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Grant Afseth: Final: Hawks 135, Mavericks 120 Daniel Gafford: 24 PTS, 8 REB P.J. Washington: 23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK Cooper Flagg: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST CJ McCollum: 24 PTS, 7 AST Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 22 PTS, 2 AST Dyson Daniels: 19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST Dallas (23-47) hosts the Clippers next.

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Who will be the NBA's best in five years? Here's our projection: 1. Victor Wembanyama; 2. Anthony Edwards; 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander; 4. Luka Doncic; 5. Cade Cunningham; 6. Cooper Flagg.

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Duke has had a long list of incredible freshmen who are current or former NBA players, including former No. 1 picks Elton Brand, Cooper Flagg, Zion Williamson, Paolo Banchero and Kyrie Irving. Carlos Boozer believes Cameron may be the best freshman to don a Blue Devils jersey. “Cam has had one of the best seasons of any college basketball player,” Carlos Boozer said. “He’s 18. He’s not like a junior that’s 20 years old; he’s been in college for six months. And the kid averaged almost 23 points a game, over 10 rebounds, has dominated the ACC, which is much more competitive than it’s been in recent years. He’s gone against some of the best players. “He’s gone against the Florida frontcourt that people thought was the best in the country, had a 30 ball [actually 29 points] against them and a [win]. He went against Michigan. Other people thought they were the best frontcourt in the country. [Duke] got that win and [he] almost had a triple-double in that game in D.C. He’s taken on all the challenges.”

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Kyrie Irving—you all had a conversation about the spotlight and the shoes you’re stepping into as the face of a franchise. What did he tell you? Cooper Flagg: I was driving home and he had texted me. He was like, “Yo, just give me a call.” He was like, “Listen, I understand. I’ve kind of been through this before. I don’t think there are a lot of people around you right now who can tell you they’ve been through something similar.” He was that top pick and was kind of thrown into the fire. So he just stepped in as a great vet for me and was there giving me guidance, because there were definitely times where I was shaken up. I’d never lost that much in my life. But just to hear him say that, and tell me that I’m doing everything I need to be doing, and just to stay with it and stay positive—it definitely helped me out a lot.

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NBA Courtside: Cooper Flagg on playing point guard to start his rookie season: “I just learned a ton about the game. You know, I’d never been in a situation like that to be handling the ball, bringing it up every single time. And I learned how tiring it can be. And I gained a lot of respect for point guards because those first couple games are probably the most tired I’ve ever been on a basketball court.” (Via @ESPNNBA )

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NBA Courtside: Cooper Flagg on getting to meet his favorite player Larry Bird: “I was definitely nervous. I would say I haven’t been shell shocked a lot in my life. I was talking to him like about the difference in the league now between the league back then. But a lot of the messages that, you know, he displayed can be seen through his play, like never giving up, being that ultimate competitor, playing hard on every single possession. And those were kind of the biggest things that he said. As long as you have those couple things of competing and playing hard that you’ll be all right.” (Via @ESPNNBA)

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NBA Courtside: Cooper Flagg on facing former teammate Kon Knueppel: “It’s incredible. Like, I know Kon better than a lot of people. I know what his work ethic is like. I know his drive and how much of a competitor he is. That was probably one of, if not the most fun game of the season for me. He had an incredible game. We were going back and forth. It came down to the wire. Obviously would have loved to win it, but it was still a really fun game.” (Via @ESPNNBA)

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Fullcourtpass: Cooper Flagg reveals Kyrie Irving texted and called him earlier this season to support him during the Mavericks stretches of losses “He stepped in as like a great vet for me and was there giving me guidance because there were definitely times where I was shaken up. I'd never lost that much in my life. But just to hear him say that and tell me that I'm doing everything I need to be doing and just to stay with it and stay positive, it definitely helped me out a lot.” (via @ESPNNBA , h/t @NationMffl )

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NBA: 27 points. 6 rebounds. 10 assists. In today's win, Cooper Flagg (19y, 84d) became the 2nd-youngest player in NBA history to record a game in the regular season with 25+ PTS, 10+ AST, and 5+ REB. Only LeBron James (18y, 355d on Dec. 20, 2003 at CHI) achieved this mark at a younger age.

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Bob Finnan: Final: Mavs 130, Cavs 120. Cooper Flagg leads all scorers with 27 points, 10 assists, 6 rebounds. Max Strus has 24 points, 8 rebounds in season debut

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Flagg recorded a 20-point game for the 25th time this season, already securing the record at age 19. He surpassed Bryant for the most 20-point games by a teenager in NBA history. Cooper Flagg's historic efforts weren't enough as the Cavaliers' offense was too much for the Mavericks in their blowout loss at home.

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Grant Afseth: Final: Cavaliers 138, Mavericks 105 Cooper Flagg: 25 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST Naji Marshall: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST Brandon Williams: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST Evan Mobley: 29 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST Donovan Mitchell: 24 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST Dallas (22-45) faces Cleveland again next.

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Grant Afseth: Final: Mavericks 120, Grizzlies 112 Khris Middleton: 35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL Daniel Gafford: 22 PTS, 14 REB, 1 BLK Cooper Flagg: 13 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST Jaylen Wells: 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST GG Jackson: 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST Dallas (22-44) hosts Cleveland next.

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Dillon Brooks gives his opinion on the players ranked above him in the NBA top-50 Joel Embiid: "No, he's too hurt you can probably go to sleep for a straight week and he's probably hurt again" Austin Reaves: "Man a foul baiter" Shaedon Sharpe: "I'm not rating him" Julius Randle: "One of the biggest complainers, he wants all the calls because he plays the most physical him, Zion Williamson and Giannis play so physical" Paolo Banchero: "Down year for Paolo, could be way better he's supposed be LeBron status" LeBron James: "He ain't having a better year than me" Josh Giddey: "Hell no" Rudy Gobert: "Nah" Michael Porter Jr: "He having a good year" Desmond Bane: "That's my young boy" Kon Knueppel: "He's having a good year" Bradon Ingram: "I rate his game all the way" Diontae George: "He's having a great year but he's SOFT" Amen Thompson: "That's my guy" Cooper Flagg: "I rate him.. not a better year than me because if I was with the Mavs would be in the playoff hunt"

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