Overview
- NBA Communications named Dallas' Cooper Flagg and Charlotte's Kon Knueppel the Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for January.
- Flagg capped January at 20.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, including a 49-point, 10-rebound night that set both the Mavericks' rookie scoring record and the NBA mark for points by a teenager.
- Against the Celtics on Tuesday, Flagg scored 36 with nine rebounds and six assists to become the first teenager in league history with three consecutive 30-point games, as Dallas' skid reached five.
- Mavericks coach Jason Kidd praised Flagg's growth and publicly challenged him to win the Rookie of the Month award again in February.
- Knueppel averaged 17.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in January, led rookies in several totals, and sparked Charlotte's seven-game surge with a 34-point performance that included a franchise rookie record eight threes.