Cooper Flagg passed Kobe Bryant for second place on the NBA’s all-time teenage scoring list with 1,762 career points on Saturday night, leaving only LeBron James’ record of 2,362 ahead of him.
Dallas Mavericks standout Cooper Flagg moved past Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for the second-most points scored by a teenager in NBA history during the Mavs’ 127-117 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.
Player of the Game
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Flagg entered the night within striking distance of Bryant’s mark of 1,759 points and finished the game with 18 points, pushing his career total to 1,762 points before turning 20.
The Mavericks star also recorded eight rebounds, five assists, and one block in 38 minutes against Cleveland. He shot 6-of-19 from the field, missed all six of his three-point attempts, and went 6-of-8 from the free-throw line.
That performance moved Flagg ahead of Bryant and left only LeBron James above him on the NBA’s all-time teenage scoring list.
James remains comfortably in first place with 2,362 points scored before his 20th birthday, while Kobe finished his teenage years with 1,759.
LeBron’s record remains far away
Flagg still has some time to add to his total before turning 20 on Dec. 21, but catching James would require an extraordinary scoring run.
He currently trails LeBron by exactly 600 points. With Dallas scheduled to play 12 more games before Flagg’s 20th birthday, he would need to average 50.0 points per game over that stretch merely to tie James’ record.
Flagg built most of his teenage scoring total during a historic rookie campaign.
The No. 1 pick scored 1,473 points in 70 games during the 2025-26 regular season, averaging 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists while winning Rookie of the Year.
He has added another 289 points so far this season, taking his career total to 1,762.
Flagg has already produced several historic scoring performances as a teenager, including becoming the youngest player in NBA history to score at least 50 points in a game when he dropped 51 against the Orlando Magic last April.
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