According to ESPN’s Shams Charania and Jonathan Givony, the Dallas Mavericks have no intentions of working out any player, not named Cooper Flagg, ahead of the NBA draft.

The soon-to-be superstar sensation out of Duke will be the only prospect scheduled to meet with the Mavericks. Dallas has made it very clear since The Lottery of who they’ll be selecting with the first overall pick.

They’ve also made it clear that they have no desire to trade the pick or to select someone else. This draft is highly regarded as the “Cooper Flagg Sweepstakes.” Very similar to the situation back when Victor Wembanyama was entering the league.

His meeting with the team is set for June 17th, which is eight days away from the 2025 NBA Draft.

According to multiple reports, spearheaded by ESPN, since the firing of Tom Thibodeau, the New York Knicks have been constructing their list of possible head coach candidates. This has ranged from Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka to Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd.

While Houston has no interest in allowing their successful coach to interview for the Knicks open position, the Mavericks are giving Kidd the option to stay or to leave. Several reports have said Dallas won’t hold it against him if that’s the decision he wants to make.

New York is expected to reach out to the Mavericks to request an interview with Kidd, as both sides have mutual interest in one another.

“The way I would describe this is there’s mutual intrigue on both sides,” said Brian Windhorst on Monday’s Sports Center.

Kidd signed an extension during the Mavericks run to the NBA Finals back in 2024. It’s unclear whether the 52-year-old would want to leave Dallas in hopes of competing for a championship soon, or stay and develop Cooper Flagg – assuming the Mavericks select him.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, confirmed by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Darius Garland has undergone surgery to repair the damage suffered to his big toe.

The injury was first discovered on March 23rd, but he only missed two games in the regular season. In the postseason, Garland’s production and minutes were up and down due to the injury. He was seen playing through it in their series against the Indiana Pacers.

In total, he missed four playoff games after re-aggravating the injury in their series against the Miami Heat.

Despite Cleveland confident in the 25-year-old’s ability to “make a full recovery and resume basketball activities by the start of training camp” that begins in October, doctors expect him to be out for the next four-to-five months. This will force him out for the beginning of the next regular season.

In 75 appearances last season, Garland averaged 20.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game.