One of those players was Tony Allen, a former NBA-All Defense honoree and champion with the Boston Celtics, who compared Flagg to Brent Barry and Andrei Kirilenko but admitted he underestimated the Maine native.
Tony Allen issues an apology to Copper Flagg, who he initially thought was similar to Andrei Kirenko or Brent Barry.
“I was absolutely wrong… He’s been showing me so many signs of a superstar… He’s doing it on both sides of the ball... His ceiling is way higher than I… pic.twitter.com/JngtPRp0Vc
“I was absolutely wrong, man, and I truly want to take that take back, but unfortunately I can’t,” Allen said. “He’s been showing me so many signs of a superstar. There’s one game he had 40 not too long ago, and he’s playing both sides of the floor is what’s surprising to me … I gotta say, them breakaway dunks and all that is just electrifying. His ceiling is way higher than I thought. I can’t front.”
That growth has been evident, with Flagg starting the season averaging 13.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists on 41% shooting and by December putting up 23.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists on 51.6% shooting while playing consistently strong defense.
Flagg’s growth hasn’t translated directly to wins for the Mavs (15-25); however, the team is only 2.5 games out of the final play-in spot in the Western Conference.
The Mavs will be looking to get their second in a row when they play the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
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Rangers ▶
April 24 Athletics 8, Rangers 1
April 25 Rangers 4, Athletics 3
April 26 Athletics 2, Rangers 1
April 27 N.Y. Yankees 4, Rangers 2
April 28 N.Y. Yankees 3, Rangers 2
April 29 Rangers 3, N.Y. Yankees 0
May 1 at Detroit, 5:40 p.m., RSN
May 2 at Detroit, 6:15 p.m., Fox
May 3 at Detroit, 6:20 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock
May 5 at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m., RSN
May 6 at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m., RSN
May 7 at N.Y. Yankees, 11:35 a.m., RSN
TCU Baseball ▶
April 21 TCU 6, Dallas Baptist 5 (10 innings)
April 24 TCU 8, Houston 3
April 25 TCU 4, Houston 2
April 26 TCU 14, Houston 2 (7 innings)
April 29 TCU 12, UT-Arlington 1 (7 innings)
May 1 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 2 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 3 at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m., ESPN+
May 8 vs. Utah, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 9 vs. Utah, 2 p.m., ESPN+
May 10 vs. Utah, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Stars ▶
First-round playoff series (Wild win 4-2)
Game 1: April 18 Minnesota 6, Stars 1
Game 2: April 20 Stars 4, Minnesota 2
Game 3: April 22 Stars 4, Minnesota 3 (2OT)
Game 4: April 25 Minnesota 3, Stars 2 (OT)
Game 5: April 28 Minnesota 4, Stars 2
Game 6: April 30 Minnesota 5, Stars 2
Wings▶
April 30 Wings 95, Indiana 80 (preseason)
May 3 vs. Las Vegas (at Austin) (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 9 at Indiana, noon, ABC
May 12 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA
May 14 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
May 18 vs. Washington, 7 p.m., KFAA, Peacock
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, TBA
Cowboys ▶
2026 season
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m.
2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio)
vs. N.Y Giants
vs. Philadelphia
vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
vs. San Francisco
vs. Tampa Bay
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Tennessee
vs. Baltimore
at N.Y Giants
at Philadelphia
at Washington
at L.A. Rams
at Seattle
at Green Bay
at Houston
at Indianapolis
FC Dallas ▶
April 4 FC Dallas 4, D.C. United 0
April 11 FC Dallas 1, St. Louis 1
April 18 FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 2
April 22 Minnesota 1, FC Dallas 0
April 25 Seattle 2, FC Dallas 1
May 2 at NY Red Bulls, 6:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 9 vs. Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 13 vs. Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 16 at San Jose, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 23 at Colorado, 8:30 p.m., Apple TV
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
April 30-May 2 High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede
May 1 NASCAR Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250, 7 p.m., FS1
May 2 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: Andy's Frozen Custard 340, 2:30 p.m., CW
May 3 NASCAR Cup Series: Wurth 400, 2:30 p.m., FS1
May 4 NASCAR Racing Experience
May 8-10 C10 Nationals
May 15-16 LS Fest
May 23 Bandas y Trocas
May 30 Urban Racing
This story was originally published January 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM.
Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.
