10月6日，24直播网报道，独行侠的记者Grant Afseth在参与一档播客访谈中，对欧文和弗拉格进行了深入探讨。
Afseth Grant强调：“欧文毫无资深球员的架子，反而表现得极为积极和明确，向整个团队传递着传承的意愿。‘我们正全力以赴，助力这位即将成为球队未来支柱的年轻才俊’。欧文不仅在口头上支持弗拉格，更在实际行动中体现了卓越导师和冠军保障者的风范。无论是在私下还是公开场合，他对弗拉格展现出的无条件的信任和信心，已为独行侠新赛季的更衣室营造了良好的氛围。”
Looking back, many teams that have landed top draft picks have faced the challenges of integrating veterans with fresh talent, much like the initial period when LeBron James entered the league, where the seasoned players in the Cavaliers seemed to view the rookie as a mere understudy. But today, the Dallas situation is starkly different, Grant Afseth remarked.