The top four rookies, who I would classify as Kon Knueppel, CooperFlagg, VJ Edgecombe, and DylanHarper, are all better than anyone from the 2024 draft ... Flagg was supposed to be a generational pick.
Former Wooden Award winner and collegiate basketball star at Duke, CooperFlagg took the NBA by storm during the 2025– 26 campaign, finishing in the top 10 in jersey sales ... .
With that, they’ll have a top pick in the draft, giving them someone they can pair with their young star, CooperFlagg... Combine that with Flagg’s talents, and the Mavs could have the best back-to-back ...
Former Wooden Award winner and collegiate basketball star at Duke, CooperFlagg took the NBA by storm during the 2025–26 campaign, finishing in the top 10 in jersey sales ... .
Flagg averaged 2.5 more points, 1.4 more rebounds, and 1.1 more assists than Knueppel. But Knueppel posted a 63.3% true shooting mark to Flagg's 54.8%, which is a massive gap that counting stats don't necessarily close ...Cooper Flagg, Mavericks.