson.

What's more exaggerated is that he won almost all the individual awards that the NCAA can win in one go: Naismith, Wooden, and the Associated Press Player of the Year Awards, and even the Best Small Forward Awards.

If you think it is just a product of "fabricated university system", then you underestimate this young man. ESPN scored 102 points, the highest in history, 1 point higher than Wenban Yama's 101 points. You should know that French genius was almost synonymous with the "ceiling of talent" last year.

Flag's rise may not be just the top scorer, but the prologue of another era.

The Mavericks' signing is also called the "finale" - based on their already-known Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, Gafford and Lefly, this super newcomer with a huge talent and offense and defense was joined, directly pushing the team from a "playoff regular" to a "potential dynasty builder."

If the Mavericks have been struggling to find the second core after Doncic in the past few years, now Flag's arrival is like bringing a new soul to this team.

18 years old means that the Mavericks have the opportunity to build him into a team-building pillar for more than ten years. The fact that he can work with a group of top stars since he entered the league also means that the starting point is higher than most "No. 1 picks".

More importantly, Flag is an all-around forward with a height of 2.06 meters and an wingspan of 2.13 meters. He can not only play in the third position, but also play in the fourth position and the fifth position of the small ball. He can shoot outside like Curry, break through and pass like James, and mark the opponent's strongest points like Leonard. In the current NBA, this type of player is the kind of "variable digit" that determines the outcome of the game.

Even though the team currently has a large number of frontcourt players, including basket protection experts like Davis and Gafford, Flag's flexibility and sensitivity to the ball are destined to make him the most important part of the puzzle.

Not only that, Flag is also a member of the coaches' dreams of in terms of personality. He is not ostentatious or steals the show. He is extremely team-oriented, calm and rational on the field, and humble off the field. This is why he is always called "the most reassuring newbie for coaches."

The Mavericks' management's strategic patience is finally waiting for the harvest season. Last summer, Davis was introduced to strengthen the inside line, and formed an outside firepower group through Irving and Clay. Now he has added the strongest talent to the new star, and the entire team's lineup depth and potential have achieved a leap.

Of course, talent is one thing, and whether it can be fulfilled is another. The NBA arena has never lacked geniuses who "open high and end low". The Mavericks must also set up a stage for Flag in terms of training methods, ball rights allocation and tactical adaptation.

But for now, the Mavericks have gambled on the biggest bargaining chips, but have won returns that could overturn the next decade.

Cooper Flag is not "the next person", he is his starting point. And the new chapter of the NBA may start with this young man who is only 18 years old.