{"id":52633,"date":"2025-05-14T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=52633"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:20:10","slug":"first-call-id-make-is-to-dallas-nba-analyst-suggests-bucks-ship-giannis-antetokounmpo-to-mavericks-for-cooper-flagg-but-will-dallas-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/first-call-id-make-is-to-dallas-nba-analyst-suggests-bucks-ship-giannis-antetokounmpo-to-mavericks-for-cooper-flagg-but-will-dallas-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFirst Call I\u2019d Make Is to Dallas\u201d \u2013 NBA Analyst Suggests Bucks Ship Giannis Antetokounmpo to Mavericks for Cooper Flagg, But Will Dallas Bite?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Mavericks&rsquo; Draft Lottery win has spun a new set of trade rumors, with now involving Cooper Flagg. The Mavericks stun the NBA world after they grabbed the number 1 draft pick this year despite being far from favorites. Young sensation Cooper Flagg is likely to get drafted first given his talent and potential.<\/p><p>NBA analyst Charles Barkley, however, has an idea that involves instant shipping of Cooper Flagg. He proposed that the Mavericks should look to trade away their number 1 pick for Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak is hot in the trade market, looking to shake things up in the off season.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giannis Antetokounmpo is reportedly &lsquo;intrigued&rsquo; by the idea of playing in a state with no income tax, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmicoHoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@AmicoHoops<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OlPZJmr20q\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/OlPZJmr20q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1921983682941784521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/indiana-pacers-playoffs-history-how-have-the-pacers-fared-in-previous-editions-playoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Also Read: Indiana Pacers Playoffs History- How Have The Pacers Fared In Previous Editions of NBA Playoffs?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Charles Barkley said, &ldquo;<em>If I&rsquo;m Milwaukee, the first call I would make is to Dallas. If Cooper Flagg goes to Dallas, are they contenders next year? That&rsquo;d be a great way to start the Milwaukee rebuild. Dame&rsquo;s gonna be out, we get Cooper Flagg, maybe a good player, some draft picks, we can really start our rebuild<\/em>.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Dallas Mavericks&rsquo; Nico Harrison after making the Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade early this year suggested that he is looking for a win now side rather than a rebuild. This was the reason given behind forcefully sending out their Slovenian star. It wouldn&rsquo;t be out of the world if Nico got some ideas to ship away Cooper Flagg.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Irving, Davis injuries shift Mavericks&rsquo; vision<\/h2><p>Nico Harrison has assembled a win now side with players like Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson being the center stage. However, the comments of win-now were made early this year. And a lot of changes have taken place since then. Kyrie Irving, who has been a consistent performer for the Mavericks had a long term ACL injury.<\/p><p>While Anthony Davis has consistently been injured. The lack of fitness has seen him already miss many games for Dallas, something that was also a recurring theme at the Los Angeles Lakers. So, Mavericks are not really in a win-now mode.<\/p><p>Which is why Nico Harrison and the upper management will not be keen to entertain the Cooper Flagg trade. They have the perfect opportunity in Flagg to start a rebuild in a couple of years. As the veteran trio phase out in a season or two, Cooper Flagg would have gained crucial experience to be the centerpiece of a rebuild.<\/p><p>Keeping Cooper Flagg will be important for the Mavericks. Franchises like Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs have a more clear path to bring Giannis Antetokounmpo after how the Draft lottery has transpired.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA Analyst lights the Giannis-Cooper Flagg trade fuse, but will the Mavericks even pick up the phone?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":52634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2485,2688,317,136,289],"class_list":["post-52633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-charles-barkley","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-dallas-mavericks","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-milwaukee-bucks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&ldquo;First Call I&rsquo;d Make Is to Dallas&rdquo; &ndash; NBA Analyst Suggests Bucks Ship Giannis Antetokounmpo to Mavericks for Cooper Flagg, But Will Dallas Bite? - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA analyst proposes a blockbuster deal involving Cooper Flagg and Giannis Antetokounmpo. 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