Overview
- Dallas coach Jason Kidd on Saturday urged the Mavericks to prioritize Cooper Flagg’s Rookie of the Year case, calling the 19-year-old’s season historic.
- Betting markets now favor Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel, with DraftKings listing him as the current frontrunner at roughly -255.
- Knueppel leads the NBA with 253 made threes and became the youngest player to reach 250, helping the Hornets hold an Eastern Conference playoff position.
- Flagg’s resume features big counting stats and marquee nights, including a 49-point game that set a teenage record and three straight 30-point performances for a struggling Dallas team.
- The conversation intensified after NBA champion Jeff Teague said on his Club 520 podcast he would take Knueppel over the Lakers’ Austin Reaves, who is posting career-best numbers and is projected for a major extension.