In a night where a few top rookies had outstanding debuts (hello, VJ Edgecombe), Cooper Flagg was not one of them. He was scoreless in the first half and only attempted two shots before finally being more aggressive in the third quarter. He'd finish with 10 points and 10 rebounds on 4/13 shooting, but I'll discuss him more in a minute.

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Victor Wembanyama records the fifth 40-point haul of his NBA career as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks.

The second night of the NBA season has a dozen different games on tap, but most eyes will be fixed on the twin bill on ESPN.