Cooper Flagg ROY is official — and it was never really in doubt. The Dallas Mavericks‘ 19-year-old phenom was named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year on April 27, capping a debut season that shattered records, invited Michael Jordan comparisons, and gave a franchise desperately searching for its next superstar exactly what it needed.
Carmelo Anthony credited former Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison after Cooper Flagg captured the Rookie of the Year award. It highlighted the long-term impact of Harrison’s roster decisions. Harrison found himself under intense scrutiny after orchestrating a trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.
When Marvin Bagley III came to Dallas from in the trade that sent Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards as the 2025-26 NBA Trade Deadline approached, he represented pure salary cap relief.
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The Dallas Mavericks capped off a rough season with a silver lining, as rookie phenom Cooper Flagg was named 2025-2026 NBA Rookie of the Year Monday night.
It was a tough-as-nose battle, but Cooper Flagg won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award on Monday. He eeked out his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel. As a result, the Dallas Mavericks released a montage celebrating Flagg, narrated by Kyrie Irving.
In the second-closest vote in the award's recent history, a 100-member global media panel selected Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg as the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year on Monday.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The votes are in, and Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg has been named the NBA Rookie of the Year, defeating Charlotte Hornets forward and former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel.
Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year for the 2025/26 season, the league announced today (Twitter link). The No. 1
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The Dallas Mavericks are drafting in the lottery for the second year in a row, and for the third time in the last four years. What's wild to say is that the one year they didn't land in the lottery, they were in the NBA Finals.
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Grammy Award winner Megan Thee Stallion and Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson are officially done as a couple. The "Savage" singer soft launched her relationship with Thompson in July 2025.
The Dallas Mavericks’ Klay Thompson has in recent months been involved in one of the most high-profile relationships in the NBA world. However, he has now seemingly had a public fallout with Megan Thee Stallion, who posted an Instagram story understood to be accusing Thompson of cheating on her, per a post on X by Fullcourtpass.
The Dallas Mavericks have to figure out who is worth keeping as they head into the offseason. The 2025-26 season was the second-worst season the franchise has had since the start of the 2000s, and they can't afford to continuously be bad.