"I only have one father, Drederick Irving," Kyrie said while pointing to his dad. "I'm glad we got to recreate that meme, bro. 'Cause that question was crazy. When somebody asked me if LeBron was like a father figure to me ... that was a crazy a** question.

While all the attention was being paid to Cooper Flagg, former Auburn guard Miles Kelly was looking to show his capabilities on the basketball court. He scored 17 points in the Mavericks first game of the Las Vegas Summer League and helped his team to an 87-85 win over the Lakers.

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban sounds fairly bullish about his team’s chances in the upcoming NBA season. In a recent interview on the SiriusXM NBA Radio channel, Cuban was asked if he thought the Mavs could compete for an NBA championship in the upcoming season.

The Dallas Mavericks made it official on Saturday, announcing they’ve signed center Daniel Gafford to a multi-year contract extension while he was with the team in Las Vegas for NBA Summer League.

The Dallas Mavericks' offseason is nearly complete. They've announced the signings of Kyrie Irving, who opted out of his player option to sign a new three-year deal worth about $118.5 million, and D'Angelo Russell, who is on a two-year deal worth about $12 million.

Consider the city of Wurzburg in Germany to be the Dallas Mavericks' European home base. This season, though, the connection has been snapped. For the first time in 28 years, the Mavs won't have a player from Wurzburg on their opening day roster (barring a surprise change).

Cooper Flagg didn't shy away from self-criticism after a rocky NBA summer league debut, calling the performance "not up to my standard" following the Dallas Mavericks ' 87-85 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Dallas Mavericks will be without a recent draft pick as they face Dylan Harper and the Spurs in the NBA Summer League.