Dallas Mavericks fans who have been watching all season know exactly what the next assignment is. The only real worry from now until the end of the season is to see if Cooper Flagg can beat out his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel for NBA Rookie of the Year. With that said, the next assignment is to get their next star next to Flagg through the NBA Draft.
That's what Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi have been doing lately. The co-interim GMs have already been at work during the season, as NBA insider Marc Stein reported that Finley and Riccardi are currently scouting ahead of the 2026 NBA Draft.