Cooper Flagg Joins Kevin Durant, Makes NBA History With Rare Stat in Mavs' Win vs. Pacers

Second-year Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg joined elite company with his performance against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

In Dallas' 125-122 win, Flagg became only the second teenager in NBA history to record at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a single game, per the NBA's official X account:

The only other player to reach those milestones in the same game as a teenager was future Hall of Famer Kevin Durant, who dropped 42 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in the final game of his rookie season with the Seattle SuperSonics in 2007-08.

Flagg, who doesn't turn 20 until next month, has been every bit as good as advertised at the NBA level thus far.

Selected first overall in the 2025 NBA draft out of Duke, Flagg was named NBA Rookie of the Year last season by virtue of averaging 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game.

Flagg has leveled up his play thus far in his second season, averaging 25.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 2.2 steals per contest.

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On top of that, Flagg has the Mavs playing strong team basketball after missing the playoffs each of the previous two seasons and winning only 26 games during his rookie campaign.

Dallas currently sits ninth in the Western Conference with a 7-4 record, placing it firmly in playoff contention.