Maine native Cooper Flagg has gotten off to a fantastic start in his NBA career.Flagg was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the third straight month, making the 19-year-old from Newport a perfect three-for-three to start the season.In January, Flagg averaged 20.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for the Dallas Mavericks and saved his best performances for last.Flagg scored a career-high 49 points on Jan. 29, which set the record for most points scored by a teenager in an NBA game. He also broke the Mavericks’ rookie single-game scoring record of 42, which was held by Mark Aguirre, who had his No. 24 retired by the Mavs at halftime of the game. Flagg had tied Aguirre’s record on Dec. 15, 2025, and became the youngest player to score 40 points in an NBA game in the process.In that Jan. 29 game against the Charlotte Hornets, Flagg finished with 10 rebounds, making him the youngest player in NBA history with 40 or more points and 10 or more rebounds in a game.Two days later, Flagg finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and five assists against the Houston Rockets. According to ESPN Insights, Flagg became the first teenager in NBA history to record consecutive double-doubles with at least 30 points.Flagg’s former teammate and roommate at Duke University, Hornets guard Kon Knueppel, was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for a third straight month.Knueppel averaged 20.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in January. He scored a career-high 34 points against Flagg and the Mavericks on Jan. 29, leading the Hornets to a 123-121 win.Flagg and Knueppel led the Duke Blue Devils to the Final Four last year. The Mavericks selected Flagg No. 1 overall in the 2025 NBA draft, while the Hornets drafted Knueppel with the 4th overall pick.Flagg and the Mavericks host the Boston Celtics Tuesday night. It’s the first time Flagg will face the Celtics in his NBA career.The Celtics will feature All-Star Jaylen Brown, who was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January. Brown averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in January.Boston traded for center Nikola Vucevic on Tuesday, acquiring the 15-year NBA veteran and a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
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Maine native Cooper Flagg has gotten off to a fantastic start in his NBA career.
Flagg was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the third straight month, making the 19-year-old from Newport a perfect three-for-three to start the season.
In January, Flagg averaged 20.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for the Dallas Mavericks and saved his best performances for last.
Flagg scored a career-high 49 points on Jan. 29, which set the record for most points scored by a teenager in an NBA game. He also broke the Mavericks’ rookie single-game scoring record of 42, which was held by Mark Aguirre, who had his No. 24 retired by the Mavs at halftime of the game. Flagg had tied Aguirre’s record on Dec. 15, 2025, and became the youngest player to score 40 points in an NBA game in the process.
In that Jan. 29 game against the Charlotte Hornets, Flagg finished with 10 rebounds, making him the youngest player in NBA history with 40 or more points and 10 or more rebounds in a game.
Two days later, Flagg finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and five assists against the Houston Rockets. According to ESPN Insights, Flagg became the first teenager in NBA history to record consecutive double-doubles with at least 30 points.
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Flagg’s former teammate and roommate at Duke University, Hornets guard Kon Knueppel, was named the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for a third straight month.
Knueppel averaged 20.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in January. He scored a career-high 34 points against Flagg and the Mavericks on Jan. 29, leading the Hornets to a 123-121 win.
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Flagg and Knueppel led the Duke Blue Devils to the Final Four last year. The Mavericks selected Flagg No. 1 overall in the 2025 NBA draft, while the Hornets drafted Knueppel with the 4th overall pick.
Flagg and the Mavericks host the Boston Celtics Tuesday night. It’s the first time Flagg will face the Celtics in his NBA career.
The Celtics will feature All-Star Jaylen Brown, who was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January. Brown averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game in January.
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Boston traded for center Nikola Vucevic on Tuesday, acquiring the 15-year NBA veteran and a second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.