Flagg's debut will signify a new era for Dallas basketball. It's been just over five months since the franchise traded cornerstone Luka Dončić to the Lakers in a deal that brought back star big man Anthony Davis.

Thursday night’s matchup between Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks and Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers was the fourth-most-watched Summer League game ever, per ESPN.

All in all, the showdown between the No. 1 pick and No. 2 pick Dylan Harper was as good as it was expected to be, even if it wasn’t advertised on the same level as Flagg’s debut against the Los Angeles Lakers — and Bronny James.

Former Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban compared Cooper Flagg's debut to the early stages of Kobe Bryant's career.