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In Dallas, Dusty May is wasting zero time setting the tone around Cooper Flagg. The new Mavericks head coach is preaching physicality as the foundation of how this team will play, making it clear from day one that building a championship around the top pick means building a roster with muscle, toughness, and defensive identity first.
Meanwhile the NBA free agency frenzy is sorting itself into winners and losers fast. ESPN's breakdown highlights ten teams either capitalizing on the chaos or already regretting their moves, and the gap between smart front offices and reactive ones has never been more obvious just one week into the offseason window.
And in Philadelphia, Sixers fans are losing their minds over a viral photo posted by GM Mike Gansey's brother that appears to link LeBron James to the franchise. With Joel Embiid and Jaylen Brown already forming the new core, the idea of LeBron sliding into that mix has the entire league buzzing, and nobody's denying anything just yet.
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