He’ll get the time if he’s good enough. A lot of times rookies bodies aren’t ready for the NBA grind. LeBron got plenty of playing time his rookie year… I suspect we’ll be seeing around 25-30 minutes a game from Cooper Flagg this year, but you never know. The fact he got shut down in preseason so early to work on his body full time sort of shows he has the skills, they just need to prepare him physically.
I'm with you on tha. He should see plenty of playing time and summer league means nothing. Sometimes the SL doesn't go the way you want to and before getting too much "damage" to his ego it's better to shut him down for this one and build him up for the real games with his real teammates. Guess they also have to work on his body, so he needs every boost of energy and rest he can get. He doesn't need to prove himself in those games, he is the no1 pick.