The Dallas Mavericks, in the eyes of many, already had their franchise cornerstone in Luka Doncic. Fast forward five months, and Dallas has now selected its next potential franchise centerpiece in Cooper Flagg out of Duke,

The family of Duke star Cooper Flagg "monitored the voluminous backlash" among Dallas Mavericks fans following Luka Dončić's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, according to ESPN's Baxter Holmes.

Lakers Predicted to Trade for Former Luka Doncic Mavericks Teammate originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers need to acquire a center this offseason for stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James after parting ways with Anthony Davis to get Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks.