majidLuv | Thunder

518 | 5 hours ago

And he’s only 19! Wait

shardul12999 | Mavericks

168 | 5 hours ago

Damn tatum got competition for the best 19 year old now

KashMoney941 | Nets

27 | 4 hours ago

Yea but did Cooper Flagg go to high school with Matthew Tkachuk tho?

swizznastic

5 | 4 hours ago

Only took 8 years

OldTalkey | Warriors

74 | 5 hours ago

Barely 19

ant-farm-keyboard | Rockets

13 | 5 hours ago

Barely backdoor bitches

Existing_Set2100 | Wizards

12 | 5 hours ago

“He was only 19 years old.”

Michael Caine

Jec1027 | Warriors

429 | 5 hours ago

does that shit say 51 points

superdrone | Mavericks

156 | 5 hours ago

the one fucking weekend i’m out of town and can’t go to the game bro, im so pissed lmao

blingblingmofo | GSW

46 | 4 hours ago

Lucky for you he’s only 19.

superdrone | Mavericks

27 | 4 hours ago

but i wanted to see the FIRST 50 piece 🥺

PM_ME_UR_PICS_PLS | Mavericks

30 | 4 hours ago

go next season to see the first 60 piece

nicehax_

19 | 4 hours ago

That’ll be the one weekend u/superdrone is out of town

superdrone | Mavericks

7 | 3 hours ago

what have i ever done to you to deserve this

Echoo17

1 | 3 hours ago

he might get traded before that

prettymuthafucka | Wizards

1 | 3 hours ago

When does he play us

kdestroyer1

5 | 4 hours ago

6 years to go till he gets traded.

blingblingmofo | GSW

3 | 4 hours ago

Plenty of time to score 70.

Beneficial_Arm4874

16 | 4 hours ago

I mean… its no 83

jayteee27

1 | 15 minutes ago

I mean he only got 7 fts

Rich-Professional753

340 | 5 hours ago

Pretty wild that a 19yo rookie is the best player on the Mavs

2icecreamsandwiches | Mavericks

128 | 5 hours ago

No kidding, but also have you seen this Mav’s roster lol? Our pick this year might even be the second best player.

CulturalInitial8873

3 | an hour ago

Naji Marshall been pretty good for yall

GotKarprar | Mavericks

54 | 4 hours ago

Not the first time that’s been true

softmoreswamp | Mavericks

19 | 4 hours ago

i said this in december and someone replied what about AD

_Tar_Ar_Ais_

20 | 4 hours ago

“what he say fuck me for?” - Anthony “Depends on the day” Davis

imperfectionlad

9 | 4 hours ago

Replace the letter M with C then its 2003 all over again

Jaaarulee

19 | 3 hours ago

I’m such an idiot in my head I said “who is Mooper Flagg?”

melliott2811 | Puerto Rico

4 | 3 hours ago

mooper?

DaBestNameEver0 | Mavericks

2 | 4 hours ago

that’s the second time it’s been true in the past 10 years

dandadamned | Lakers

294 | 5 hours ago

The Maine Event has begun

DraqonBourne | Mavericks

41 | 5 hours ago

The Vision

DSice16 | Rockets

18 | 5 hours ago

That’s tough, ngl

dandadamned | Lakers

6 | 4 hours ago

This is Reddit, you can lie

MrBuckBuck | Trail Blazers

167 | 5 hours ago

More like a W for the tanking Mavericks.

Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

82 | 5 hours ago

Indeed quite a W for us. It’s a huge plus for Coop’s roty campaign and we tank for our pick.

TatumBrownWhite | Celtics

10 | 4 hours ago

What do Mavs fans think about Dybantsa?

aceofspadez138 | Slovenia

24 | 4 hours ago

Elite talent, might be deserving of the #1 selection, they’d have an elite wing duo between him and Flagg, and fuck the Adelsons, sell the team.

Vro9ooo | Magic

126 | 5 hours ago

Can’t even win right lol

UnderDOdubOG

56 | 5 hours ago

We’re tanking, win win

finspawsplants | Mavericks

37 | 5 hours ago

Nah it was all good. We’re trying to tank man. What is going on with Paolo though? (I don’t get to watch many Magic games.)

YaPhetsEz

34 | 5 hours ago

He’s just overrated lol

Historical_Main5261 | Hawks

12 | 5 hours ago

He’s a not talent player on a dirty rotten team

GangGreen7729 | Hawks

0 | 5 hours ago

W take

_Hououin_Kyouma_ | Magic

3 | 4 hours ago

He’s not giving full effort because Mosely is an awful coach. In fact most of the players have since he can’t draw up any plays or has any real offensive system, its why we lost by 50 to raptors, 30 to hawks, lost to tanking pacers, and struggled to win vs tanking kings. In fact, tonight was probably the first time we had any energy since our 7-game win streak awhile ago. Season can’t end soon enough, Mosely has to go.

DeathsIntent96 | Magic

4 | 3 hours ago

The true answer is: we don’t know for sure. He looks like a different player this season (despite people who have never watched the Magic acting like this is who he’s always been), and anyone giving what sounds like a definitive answer is just guessing.

Whatever the cause, the result is that he looks slower, less confident, more indecisive, and more unhappy than in prior years.

finspawsplants | Mavericks

1 | 2 hours ago

Thanks for giving a thoughtful reply. I was genuinely curious. Thought he was your franchise player and really, he’s not even in his prime, so there’s time to decide you think?

robdunn220 | Hawks

0 | 3 hours ago

Oh, you’re trying to tank? Well I think being a 40+ win playoff team is not a very good attempt at tanking, sorry to break it to you.

edit: I am on mobile and your logo looked kind of like a magic logo… So ya, keep doing your thing

finspawsplants | Mavericks

1 | 2 hours ago

All good.

shardul12999 | Mavericks

5 | 5 hours ago

We’re Tanking lol

justFramy | Thunder

17 | 5 hours ago

think they meant that was a bad win for the magic

champsorchumps

120 | 5 hours ago

Not only the youngest, but the youngest by a fair margin. The only teenager to score 50.

Ask Screwball Youngest players to score 50 points in a game

	Player	Game	Age	PTS
1.	Cooper Flagg	ORL@DAL Apr 3, 2026	19-103	51
2.	Brandon Jennings	GSW@MIL Nov 14, 2009	20-052	55
3.	LeBron James	CLE@TOR Mar 20, 2005	20-080	56
4.	Devin Booker	PHO@BOS Mar 24, 2017	20-145	70
5.	Victor Wembanyama	WAS@SAS Nov 13, 2024	20-314	50

TheRealPdGaming | Mavericks

178 | 5 hours ago

booker being 20 when he had his 70 point game is mindblowing to me

Micro_mint | Timberwolves

70 | 4 hours ago

It’s why I’ve spent his whole career thinking he was 3-6 years older than he is

siphillis | Spurs

58 | 5 hours ago

Devin Booker wtf

BAH2011 | Mavericks

16 | 4 hours ago

The original Bam

wembys | Spurs

21 | 5 hours ago

Pretty crazy how the majority of these came in losses (cooper, bron, booker)

superdrone | Mavericks

47 | 4 hours ago

young stars are usually on bad teams i guess

AfroHouseManiac

15 | 4 hours ago

Wemby’s one was almost a loss too. Mitch had to put him back in after the bench almost gave up a 25 pt lead in a span of 3 minutes.

JL1v10 | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

Hard for one guy to put up the shot volume if you’re winning. Part of what makes Luka’s Atlanta game the most impressive imo

T4Gx | NBA

2 | 2 hours ago

My memory is getting bad I don’t remember Wemby scoring 50 and I felt like Booker’s 70 was a lot more recent than 9 years ago.

Zungad | Supersonics

1 | an hour ago

Holy Jennings

UnderDOdubOG

116 | 5 hours ago

My roty, FACE OF THE FRANCHISE, GETS BEST DEFENDER ON HIM, DOUBLED BUT IT DONT MATTER

TomatoBuster01 | Warriors

16 | 4 hours ago

Got fouled a shit ton without being called too

hawk8024 | Mavericks

95 | 5 hours ago

He might not win ROTY, but I don’t want anyone telling me he’s not the best player in the class.

Beneficial_Arm4874

25 | 4 hours ago

I feel like most people understand this, they’re rolling out Flagg with fake lineups and telling him to figure it out. Kon is surprisingly underrated but I don’t think he’ll be better long term

desirox | Mavericks

2 | 3 hours ago

No good faith argument otherwise

RightPinkyOfJustice | Mavericks

0 | 4 hours ago

He might not but he 100% should. It’s insane that it’s not a runaway right now

Responsible-Bass4020 | Thunder

65 | 5 hours ago

can’t the voters just have a tie for ROTY so Coop and Kon can both have it?

redbirdjazzz

37 | 5 hours ago

Worked for Grant Hill and Jason Kidd

armandocalvinisius | Mavericks

12 | 5 hours ago

elton brand and steve francis too so it’s nothing new

VegetablePlusVegeta

16 | 5 hours ago

Kon does NOTHING better than coop but 3.

Top-boy-og

19 | 5 hours ago

Agreed. Kon is on a team with structure and good players, Coop was thrown into the most dysfunctional franchise in the league as an 18 year old and has still been performing at insane levels for a rookie

Daconvix | Knicks

36 | 5 hours ago

I get your point but the Mavs definitely aren’t the most dysfunctional franchise in the league…that title goes to the Kings

superdrone | Mavericks

14 | 4 hours ago

ty for the silver lining and the hilarious stray against kings fans lmao

Top-boy-og

8 | 4 hours ago

True but lemme glaze Coop

clarke_island

3 | 3 hours ago

I’d otherwise agree that there are more dysfunctional franchises than the Mavs, but over the last 14 months, there hasn’t been a bigger shitshow/soap opera in the NBA. This kid was thrust into drama, emotions, and expectations tied to the trade and has done nothing but ball out regardless

deemerritt | Hornets

22 | 4 hours ago

The hornets are a famously functional franchise

dixienormous77 | Lakers

7 | 4 hours ago

Lmao, exactly. Suddenly the hornets have structure and good players as if they weren’t a meme before January and years prior.

Flagg’s the better player and Kon absolutely deserves the roty more for his body of work this season. Both are true.

TheMoorNextDoor | Nets

3 | 4 hours ago

Are we all of a sudden saying the Hornets were always some well run franchise?

What in the revisionist history is this?

Kon is helping to lead the Hornets to become one of the best teams in the league.

Cooper can’t even say he’s doing that.

This 50 ball is amazing but it’s a last final claw at rookie of the year, they still tanked even with the 50 ball.

deemerritt | Hornets

0 | 4 hours ago

Kon shoots a better percentage from 2 than Coop btw

VegetablePlusVegeta

4 | 4 hours ago

Also being defended by the best defensive player on each team. Kon stands on the line.

VegetablePlusVegeta

1 | 4 hours ago

Percentage is such a tricky tack thing to point out. You know who’s better at it.

Sammyd1108 | Hornets

1 | 3 hours ago

Kon could also be putting up more gaudy stats if he was the number one option on a tanking team.

Instead, he’s putting up insanely efficient numbers, on top of leading the entire league in 3’s, and being a heavy contributor on a playoff hopeful team.

VegetablePlusVegeta

5 | 3 hours ago

Probably not if he was the #1 option. Wouldn’t be close.

CasualHindu | Hornets

8 | 5 hours ago

Back when ties happened, voters had 1 vote. Now they have 3. It’s statistically so incredibly unlikely to have a tie like the past.

wan2tri | Philippines

1 | 2 hours ago

The narrative always changes so I don’t think there’s going to be a tie, ever.

We’re going back to the Ball-Edwards ROTY race where the former gets rewarded for playing for a slightly better team…but in a few races after that team record suddenly didn’t matter (Banchero winning through his individual stats despite ORL being worse than OKC).

kommsussrtodd | Celtics

34 | 5 hours ago

Trout-Ohtani Angels type beat

ehholfman | Mavericks

15 | 5 hours ago

Elite comp

RainmakerIcebreaker | Knicks

5 | 4 hours ago

tungsten arm o’doyle ass stat

TheRetractor

28 | 5 hours ago

Jesus Christ

heat_fan_ | Raptors

26 | 5 hours ago

Doing this at 19 is nuts

MVPiid | 76ers

22 | 5 hours ago

ROTY

Akipella | Warriors

20 | 5 hours ago

51 on ¹⁹⁄₃₀????? WTF?

Soysauceonrice | Mavericks

10 | 4 hours ago

51 on only 7 FT.

Redditfaceguy | Nuggets

1 | 20 minutes ago

Ethical af

Jec1027 | Warriors

2 | 5 hours ago

Insane

Akipella | Warriors

2 | 5 hours ago

I can’t believe this guy is a rookie

Jec1027 | Warriors

4 | 5 hours ago

If that 3 ball really consistent it will be over

NEAg | Mavericks

19 | 5 hours ago

ROTY

specialagentcooper1

17 | 5 hours ago

ROTY

Temporary_Scholar_75

14 | 5 hours ago

All that on one turnover is nuts

Mnudge | Mavericks

13 | 5 hours ago

What a terrific percentage.

CarterAC3 | NBA

12 | 5 hours ago

Putting my “Prime Flagg >>> Prime Luka” take into the oven

Check back in a couple seasons to see how it turns out

CheetahSperm18 | DAL

15 | 5 hours ago

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

WrongContract8489 | Mavericks

12 | 5 hours ago

ROTY

TommyTheLizard | Celtics

11 | 5 hours ago

I love my local guys succeeding

CasualHindu | Hornets

13 | 5 hours ago

Can we please have one thread without all the ROTY arguments.

Both guys are deserving, someone will lose, fans will be sad.

Can we just appreciate both Cooper and Kon without hating the other or trying to diminish what theyre doing? Both historic rookie years.

Edit: To the mavs fans replying no, I hope you have tissues ready for the announcement because I think you’re in for some troubling news.

Soysauceonrice | Mavericks

1 | 4 hours ago

Would you rather have more of the MVP mudslinging instead.

CasualHindu | Hornets

2 | 4 hours ago

Yeah or piling on Giannis!

Lets wait a couple of years and then we can argue about Kon vs Cooper MVPs.

Due-Confusion3016

1 | 3 hours ago

Announcement? Lmfaooo, its over buddy, I hope you enjoyed that run you had little Hornets fan, Cooper just slammed the door shut in your fucking face. Kon never had a case and the only reason people were poppin their shit was cooper being out a month, dont you fucking forget it

Benjamminmiller | Celtics

1 | an hour ago

New copypasta just dropped

Garmian_MFFL

0 | an hour ago

Nein

Legofil | Mavericks

0 | 5 hours ago

No.

Cuckledoodle | Mavericks

12 | 5 hours ago

I love this kid bro, ROTY

m1kelowry | Spurs

9 | 5 hours ago

Damnnn ROTY. Kon ain’t dropping 49 and 51

Atlanta-Anomaly | Hawks

9 | 5 hours ago

Nba would give us the number 1 pick sandwiched between generational talents lmao.

Ok_Difference1421

7 | 5 hours ago

That’s impressive… and in only 34 minutes.

Spiritual-Bobcat5635

7 | 5 hours ago

one day he could be as good as the goat bam adebayo

superdrone | Mavericks

4 | 5 hours ago

no one is better than the true goat bam

HibachiTyme | Knicks

7 | 5 hours ago

It’s a travesty if he doesn’t win ROTY. People are way too prisoner of the moment on the Hornets winning 42 games and being an 8 seed. Flagg looks like he’ll be a perennial mvp / first team all nba guy / best player on a championship player. Kon is very good but doesn’t seem like he’ll be a superstar

Stevie_McGhee

6 | 5 hours ago

51 points in a game with garbage referees. Yeah, you can have the ROY and shove it down your asses. Mavs will just settle for the best player in this class.

tactis1234 | Mavericks

7 | 5 hours ago

Love this team! I am very excited for next year and I hope we luck into top pick again!

Shepher27 | Timberwolves

6 | 4 hours ago

Kyrie, Cooper, PJ, Christie, and Gafford/Lively will actually be pretty good next year.

Garmian_MFFL

1 | an hour ago

Du hast unseren Pick vergessen

AdDouble1617 | Hornets

6 | 5 hours ago

Is flagg better than luka

vERRA__

13 | 5 hours ago

He will be

YaPhetsEz

13 | 5 hours ago

Crazily enough I think he has a higher ceiling

Jec1027 | Warriors

5 | 5 hours ago

Depends on his playmaking ability

YaPhetsEz

3 | 5 hours ago

I don’t think it does. His defensive potential is crazy, and the most valuable archetype in the league is tall, long wings who can handle the ball.

DrMarvMonror

5 | 5 hours ago

The most valuable archetype is Victor Wembanyama but that’s good too.

YaPhetsEz

3 | 5 hours ago

One player isn’t an archetype, and generally big wings are more valuable than big centers

Jec1027 | Warriors

2 | 5 hours ago

Yeah vic is a complete anomaly we will probably never see again

Jec1027 | Warriors

1 | 5 hours ago

Defense is really good, but when you lead a team to finals or otherwise you gotta be able to playmake his ceiling entirely depends on if he can do that at an elite level. Lebron is one if the best playmakers ever. Playmaking opens up everything else for your scoring when they start scheming you.

DefiantLie8861

1 | 2 hours ago

And he’s been a great playmaker for a rookie. Averaged 6 asts in March. The signs are there .

DrMarvMonror

1 | 5 hours ago

No shit. He can actually defend.

Business_Number8979

1 | an hour ago

I was waiting for this stupid ass comment to be posted surprising it was from Hornets fan. Comparing two different players with different responsibilities on the court is insane to me.

Familiar-Menu-6182 | Mavericks

4 | 5 hours ago

He will be simply because he has all nba defense potential.

Extra-Environment-87

6 | 5 hours ago

Kon defenders on suicide watch

gigantism | Mavericks

4 | 5 hours ago

He took the ESPN straw poll personally.

desirox | Mavericks

4 | 5 hours ago

Cooper is the best rookie

thisismypornaccn | Lakers

4 | 5 hours ago

Holy shit lol

Mrr_Bond | Magic

3 | 5 hours ago

Kid’s insane.

prizzie | Nuggets

5 | 5 hours ago

Please move Dallas to the eastern conference. We’re already neck deep in it

ddottay | Cavaliers

4 | 5 hours ago

He’s going to be in best in the world conversations sooner rather than later.

BrettSchirley22 | Hawks

3 | 5 hours ago

Better statline than Bam

Sexy_Authy | Rockets

3 | 5 hours ago

Holy shit what the FUCK

joeymamama69420 | Hawks

3 | 4 hours ago

Wtf 50 is insane

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

3 | 4 hours ago

Dang

staykurrious | Mavericks

3 | 4 hours ago

Rookie of the Year

w33b2 | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

Only one turnover as well

TheMoorNextDoor | Nets

4 | 4 hours ago

He’s trying hard to win that ROTY and I respect it.

ESCMalfunction | Mavericks

3 | 5 hours ago

ROTY

ProductIntrepid4675

2 | 4 hours ago

Is I’m wrong for thinking that right now Flagg is a better player than Paolo?

bubbasnub | Magic

2 | 4 hours ago

Orlando’s revenge for Charlotte beating us 3-1 this season.

Coop gets 50 and locks up ROTY.

II1III11 | Slovenia

1 | 5 hours ago

Please hit on this upcoming lotto pick so Cooper isn’t fighting uphill with mediocre rosters for the next X years.

ButtExterminator | Nuggets

1 | 5 hours ago

Hot damn, white chocolate

Sirtopofhat | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

In a loss. Bro is legit

swanpenguin | Spurs

1 | 5 hours ago

Sometimes I think about how the Spurs had the best chance to get Flagg on the final lottery ball… and still would have landed Harper 😂

Familiar-Menu-6182 | Mavericks

4 | 5 hours ago

Stop being so greedy

gymleadervolkner1 | Thunder

3 | 5 hours ago

ROY race is over. I’m sorry Kon stans.

superdrone | Mavericks

2 | 5 hours ago

they will ignore this game like they ignored all of his stinkers recently

deemerritt | Hornets

0 | 4 hours ago

Which player are you talking about here Flagg has had tons of stinkers lately

Business_Number8979

1 | 5 hours ago

Oh Fuck yea, He’s my ROY even though I know it might be Kons, Coop deserves this so fucking much. I’m proud of him

Easy_Money_40 | Cavaliers

1 | 5 hours ago

Future is bright

Hydronixz

1 | 5 hours ago

Rookie of the Year

SUPERSAMMICH6996 | Cavaliers

1 | 5 hours ago

Unless/until the NBA re-instates direct-out-of-highschool drafting, this may genuinely never be topped. It’s pretty close to impossible.

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

1 | 5 hours ago

Go for 84 points next time you coward

dog_gazed_duct-tape | WAS

1 | 5 hours ago

IM JEALOUS

deycallmegeno | Lakers

1 | 5 hours ago

April regular szn basketball

ChideOgan

1 | 5 hours ago

Yeh he might need rookie of the year

Flyinwater | Rockets

1 | 5 hours ago

Let’em share the ROTY plz.

JorSimpson45 | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

Cooper Flagg better

LegendOfBoban | Lakers

1 | 4 hours ago

You know whats crazy. This was more entertaining than Bams 83. LMAO. Bam made 1 more shot, but shot 36 more free throws. The way Cooper got his 51 was more impressive.

film_composer

1 | 4 hours ago

Don’t hate me—I’m a casual. I was a huge NBA fan as a child until the Suns disappointed all of my spirits away for all time. But, asking as a normie, can someone tell me if Flagg is getting early talk about being another prodigy like everyone knew very early on about LeBron? I haven’t watched him play yet, but it seems from things like this that he’s, like, five years ahead of the learning curve for pro level players. Are people already talking about him as a generational talent?

jimmaxx | Bucks

1 | 4 hours ago

In 34 minutes as well, absolutely insane

Logical_Welder3467

1 | 4 hours ago

They called him a mad man, now we all see The Vision

swizznastic

1 | 4 hours ago

A more apt title would be Ryan Nembhard’s LEGACY game where he got 7 boards at a mere 5’11”

itisbolbolthegoat

1 | 4 hours ago

Nice, but had Jamal Cain on him for most of the night. If he was matched up with Franz he wouldn’t be doing this

okayokayz123

1 | 3 hours ago

Was this that judgement day that I’ve been hearing about the past few days?

SSBM_DangGan | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

more than wemby’s career high. I’ve seen enough

oklolzzzzs

1 | 3 hours ago

ROTY

Prof-Ponderosa | Mavericks

1 | 3 hours ago

rookie of the year

Fonzie5 | Mavericks

1 | 3 hours ago

The kid is unreal.

ColleaguesKnowMyMain | Mavericks

1 | 2 hours ago

Cooper the super hooper

SuburbanRafiki | Thunder

1 | 2 hours ago

This kid not only lived up to the hype, but said “suck my dick for doubting me”

We all know Wemby is inevitable but I genuinely think Coop can steal a couple MVPS in his prime.

Sharp_Field_4168

1 | 2 hours ago

This mf just solidified roty, and this guy is gonna join ant, shai, and wemby as the future of the league. fucking insane.

sleepyguy- | Thunder

1 | an hour ago

Bro has a grown man body already hes gonna be crazy at 25. He was fryin PB

Wyl_Younghusband

1 | an hour ago

He had so much respect for Kobe he didn’t score 30 more

Garmian_MFFL

1 | an hour ago

ROTY

Cooper Flagg with a career high 51 points despite the loss versus Magic: 51 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 34 MIN

Ask Screwball Youngest players to score 50 points in a game

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR