Cooper Flagg Rumors

Abby Jones: Masai Ujiri on why Cooper Flagg was the ‘selling point’ for the position with the Dallas Mavericks. “You’ve got Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokić all for the next 7-15 years. Okay, now you have to convince me that I have to beat all those guys. Okay, you gotta come so with something in your pocket, okay? …and in his pocket he had Cooper Flagg.”

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Abby Jones: Masai Ujiri speaks on the future of Cooper Flagg: “The one difficult thing to find anywhere, anywhere in sports, it's a generational player, and we have one. We've planted a Flagg here. We have one player here that can turn everything and it is so hard to find in sports.”

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Abby Jones: Masai Ujiri said he wants to bring calmness to the position and was asked about the Luka Dončić trade. “We have a saying in Africa, we say, ‘when kings go, kings come’ and a king went [Luka] and we have a little prince [Cooper Flagg] here now. He’s turning into a king and I think we have to start thinking that way.”

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Carmelo Anthony on Cooper Flagg: Coop’s ceiling is out of this world. You led your team in all those statistical categories as a rookie. You’re there. You just cemented yourself as a young face of this league being black or white… If he continues to dominate those categories like that, that success is going to continue to grow and grow and becoming a national success. He don’t have no ceiling.

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NBA top rookie Cooper Flagg got a fast ride on the track Sunday before the NASCAR race in Texas with another 19-year-old, Cup Series rookie Connor Zilisch. A week after being named the NBA Rookie of the Year, the Dallas Mavericks' 6-foot-9 forward was the honorary pace car driver for the race in Texas. But several hours before leading the 38-car field to the green flag at the 1 1/2-mile track, Flagg was the passenger in that 2026 Chevrolet Corvette. It was driven then by Zilisch, who is in his first full Cup season with Trackhouse Racing after winning 10 races in NASCAR's second-tier series last year. "We got going pretty fast, and I think half the ride I was more scared of what was going on," Flagg said. "I've never been in a car going that fast, so it was pretty cool."

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NBA top rookie Cooper Flagg got a fast ride on the track Sunday before the NASCAR race in Texas with another 19-year-old, Cup Series rookie Connor Zilisch. A week after being named the NBA Rookie of the Year, the Dallas Mavericks' 6-foot-9 forward was the honorary pace car driver for the race in Texas. But several hours before leading the 38-car field to the green flag at the 1½-mile track, Flagg was the passenger in that 2026 Chevrolet Corvette. It was driven then by Zilisch, who is in his first full Cup season with Trackhouse Racing after winning 10 races in NASCAR's second-tier series last year.

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Cooper Flagg: “Right before the Rookie of the Year press conference, the person I wanted to FaceTime was Mammie. She’s been there for everything. She keeps me grounded and reminds me that moments like this mean more when you share them with the people who’ve had your back from day one. Awards are cool, but that connection with my family, that’s what really matters to me.”

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Knueppel helped the Hornets (44-38) finish with a winning record for just the second time in the past decade. Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks (26-56) finished in 12th place in the Western Conference. The Mavericks entered the season with high hopes but had to adjust their expectations after star big man Anthony Davis dealt with calf and hand injuries and was traded to the Washington Wizards in February. “Coming into this year, we all had different expectations in how we thought the year would go,” Flagg said. “But all of that is in the past. I think it’s time to move forward. Continue to grow, continue to get better and have a high outlook on how next year can go. We are just going to put in the work all summer long. I think we’re all excited for it.”

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NBA Courtside: Dirk on Cooper Flagg winning ROY: "I watched Cooper all year long. The stuff he had to deal with early with all the negativity around and the booing. There was a lot happening that whole season... Started at PG at 6'9 something he's never done.... Historic numbers as a teenager. Well deserved Cooper, we're proud of you"

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Brad Townsend: Kidd put the ball in Flagg’s hands to start the season and it paid off.

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Jason Kidd: Thrilled to see @Cooper_Flagg recognized with the @NBA Rookie of the Year award. Your feel for and commitment to the game are truly special. Congratulations and enjoy this moment. This is just the beginning.

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‪Mark Followill‬: Looking at the past winners and it appears to me that Cooper Flagg is the first ever to win: National HS Basketball Player of the Year (based on Naismith and/or Gatorade Prep POY Awards given out since the mid 80s and Cooper won both), NCAA Basketball Player of the Year, And NBA Rookie of the Year!

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Carmelo Anthony shouts out Nico Harrison for Cooper Flagg winning ROY 💀 "Shout out to Nico Harrison for seeing this right here. For understanding his vision. Whatever happened or how it happened, Dallas got something back. They got the #1 pick and a rookie who led the squad in PTS, REB, AST, and STL. MJ is the only person to do that so when you talk about Cooper's ceiling as a young face of the league. It's Cooper Flagg"

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Fullcourtpass: Cooper Flagg says playing against Victor Wembanyama in his first ever NBA game was his welcome to the league moment “He was dunking from everywhere on the court and hitting step-back threes”

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