Stephen A. Smith Makes Odd Claim About Cooper Flagg's Skin

Stephen A. Smith Says Dallas Mavericks Should Draft Cooper Flagg Because “He’s White”

Stephen A. Smith has advised the Dallas Mavericks to draft top NBA prospect Cooper Flagg first overall due to his marketing appeal as a white athlete.

Stephen A. Smith Says Mavericks Should Draft Cooper Flagg Because Texas Likes White People

Race will almost certainly be part of the discussion when the Dallas Mavericks inevitably draft Cooper Flagg with the first overall pick in next month's NBA Draft. Certain players and commentators still can't get past the idea of a modern-day white superstar. Stephen A. Smith is one of them.This week, Smith encouraged the Mavs not to trade the pick because Texas sports fans are drawn to white athletes."When you’ve got somebody with that kind of …

Stephen A. on Mavs Drafting Cooper Flagg: 'He's Whit...

Stephen A. Smith speaks with Complex about why Cooper Flagg being white should factor into the Mavericks drafting him.

Stephen A. Smith mentions Cooper Flagg's race as a reason to draft him

The Dallas Mavericks won the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes earlier this week when they secured the first overall selection of this year's NBA Draft.The Mavs have already insinuated the pick is not available in a trade, and all signs point to them taking the Duke star.It amounts to a bailout for Dallas, which traded away Luka Dončić during the season.Because the Mavericks had only a 1.8% chance of getting the first pick, there has been speculation the…

Stephen A. Smith Makes Odd Claim About Cooper Flagg's Skin

How Much Money ESPN Pays Stephen A. Smith (1:02) Drafting Cooper Flagg should be a relatively easy decision for the Dallas Mavericks. Stephen A. Smith suggested the reasons to select him with the No. 1 pick go beyond the court.With just 1.8 percent odds, the Mavericks won the draft lottery on Monday. Three months after trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, they got bailed out with a gift from the basketball gods to procure a new franchi…

Dallas Mavericks and Cooper Flagg will now ask 'legitimate questions' of Luka Doncic and LA Lakers, claims Stephen A. Smith

It isn’t a narrative that anyone thought was possible, but that fated “1.8%” landing in the Dallas Mavericks’ favor makes it a legitimate question, and Stephen A. Smith has become the first to ask it. The Luka Doncic trade was seeing the Dallas Mavericks, particularly Nico Harrison, get panned by experts and other players alike. However, since then, the Los Angeles Lakers were sent packing by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the playoffs, questions…