NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, Nets

Mavericks Cooper Flagg is the reigning Rookie of the Year. Does he build on that or will it be one of those Sophomore Slumps type of deals? ESPN broached the topic its latest pressing questions for every team, preseason edition. Flagg is literally and figuratively growing up before our eyes,” wrote ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “He got taller over the summer after his Rookie of the Year season, measuring at 6-foot-10 without his shoes. The fact that the 19-year-old Flagg is still growing serves as symbolism of his seemingly limitless ceiling.” This is true. The ceiling is high. So are the…