Watch Cooper Flagg drop a career-high 42 points against the Utah Jazz.
Twenty-nine games into his rookie campaign, Cooper Flagg is exactly as advertised. He’s averaging 18.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 3.5 apg and has recently taken hold of the top slot on NBA.com’s Kia Rookie Ladder.
Flagg reclassified to the class of 2024 in the summer of 2023, making him the youngest player in the NBA.
As Flagg turns 19, here are some of the records he holds among 18-year-olds all time. (Elias Stats Bureau’s researchers have confirmed all stats below.)
Points — 3rd (526)
- Only LeBron James (625) and Kobe Bryant (539) have more
- Ahead of Tracy McGrady (451)
Rebounds — 4th (178)
- Behind Bill Willoughby (288), McGrady (269) and James (184)
- Ahead of Dwight Howard (177)
Assists — 2nd (99)
- Only James (188) has more
- Ahead of McGrady (98) and Bryant (91)
Steals — 5th (35)
- Only McGrady, James, Bryant (49 each) and Bill Willoughby (37) have more
3-pointers made — 3rd (22)
- Behind Bryant (51) and James (32)
Minutes played — 4th (962)
- Only James (1,247), McGrady (1,179) and Bryant (1,103) have more
Double-doubles
- T-2nd with James and Bill Willoughby (4)
- Only Howard (6) with more
20-point games — 2nd (12)
- Only James (14) with more
30-point games — 2nd (2)
- Only James (6) with more
40-point games — 1st (1)
- No other 18-year-old accomplished this
- He did all this while playing in just 28 games, the 8th-most by an 18-year-old.
Additionally, Flagg tallied his fourth straight game with 20 or more points Saturday in a 121-114 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. He joins James as the only 18-year-olds in NBA history to do so. James accomplished this in 2023 from Dec. 19-25.
Watch Flagg and the Mavericks take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday (8 p.m. ET, NBA League Pass).
