Cooper Flagg was named the NBA's Rookie of the Year on Monday, as the top pick in last summer's draft, narrowly edged out Hornets sharpshooter Kon Knueppel, his close friend and former teammate at Duk...

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.

Flagg averaged 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game while shooting 46.8 percent from the field.