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Cooper Flagg named the NBA Rookie of the Year

Maine Public | By Madi Smith
Published April 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM EDT
Cooper Flagg, of the Dallas Mavericks plays in a game against the Chicago Bulls on April 12, 2026 in Dallas.
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Duke forward Cooper Flagg (2) puts up a shot against Alabama guard Aden Holloway during the first half of an Elite Eight round NCAA college basketball tournament game, Saturday, March 29, 2025, in Newark, N.J.

Newport, Maine native Cooper Flagg was named the NBA Rookie of the Year Monday night in one of the closest votes in the award's history.

Flagg, a star player for the Dallas Mavericks, edged out his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets. They were the first former college teammates to finish first and second in rookie scoring since 2005.

19-year-old Flagg became the second-youngest player to win the award, behind LeBron James.
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Madi Smith
Journalist Madi Smith is Maine Public's Emerging Voices Journalism Fellow this year and is sponsored by support from the Abbagadassett Foundation.
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