Mavericks' Cooper Flagg Named 2025-26 Rookie of the Year
Cooper Flagg is your NBA 2025-26 Rookie of the Year.
The Dallas Mavericks forward and No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft finished the regular season with an average of 21 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists, and is the second-youngest ROY winner in history (behind LeBron James).
He also joins Michael Jordan as the only rookies to lead their team in total points, rebounds, assists and steals since steals were first recorded in the 1973-74 season, per the NBA. He beat out fellow finalists VJ Edgecombe of the 76ers and Kon Knueppel of the Hornets.
"It's surreal. It's pretty cool," Flagg said on Peacock ahead of Game 4 of the Pistons-Magic series on Monday night. "That's obviously the award that all the rookies come into their first year and are searching out and want to get that recognition. ... Just means a lot and I'm really blessed."
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This story was originally published April 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM.