Mavericks’ Jason Kidd details ‘uncomfortable’ summer league plans for Cooper Flagg

Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is already plotting ways to challenge Cooper Flagg.

Kidd knows what kind of skillset the No. 1 pick brings to the table, but he emphasized on Friday that the upcoming NBA Summer League will be a chance for Flagg to expand his game in a role that’s atypical for him.

“I don’t look at the position,” Kidd said. “I want to put him at point guard. I want to make him uncomfortable and see how he reacts, being able to run the show.”

The 6-foot-8 forward has just about everything in his bag of tricks as a player, but running as the primary point guard would certainly be creative for the former Duke star.

While it’s an experiment that likely wouldn’t carry over too much into the regular season, especially with Kyrie Irving eventually returning from his ACL injury, Kidd is excited to see how his rookie would respond.

“We want to push,” Kidd continued. “And I think he’s going to respond in a positive way. It’s all right to fail. It’s all right to turn the ball over. We’ve talked about that.”