This was all part of the plan according to Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, who said earlier this summer the franchise wanted to make Flagg "uncomfortable" early on. Kyrie Irving will be on the shelf much of the regular season following a knee injury.

The Mavs lost their fourth and final Summer League game to the Philadelphia 76ers 90-82 on Wednesday night inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

“Great young man. I know both his parents very, very well,” O’Neal said, per Austin Veazey of Sports Illustrated.