On today's show, winning a game for the Dallas Mavericks makes absolutely no sense.

But hey, Cooper Flagg's development over everything.

This is Cooper Flagg, and you're listening to Lockdown Mall.

I think that's a good question.

Good morning, Isaac.

All these changes.

You know, I still got my dog Dwight Powell.

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Your daily Dallas Mavericks podcast. It's part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team every day. And welcome. You were locked on to the Dallas Mavericks. Your team every day. My name is Nick Engstead. Media member coming to the Mass for over 10 years. Today's episode to you by Fanduel. Fandul is giving you a new way to turn that energy into even bigger potential wins with a college basketball. Parlay, profit, boost. Head to fandual.com to get started. That's Fandual.com. Fan dual play your game. On today's show, let's talk about the Mavs win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. If you told me the Mabs turned around and won this next game against the Cavs

on Friday night after they lost that first one, I think I would not have believed you because they looked so bad at the end of that game. And so we'll talk about how the Mavs got this win, what they did, what changes they made, what kind of, the way this Mavericks team played, if it unlocks anything for next year, for the rest of the season or whatever.

We'll talk about PJ Washington.

We'll talk about Najee Marshall.

They had great games.

Well, let's start here with Cooper Flag, because the Mavericks don't need to win games the rest of the season. You know this, I know this. The Mavs only benefit for them in the win-loss column right now and and maybe even like on the court their

best benefit is to lose games so they can make their draft pick better we're seeing these draft

picks play out you're seeing darius acoff play right now and play you know incredibly well you're

you're seeing camboozor you're seeing darren peterson come out and play with a jubon's like all

these guys are playing so well this is an an incredible draft class. The Mavs are very lucky to have a pick that's going to be up there in the top 10 of this draft, more than likely. And that's the only benefit they have in the win-loss column. So to win a game and to win multiple games now recently, what, there's one last couple, it doesn't make

any sense for the maps to do this.

It doesn't make sense.

It's very frustrating to watch this team, not lean into the tank in this way, and not sit

guys and do everything that they can.

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