Mavericks' Cooper Flagg makes basketball history only ever done in NBA by his head coach

Billy Heyen

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Mavericks' Cooper Flagg makes basketball history only ever done in NBA by his head coach image

Cooper Flagg keeps joining lists with few, if any, names on them.

This time, the Dallas Mavericks' No. 1 overall pick and rookie phenom has made NBA history that was only done previously by his head coach with the Mavs, Jason Kidd.

It's only the second time a rookie ever put up the stats Flagg did on Thursday night:

  • 26 points
  • 10 rebounds
  • 8 assists
  • 3 steals
  • 3 3-pointers made

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The Utah Jazz simply couldn't handle Flagg.

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Flagg continues to prove night in and night out how special he is.

The dude just turned 19 in late December, and he's scoring efficiently, setting up his teammates and even taking the ball away.

He was expected to be the best player in his class for years now, and he's not disappointing.

The Mavs will have to figure out how to properly build around Flagg, because he can be the foundation of a great decade to come.

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