The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks are set to clash in an NBA Summer League game on Thursday and ticket prices for floor seats are reportedly going for up to $2,500. Fans clearly want to see how the first pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, rookie Cooper Flagg, stacks up against highly publicized Lakers G Bronny James, and Doug completely understands their fascination.
Doug Gottlieb: “I love the fact that the game is being hyped, and we’ll pay attention to it. It doesn’t mean how well Cooper (Flagg) plays or poorly Cooper plays, how well Bronny (James) plays or poorly Bronny plays, means anything, but you expect Cooper to get a ton of reps…And with Bronny James, this is one in where he should be dominant.”