{"id":499125,"date":"2026-01-07T14:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/499125\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:51:10","slug":"mavericks-cooper-flagg-makes-nba-history-only-ever-done-by-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/499125\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg makes NBA history only ever done by LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mavericks’ Cooper Flagg makes NBA history only ever done by LeBron James<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When LeBron James entered the NBA as the 2003 No. 1 overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, he was known as an exquisite passer.<\/p>\n

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Passing is a skill less associated with the Dallas Mavericks<\/a>‘ No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg out of Duke.<\/p>\n

But as a rookie, Flagg has shown that he, too, can distribute the basketball.<\/p>\n

So much so that on Tuesday night, he became the second-youngest player in NBA history to reach 150 career assists, behind just LeBron, according to Real Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Flagg achieved that with a well-rounded 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a two-point win over the Sacramento Kings<\/a>. He added a steal while shooting 8-for-15 from the floor, including 2-for-5 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

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Flagg turned 19 on Dec. 21. He was the second-youngest No. 1 overall pick ever, also behind just LeBron.<\/p>\n

He’s averaging 4.2 assists per game in his rookie season, a quality mark for a 6-foot-9 forward.<\/p>\n

The Mavs experimented early in the year with Flagg literally playing point guard, and while that’s less of a thing now, Flagg still gets to initiate offense a decent amount.<\/p>\n

Clearly, he’s capable. Keeping James’ company in anything is a great sign.<\/p>\n

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