This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/mavericks as Cooper Flagg named Summer League winner for Mavericks. Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg only needed two appearances in the Las Vegas Summer League to prove that he is legit.

The Mavericks' No. 1 pick gave an eye-opening, yet perfect response on whether he would draft himself over LeBron to start a franchise

Even without Flagg and Gonzaga’s Ryan Nembhard, multiple Mavs showed sparks in Wednesday afternoon’s 90-82 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.