dallas mavericks“Minority owner Mark Cuban has no issues with coach Jason Kidd Use noob Cooper Flagg As a point guard. Flagg, of course, is not a floor general. In his only season at Duke, Flagg was primarily a small forward and rarely held the ball.

But when the Mavericks selected him with the No. 1 pick in 2025, things changed. The team’s entire plan has been able to revolve around him because he plays point guard. Cuban’s mindset about Flagg being the team’s point guard didn’t change Sunday. He fully supports Kidd’s decisions on how to utilize the rookie forward on the floor.

On X, the billionaire revealed the text he sent Kidd after draft night.

“JKidd did exactly the right thing at point guard,” Cuban wrote. “Starting from June 25th.

“‘Mark Cuban has big dreams with Cooper Flagg and it all starts at No. 1,’ and I’m going to send a text to J. Kidd: Point guard, point guard, point guard … and tell him to bring the ball up,” Cuban said.

Kidd doesn’t care about his early reputation as having NBA The rookie serves as the team’s point guard.

“I don’t pay attention to the criticism. What you guys write is bullshit,” the coach said. “I’ve done it. I played the game at a very high level. I know what I’m doing. But I don’t care what you guys write.”

In his first season, Flagg averaged 19.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. Both Mark Cuban and Jason Kidd saw something special in the rookie forward. This is what leads them to have a similar way of thinking, which helps the development of NBA stars.

Mark Cuban thinks Cooper Flagg can be point forward type player for Mavericks

Before the season began, Mark Cuban was outspoken about how the Mavericks should treat Flagg. Cuban talked about it on the “DLLS Mavs” podcast in August 2025 before revealing his private text messages with Kidd.

“What can’t he do besides improve his three-point shooting?” Cuban said (time stamp 49:36). “When you have a guy that’s so versatile and has drive and toughness and is a worker and is 18 years old, I mean, is he going to average 30 points a game?

“No, but I think Kidd will slowly control him. But keep him playing point forward, and when he finds the feel for the game, I think he’ll get better and better.”

Back in December 2025, Flagg shared How does playing point guard help him. The forward said it helped him become more comfortable in the NBA. Additionally, he learned how to be a leader.