Cooper Flagg wins 2025-2026 NBA Rookie of the Year Award after historic season

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/flagg-cooper/dInnahrB/"]Flagg[/a], 19, received 56 first-place votes, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlotte-hornets/xftMikUg/"]Charlotte Hornets[/a]' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/knueppel-kon/YDOmqcSE/"]Kon Knueppel[/a] receiving 44 as the runner-up.[/p][p]He became just the third player in Mavericks history to win the award ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kidd-jason/UNsTAAqN/"]Jason Kidd[/a] - 1994-1995, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doncic-luka/pQ4ZBK0o/"]Luka Doncic[/a] - 2018-2019) and is the second youngest to win it ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]LeBron James[/a] - 18). [/p][embed guid="dbfb3178-ece2-4fda-8449-0202fc8efa32" url="https://x.com/NBAPR/status/2048906078478287059?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Flagg had a historic rookie season for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-mavericks/YouS3mEC/"]Mavericks[/a] as the No. 1 overall pick from the 2025 NBA Draft. He became the first rookie in NBA history to score at least 50 points in a game, and the first teenager ever to do so. [/p][p]He put up at least 40 points in four different games, surpassing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]James[/a] for the most ever by a teenager, and broke the record for most 30-point games by a rookie (11), previously held by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anthony-carmelo/6Fcb5SwM/"]Carmelo Anthony[/a] with 10.[/p][embed guid="7facf770-4064-4af3-94df-07989b1248d1" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2040273581226000455?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Flagg became the second rookie in NBA history to lead his team in points (1,473), rebounds (466), assists (316), and steals (84).[/p][p]The other? Michael Jordan in 1984-1985. [/p][p]The Newport, Maine native finished the 2025-2026 season averaging 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 70 games.[/p][embed guid="e7044b29-e97c-42e8-8e37-e86d7d53d11e" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2048906344732795046?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]