champsorchumps

310 | 18 hours ago

For reference: AI had *5* consecutive 40+ point games as a rookie, so a little ways to go for Flagg

Winter_Win_5531 | Mavericks

128 | 18 hours ago

That’s sick, in a lower scoring era too.

420_69_Fake_Account

87 | 18 hours ago

And as a midget in the league .

CommissionIcy9909 | Pistons

37 | 18 hours ago

I think he prefers to be called a little person these days.

iWearSkinyTies | Wizards

17 | 17 hours ago

My brother named his son after A.I., said he was the smallest guy on the court but everyone was scared to death of him

imtheproof | Pistons

18 | 16 hours ago

Your brother waited to name your nephew until he was playing youth basketball?

Original-Rain-3795

17 | 16 hours ago

Stunted his growth to guarantee the name made sense.

cyb3ryung | Warriors

5 | 16 hours ago

he was probably short himself. better than the 5’7 bball dads that think their son is gonna spout up to 6’5

all-dressed_768 | Raptors

75 | 18 hours ago

That’s pretty crazy

mattalxdr | Mavericks

33 | 18 hours ago

WTF that is insane for any player, much less a rookie.

imcryptic | Mavericks

28 | 18 hours ago

And people really say AI wouldn’t be good in the modern era

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40 | 18 hours ago

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StandardMammoth7085

20 | 18 hours ago

If he played in an era without hand-checking, very little could be done to keep him away from the basket.

Federal-Cod-742

12 | 18 hours ago

76ers AI would be putting up Luka, SGA, Rockets Harden PPG numbers every single season on similar efficiency (to Harden)

bdybwyi

4 | 16 hours ago

I wonder how he would’ve been developing a 3PT shot

Just watched the Horses YouTube video on him today, learned a lot

imcryptic | Mavericks

11 | 16 hours ago

He absolutely would have. The spacing on those Sixers teams were borderline affronts to the game of basketball. Once he moved to Denver and played with other people who could actually shoot his 3pt% rose from 30% to 34% and his TS% skyrocketed.

Problem is he was 31 by that point. If you drop rookie AI in the league today, he’s putting up peak Luka-Harden level scoring within 2 years.

Federal-Cod-742

7 | 16 hours ago

His 3 would be fine. Shot 6 a game as a rookie on 34%. No reason to think he can’t do the same thing today. He would still score mostly inside the arc

cyb3ryung | Warriors

4 | 16 hours ago

he had a lethal middy, bc he grew up in that era. if he was born in 05 instead of 75 he wouldve for sure been shooting 3s instead of midranges

RealPrinceJay |

2 | 14 hours ago

People glaze young Kobe, but for a lot of those years AI was straight up better or seen as comparably good

goosu | Cavaliers

13 | 18 hours ago

Yep, prime AI’s athleticism, ball hawking, and dribbling ability easily make up for his lack of size/elite shooting and make him effective in any era. Young AI was one of the most electric slashing PGs I’ve ever seen.

Slendyla_IV | Thunder

6 | 16 hours ago

Here in Oklahoma all me and my buddies were massive AI fans when we were younger.

I have a couple friends that stayed sixers fans all this time, too. Loved AI when I was younger.

_Vaudeville_ | Spurs

5 | 18 hours ago

No, they just say he wouldn’t average 40 like he thinks he would

cyb3ryung | Warriors

1 | 15 hours ago

tbf he said that before he got sober

StefonDiggsHS | Mavericks

11 | 18 hours ago

Yeah that one’s not getting beaten in a long time lol

BoomBoomSpaceRocket | 76ers

8 | 18 hours ago

I remember this from a biography of his I got at a book fair when I was a kid. The unfortunate thing (if I remember correctly) is that the other team was kind of letting him get the record at the end. Still impressive nonetheless. I don’t think there were any shenanigans in getting the first 4.

Federal-Cod-742

7 | 18 hours ago

That is fucking insane. Came into the league blazing.

Relative-Tea2568

3 | 18 hours ago

Even more insane with those shooting numbers. What a heater he was on.

UraniumDisulfide | Lakers

3 | 18 hours ago

There’s more than 3 games left, right?

Basic-Collection5416 | Pistons

2 | 17 hours ago

Wasn’t one of those a 50 point game?

bubbasnub | Magic

1 | 6 hours ago

Crazy work

sayqueensbridge | Timberwolves

1 | 2 hours ago

that’s nuts

Shopler

72 | 18 hours ago

Strong rookie class man. Flagg, Kon, VJ, Harper, Ace has gotten better over the season. Maxine looking like a steal.

Evening-Smoke-4127

24 | 18 hours ago

will riley tre johnson bro, johnson is jus injury

Shopler

7 | 18 hours ago

Yeah true true. Tons of talent. With the incoming class… gonna be some good basketball viewing years!

VCarry-NL | Thunder

4 | 17 hours ago

Haven’t watched him much but what makes Tre Johnson good? Isn’t he just a one dimensional scorer?

Feeling_Anteater_389 | Hornets

5 | 17 hours ago

Kon, Sion James, and Ryan Kalkbrenner are all rotation players for a Charlotte team that’s already improved by 24 wins from last year with 3 left to play.

Even our fourth selection (Liam McNeely) is currently carrying our G league team to the finals and looks like a future contributor.

MrArtless | Warriors

4 | 17 hours ago

what happened to Derik Queen? People were hyping him up a lot early in the season.

Shopler

15 | 17 hours ago

He came out on a hot start then cooled off. Can be a defensive liability due to height and slow feet. Caught a few Pelicans games where they were running him next to Missi or Deandre at centre.

ZestycloseZeta | West

3 | 15 hours ago

Performance has tapered off to where his usual skill floor his

maxluck89 | Bucks

1 | 4 hours ago

Neiderhauser was looking really solid before his injury, showing a lot of potential

TheGamesGone_ | Celtics

0 | 14 hours ago

Maxine isn’t gonna be in a rotation in a few years

Shopler

1 | 14 hours ago

Well yeah, possibly. That’s the tough thing about assessing rookies. Sometimes you get a guy that shows year on year growth and sometimes you get a rookie year wonder that flame out (Michael Carter-Williams, Tyreke Evans, Brandon Jennings, Okafor, list goes on). He’s still produced above a 40th pick or wherever he went.

cloverodds

34 | 18 hours ago

Kneuppel good, Coop better

Cogniscience

28 | 18 hours ago

Kneuppel great, Coop greater

Debits_equals_credit

-40 | 18 hours ago

You don’t know ball

laymanmovies | Nuggets

33 | 18 hours ago

Hooper Flagg x2

Parallel-Quality

27 | 18 hours ago

Man wants that ROTY trophy

Rillaboom2701 | Hornets

23 | 18 hours ago

Ngl roty looking scarce for kon

bigpapi-did-steroids | Spurs

23 | 18 hours ago

Of course he’s in the West

CurrentRoster

1 | 5 hours ago

i honestly would not be surprised if silver gets the top 3 in next year draft (aj, darryn, cam) in the west , just seems like something he’d do

botebote77

18 | 18 hours ago

ROTY race ain’t over

LemonButterRum

26 | 18 hours ago

oh it’s over, Coop already has it in the bag

Jec1027 | Warriors

-15 | 18 hours ago

he doesnt according to that strawpoll lmao

LemonButterRum

23 | 18 hours ago

omg not the strawpoll

BankaiBroke | China

2 | 18 hours ago

The strawpoll is voted on by the people who vote for the actual award, genius

goosu | Cavaliers

14 | 17 hours ago

You think these last two games aren’t changing any minds?

LemonButterRum

8 | 17 hours ago

the betting odds already flipped. these chucklefucks are still living in the past

Jec1027 | Warriors

-5 | 17 hours ago

It was a massive lead hes gonna have to get 30+ ppg rest of the way to change their minds ngl to you

devomke | Hornets

1 | 4 hours ago

Where the Mavs just let him stat pad because they’re not doing a fucking thing otherwise? Yeah lol we’ve all seen the past 2 games

goosu | Cavaliers

0 | 4 hours ago

Yes, the obvious “statpadding” being done to average 48 points while shooting 58% from the floor, assisting 12 times to only 3 TOs, and winning one of the two games. Surely, that’s just down to opportunity.

That’s why so many rookies modern have been able to do the same while making their case, like that Allen Iversion guy just recently.

devomke | Hornets

1 | 3 hours ago

Lmaooooo man trying to talk hoops with people who couldn’t even step on the same court is wild

goosu | Cavaliers

0 | 3 hours ago

You’re closer to riding Kon’s dick than you are to stepping onto the court him and Flagg get on. Humble yourself.

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

0 | 18 hours ago

Knueppel has my vote, but I wouldn’t be too upset at Flagg winning

This rookie class is just stacked

heat_fan_ | Raptors

15 | 18 hours ago

Fans might be reconsidering the ROTY votes

Illini_Guy16 | Slovenia

12 | 18 hours ago

Odds actually flipped mid game, lol

samhit_n | Lakers

13 | 18 hours ago

We’ve said this many times over the last decade, but tonight felt like the passing of a torch. The heir to LeBron we’ve been looking for all this time may actually be Cooper Flagg.

Millies_ButtersMilk | Timberwolves

-9 | 17 hours ago

Oh please stop wait some years before making a claim like that ik people really want to rush whos the next face of the league but that title has to be given and rn Wemby it looks like either this year or next Wemby gonna be running this shit for a while. Not saying Flagg isn’t going to be great but I don’t see a generational talent like LeBron or Wemby.

Big_Puzzled | Mavericks

14 | 17 hours ago

Face of the league has to be american cause you know the nba is almost all in america and all otherwise jokic would of been long ago

Millies_ButtersMilk | Timberwolves

-1 | 17 hours ago

I don’t think that true that whole American/ European thing is just dumb to me. It makes no sense for one bc the best players in the league are all from another country and two face of the league to me is when you ask a person who rarely or doesn’t watch the NBA to name a nba player or two that are currently playing I’m assuming most people will say LeBron James for the majority and forsure people will say Steph Curry as well. Wemby is gonna be right there bc a 7”4 big doing this and who’s going to get better word is already around but he’s must see TV face of the league to me is someone who is recognized by people who don’t even watch the sport and bc the type of attraction Wemby is three no doubt it will be him. It doesn’t have to be an American that’s just a straight lie.

Caboclo-Is2yearsAway | Pacers

1 | 14 hours ago

America is so self-centered that as the no 1 basketball nation they surely can force the face of the league to be American. I believe in their conviction when it comes to matters like these. They are not gonna accept some European.

Millies_ButtersMilk | Timberwolves

1 | 10 hours ago

They don’t have to accept them if someone is good enough they will just take it and that person is looking like Wemby. Idk where this conversation is coming from but when lebron retires the top five players in the world will still be from other countries and that’s just a fact.

Caboclo-Is2yearsAway | Pacers

0 | 9 hours ago

Yeah I think Wemby is gonna be the face of the sport, but that dont mean he necessarily is the face of the league. The Americans are definitely getting a push. But if Wemby is as OP as some predict, then i dont think anyone else will be pushed as the face of the league.

Hour_Ad9846

10 | 18 hours ago

Yea cooper getting ROY, I had Knuppel at first but cooper doing some ridiculous things his age

RupturedUrethra6969

10 | 18 hours ago

ROTY

dwrek24 | Spurs

10 | 18 hours ago

I dont know guys. Maybe Cooper is the Rookie of the Year?

Rich-Professional753

9 | 18 hours ago

He’s going to be an all-star next year

Nubsondubs | DAL

8 | 17 hours ago

He’s going to be All-NBA if Kyrie and Lively are healthy.

lilzoe5 | DAL

1 | 14 hours ago

Finals MVP*

DragoniteGang | Timberwolves

1 | 14 hours ago

At this point, all star might be harder to make than All NBA if you play 65+ games lmao. Brandon Miller could probably make all NBA if the Hornets played like this since the beginning of the year.

SammyAmico | DET

6 | 18 hours ago

this reminds me of the ROTY between cade and scottie that scottie ended up winning. Coop all day

Jack_The_Sparrow_ | Warriors

4 | 18 hours ago

I feel severe guilt for the erections this level of talent has given me, knowing the level of suffering Mavs fans have had to endure for me to reach such heights

HOFredditor | Warriors

2 | 15 hours ago

bro Allen Iverson ? that’s some elite company there.

No-Seaworthiness8605 | Celtics

1 | 18 hours ago

Few more and he’ll tie my record

Lumpy_Boysenberry590

1 | 18 hours ago

and they’re actually trying to win the game this time!

SharpEdgeBets

1 | 10 hours ago

The kid is just built different. LeBron was cooking him yesterday but Flagg still dropped 40. At 19 that kind of confidence after getting embarrassed on highlights is rare. ROTY locked up months ago.

rocket_beer | Celtics

1 | 5 hours ago

This will tarnish LeBron’s legacy

Tyler-Durden825

1 | 5 hours ago

Kon

Tyler-Durden825

1 | 5 hours ago

And it it took him 30 & 27 attempts to get those 40+ points. Ofc being the number 1 option with high volume will produce points.

CalmMinimum1179 | Cavaliers

-4 | 18 hours ago

Flagg should be Rookie of the Year, but Kon’s most likely going to win it

Winter_Win_5531 | Mavericks

11 | 18 hours ago

Flagg is the favorite on gambling sites as of this morning. That was before he went nuclear again today.

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

7 | 18 hours ago

According to the broadcast it was Kon before the game and flipped during the game

Jec1027 | Warriors

-5 | 18 hours ago

Gambling sites dont matter only the strawpoll does

StefonDiggsHS | Mavericks

13 | 18 hours ago

What does the Google Form say?

dragonballa | Raptors

11 | 18 hours ago

strawpoll was before he went nuclear as well, so that don’t really matter either.

Jec1027 | Warriors

-1 | 18 hours ago

2 games dont move most voters but we will see.

2icecreamsandwiches | Mavericks

10 | 18 hours ago

Not normally but these were two insane back-to-back games for a Rookie

Inevitable-Scar5877

1 | 3 hours ago

Two normal games sure. Becoming the first teenager to go for 50 and then passing LeBron (against LeBron) for most 40 poon games by a teenager…..that’s a narrative changer

Substantial-Sea-5729 | Thunder

-5 | 18 hours ago

Mavs won the trade

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-9 | 18 hours ago

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Afraid-Department-35 | Mavericks

15 | 18 hours ago

You can say it the other way that Kon is getting free shots with elite playmaking from Melo and massive space created from Lamelo, Miller and Mousse. And Cooper nearly always has the opponents best defenders on him.

prophetofyakub

10 | 18 hours ago

Because Mavs suck? Their max contract is out. Their starting center is out. Their backup center Gafford isn’t good without being spoon fed by an elite playmaker. They don’t really have any good PGs. Such a dumb statement with no nuance just “here are the results of their teams.”

MrShonen | Spurs

8 | 18 hours ago

Unfortunately contributes to winning doesn’t matter in ROTY

send2-3yearsDagestan | Lakers

2 | 16 hours ago

Cooper Flagg is a number 1 option and he is treated like one. That holds more value.

Cooper Flagg is the first rookie with back to back 40+ point games since Allen Iverson in 1997