MAVERICKS RISING STAR COOPER FLAGG WINS NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
- NEWS Desk Global
- Apr 29
- 1 min read
The Dallas Mavericks have a new award winner. Rising star forward Cooper Flagg was named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday ahead of the Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic game on Peacock and NBC Sports.
Flagg received 56 first-place votes, edging Charlotte Hornets wing Kon Knueppel, who had 44. The 26-total-point gap between Flagg and Knueppel is the second smallest between the top two finishers in the award since the current voting format began in 2022-23.
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