Cooper Flagg's Summer League Performance + More Offseason News

The NBA Summer League is the league’s annual off-season tournament held each July after the draft. Every NBA team brings a roster that is mostly made up of first/second-year players, G-League players, and other players on smaller contracts trying to prove they have what it takes to play in the NBA.

Cooper Flagg, who was drafted first overall in this year's draft, competed in this year's summer league, so fans got a chance to see how he looks against other NBA-level talent.

In his first summer league game, Flagg played pretty badly, scoring 10 points on just 23.8% shooting.

However, fans knew not to overreact to this, as there are many amazing NBA players who played poorly in the summer league.

For example, Jalen Brunson, who is now one of the best players in the NBA, only made 23% of his shots when he played in the summer league back in 2018.

After a rough first game, Flagg played way better in his second, scoring 31 points on 48 % shooting, showing how good he can be.

The summer league still has many more games to be played, but the Mavericks decided that Cooper Flagg will not play in any more of them, presumably to make sure he doesn't get injured before the NBA season starts.

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Unrelated to Cooper Flagg, here is some more offseason news that has happened recently:

Trades:

The Clippers, Jazz, and Heat have agreed to a 3 team trade which includes some notable players:

Miami Heat receive: Norman Powell

Los Angeles Clippers Receive: John Collins

Utah Jazz receive: Kevin Love, Kyle Anderson, and a second-round pick

The Washington Wizards are trading Kelly Olynyk to the San Antonio Spurs for Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, and a 2026 second-round pick 

Free Agency:

Cole Anthony has agreed to a contract buyout with the Grizzlies and plans to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks

Kyle Lowry has agreed to a one-year deal to re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers

Big Extensions:

All-Star Devin Booker has agreed to a two-year $145M maximum contract extension with the Phoenix Suns. The highest annual extension salary in NBA history.

All-Star Jalen Williams has agreed to a 5-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287M

NBA Champion Chet Holmgren has agreed to a 5-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $250M

All-Star Paolo Banchero has agreed to a 5-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287M

That's all for now, folks! ✌️