Cooper Flagg will make his regular-season debut on Wednesday and a new Gatorade ad voiced by Dirk Nowitzki sets the tone.

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One Mavericks legend, Dirk Nowitzki, is looking forward to seeing what Flagg can do. But before Flagg even scores his first points for the Mavs, the Hall-of-Fame player helped record a commercial starring the Maine native ahead of his debut.

For what it’s worth, Nowitzki was not alone in his take. Fellow Mavs legend Steve Nash also named Doncic when asked about his MVP prediction, while sports reporter Taylor Rooks had the same thoughts and mentioned how she was impressed by the Slovenian star’s conditioning during the offseason.

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