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2.06 meter point guard! No. 1 pick Flagg made 3 of 13 shots in his debut and scored 11 points, with only 1 assist.

10:04pm, 15 October 2025【Basketball】

On October 14th, the 2.06 meter point guard made his debut! Flagg, the No. 1 pick whose talent surpasses that of James, only had 1 assist, and his efficiency of 3-for-13 was really poor.

This game between the Mavericks and the Jazz is very concerning. The Mavericks fielded a super-big starting lineup that has almost never been seen in the entire history of the NBA. Flagg played point guard for the first time. The shortest among the starters was Klay Thompson, who was nearly two meters tall. Everyone else was not only over two meters tall, but also much taller than their opponents.

This lineup is the latest scientific research result of Mavericks head coach Kidd. He wants to try it again. If he uses all big men and tall men, then whether Flagg can be qualified as a point guard with a height of 2.06 meters and develop his ball-handling ability, then his talent will be truly unattainable and limitless.

When Flagg served as the point guard in this game, his debut performance can only be said to be average, with a relatively low shooting rate. As a point guard, he only had 1 assist, and his assists and passing abilities were not fully reflected. It can only explain that not everyone who is 2.06 meters tall is James. Flagg still has a long way to go when he plays point guard.

In this game, Flagg played 21 minutes, and his statistics were fixed at 3 of 13 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and 1 assist. From the perspective of a forward player, especially a top talented rookie, Flagg has met our requirements for him, that is, his defensive ability is really outstanding, and he can seamlessly connect with several superstars on this team at any time. They are equivalent to the Big Four starting lineup with 4 All-Stars, Owen, Clay, and Flagg.

But if you ask him by the standards of a point guard, then he is indeed not that interesting. Although during the previous draft, everyone said that he was the son of the United States of the new generation, a player with more talent than James. It is unbelievable that a white man is more talented than James, but the facts prove that this is not the case. James will not have an assist performance when he plays point guard. LeBron has played point guard before and even won the assists title. If you really let him play point guard, he does have the ability to strategize the entire court, organize the ball, and drive the team. But Flagg did not show this ability in this game.

Flagg does all the things a forward should do very well, rebounding, stealing, blocking and defending, but he is still barely able to pass the ball, which is his job as a point guard. Although he is 2.06 meters tall, his control of movement is obviously not as good as that of James. What is the concept of 1 assist? The entire Mavericks starting lineup ranks second to last, just higher than center Lively. It is normal for a center to play 7 minutes without assists. It is not normal for players in the remaining positions to pass more passes than him. In fact, this also shows that Flagg is still relatively young and immature, and still cannot play the point guard position well.

And on the court, he always thinks about passing the ball and organizing offense, which obviously affects his personal touch. He made 3 of 13 in the game and only had 11 points in total. He took more shots than he scored. In the last game, he made 4 of 8, and his performance was obviously better than today's game. It can only be said that playing a point guard made his energy more dispersed. Compared with his 8 shots of 11+3+4+3 in the last game, this game was worse than before in all data levels. It seems that there is still a long way to go to develop a big point guard. After all, not everyone is James, and not everyone is Doncic.