The Kyrie Irving-Cooper Flagg partnership is a 'fun puzzle' for the new-look Mavs

The Dallas Mavericks are working to build chemistry between veteran guard Kyrie Irving and rookie Cooper Flagg, with their partnership described as a 'fun puzzle' for the reshaping franchise. The Mavericks hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The piece, written by Tim MacMahon, examines how the new-look Mavs are integrating Flagg, who is in his second NBA season, alongside Irving.