Cooper Flagg becomes youngest player in NBA history to post 50-point game
A 19-year-old just dropped 51 points in a game.
Cooper Flagg stands alone in NBA history after Friday. The Dallas Mavericks rookie became the youngest player in NBA history to record a 50-point game at 19 years and 103 days old, posting 51 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 138-127 loss to the Orlando Magic . He scored some of those points with style.
COOPER FLAGG MONSTER DUNK!!!!! pic. twitter.
com/A1BQUVn8BL — MavsHighlights (@MavsHighlights) April 4, 2026 Flagg is also the ninth rookie in NBA history to post a 50-point game, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Earl Monroe, Brandon Jennings, Elgin Baylor, Elvin Hayes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Allen Iverson. None of those players were teenagers when they reached the half-century mark. Flagg’s previous career high was 49 points , which was also the previous high in NBA history for a teenager.
He has time to break the record again, as he doesn’t turn 20 until Dec. 21. The Mavericks were definitely pushing for him to get there.