Can Cooper Flagg handle playing NBA point guard? His Maine high school coach and trainer have no doubt.

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Cooper Flagg is set for another major milestone on Wednesday night, as he plays his first-ever NBA regular season game for the Dallas Mavericks. But if preseason action and comments from his Mavericks coach are any indication, Flagg could very quickly be playing floor general for Dallas in a role as point guard. Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving remains out with an injury, and Dallas could turn to Flagg for a share of the ballhandling responsibilities. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd is comfortable with the rookie playing that role, and so are Flagg’s Maine high school coach and longtime trainer. “He’s best with the ball in transition,” said Earl Anderson, Flagg’s head coach on the 2022 Maine state champion Nokomis Regional High School team.