2024-11-04
: Duke Season Opener — Flagg Debuts with 26 Points, 7 Rebounds — Cooper Flagg makes his college debut at Duke and immediately lives up to the hype — 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals in a dominant performance that makes national headlines.
2025-03-10
: Flagg Named ACC Player of the Year — Consensus National Player of the Year — After a dominant freshmen season at Duke, Flagg sweeps every major national player of the year award — AP, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Wooden Award, Naismith Award — a rare clean sweep for a freshman.
2025-05-12
: Dallas Mavericks Win the NBA Draft Lottery — Will Select #1 — The Dallas Mavericks win the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery, earning the right to draft Cooper Flagg first overall. Dallas begins rebuilding around a new franchise cornerstone.
2025-06-26
: Cooper Flagg Drafted #1 Overall by the Dallas Mavericks — Commissioner Adam Silver announces Cooper Flagg as the #1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. At 18 years old, Flagg becomes the next face of the Dallas Mavericks.
2025-07-20
: Impresses in Vegas Summer League — Flagg averages 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds in five Summer League games, winning MVP and drawing comparisons to early-career LeBron and Giannis.
2025-07-20
: Impresses in Vegas Summer League — Flagg averages 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds in five Summer League games, winning MVP and drawing comparisons to early-career LeBron and Giannis.
2025-07-20
: Impresses in Vegas Summer League — Flagg averages 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds in five Summer League games, winning MVP and drawing comparisons to early-career LeBron and Giannis.
2025-10-22
: NBA Regular Season Debut — Cooper Flagg scores 24 points and grabs 11 rebounds in his NBA debut, a Mavericks win over the Memphis Grizzlies, drawing the largest TNT debut audience since LeBron James.
2025-10-22
: NBA Regular Season Debut — Cooper Flagg scores 24 points and grabs 11 rebounds in his NBA debut, a Mavericks win over the Memphis Grizzlies, drawing the largest TNT debut audience since LeBron James.
2025-10-22
: NBA Regular Season Debut — Cooper Flagg scores 24 points and grabs 11 rebounds in his NBA debut, a Mavericks win over the Memphis Grizzlies, drawing the largest TNT debut audience since LeBron James.
2026-01-30
: Named Eastern All-Star Starter — Flagg is voted as an All-Star starter in his rookie season — only the fourth rookie in NBA history to earn a starting spot.
2026-01-30
: Named Eastern All-Star Starter — Flagg is voted as an All-Star starter in his rookie season — only the fourth rookie in NBA history to earn a starting spot.
2026-01-30
: Named Eastern All-Star Starter — Flagg is voted as an All-Star starter in his rookie season — only the fourth rookie in NBA history to earn a starting spot.
2026-02-15
: Flagg Wins All-Star MVP — Cooper Flagg scores 38 points at the 2026 All-Star Game in San Francisco — winning the 3-point contest on a buzzer-beater and becoming the youngest All-Star MVP in NBA history.
2026-02-15
: Flagg Wins All-Star MVP — Cooper Flagg scores 38 points at the 2026 All-Star Game in San Francisco — winning the 3-point contest on a buzzer-beater and becoming the youngest All-Star MVP in NBA history.
2026-04-01
: Flagg Wins Unanimous Rookie of the Year — Cooper Flagg is named NBA Rookie of the Year unanimously — all 100 media votes — finishing the regular season averaging 22.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 4.4 assists.
2026-04-01
: Flagg Wins Unanimous Rookie of the Year — Cooper Flagg is named NBA Rookie of the Year unanimously — all 100 media votes — finishing the regular season averaging 22.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 4.4 assists.
2026-04-03
: Flagg Scores 51: First Teen at 50 — Cooper Flagg scores 51 points against the Orlando Magic, becoming the first teenager in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a single game.
2026-04-03
: Flagg Scores 51: First Teen at 50 — Cooper Flagg scores 51 points against the Orlando Magic, becoming the first teenager in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a single game.
2026-04-13
: Season-Ending Ankle Injury in Finale — Cooper Flagg sprains his left ankle in the second quarter of the Mavericks' regular-season finale against the Chicago Bulls, ending what became one of the greatest rookie seasons in NBA history.
2026-04-13
: Season-Ending Ankle Injury in Finale — Cooper Flagg sprains his left ankle in the second quarter of the Mavericks' regular-season finale against the Chicago Bulls, ending what became one of the greatest rookie seasons in NBA history.
2026-04-17
: Flagg Wins Rookie of the Year — Cooper Flagg is named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, receiving 127 of 130 first-place votes after averaging 21.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game — one of the best statistical rookie seasons in NBA history.
2026-04-19
: Nike Unveils Flagg Signature Shoe — Nike officially unveils the "Flagg 1" — Cooper Flagg's debut signature shoe — making him the youngest player since LeBron James in 2003 to receive a Nike signature before completing his rookie NBA season, in a global campaign that positions Flagg as the centerpiece of Nike Basketball's next generation.
2026-04-22
: Flagg Wins Kia Rookie of the Year — The NBA officially announces Cooper Flagg as the 2025-26 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year — receiving 498 of a possible 500 voting points, the closest thing to unanimity in the award's history — with a celebration ceremony in Dallas where thousands of fans gather on the plaza outside American Airlines Center despite his still-injured ankle.
2026-04-27
: Nike Signs Flagg to Record Deal — Nike announces a signature shoe contract with Cooper Flagg valued at $150 million over five years — the largest rookie endorsement contract in basketball history, surpassing the LeBron James deal that set the previous standard in 2003 — with a signature shoe line set to launch at the start of the 2026-27 season.