Jeff Teague isn’t backing away from the Cooper Flagg hype. In fact, he’s leaning right into it - and even putting the Mavericks’ young star ahead of Luka Doncic in one key way.
"He is a lil more exciting, he dunking sh*t. Like on some real sh*t, when you watch Luka play, it ain’t exciting... Luka is cold but half the game... You will be mad."
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 28, 2026
Jeff Teague says Cooper Flagg is more entertaining to watch than Luka Doncic 👀 pic.twitter.com/IA1ST9GZXN
On the Club 520 podcast, Teague started by apologizing to Flagg for his earlier comments before widening the conversation to some of the biggest names in the sport, including LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. His bottom line was that Flagg brings more juice than Doncic when you actually sit down to watch him.
“Boy, you about to be LeBron,” he said. ”He is a lil more exciting, he dunking sh*t.
Like on some real sht, when you watch Luka play, it ain’t exciting… Luka is cold but half the game… You will be mad. This dude, when I watch him play, I am like, he f**ing with Giannis bro.”
That kind of praise is landing while Flagg keeps stacking up milestones. After Dallas won on the road against the new-look Miami Heat, he became the first teenager in league history to put up at least 25 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and five steals in one game.
And the numbers have been rolling in all season. Flagg, who is still only 20, is averaging 25 points, 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. He also leads the league in steals at 3.7 per game, while posting an effective field goal percentage of 62.
The early-season production has made him look every bit like a two-way force, and the comparisons are getting louder. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst recently said Flagg is a better defender, has a better jump shot, and is more defensively versatile than James was at 19.
For now, though, Flagg’s focus is likely much simpler: keep the Mavericks winning as many games as possible during the regular season.
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