How Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel Shattered NBA Records and Rewrote Rookie History Overnight
Who would’ve thought the Rookie of the Year race would turn into a Duke Blue Devils reunion on hardwood? Cooper Flagg, the Dallas Mavericks’ prized number one pick, and Kon Knueppel, his sharpshooting counterpart with the Charlotte Hornets, are rewriting the rookie playbook — and NBA history while they’re at it. It’s not every day you see two rookie stars from the same college snag Rookie of the Month honors simultaneously, and yet, here we are, caught smack in the middle of an epic storyline that’s part competition, part camaraderie, and all drama. Flagg dazzles with solid all-around numbers but no deep-range heat yet, while Knueppel lights it up beyond the arc and even single-handedly pushed the Hornets past the Raptors in overtime. Makes you wonder — did Duke miss a championship trick last season, or did they just produce a pair of phenoms ready to take over the league? As these two gear up for their first season showdown on January 29, the question isn’t just who’ll take home the ROY crown, but how this twist of fate might just shake the NBA to its core. LEARN MORE.



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