With that in mind, the legendary Shaquille O'Neal spoke out and weighed in on Flagg and his future with the Mavericks. As shared by Alyssa Cooper of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, O'Neal is a big fan of Flagg landing in Dallas.

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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.

Dereck Lively II is expected to be ready for training camp, but his injury history is raising red flags. Should Dallas look to Daniel Gafford as their long-term starting big?

Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has undergone surgery to clean up bone spurs in his right foot but is expected to be healthy for camp.