Comparing Cooper Flagg's rookie season with Mavs to LeBron James' rookie season with Cavs
Their names come up together a lot.
Comparing Cooper Flagg's rookie season with Mavs to LeBron James' rookie season with Cavs originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Cooper Flagg's name came up in the context of LeBron James a lot during his rookie season with the Dallas Mavericks .
Flagg was the second-youngest player ever selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft, behind just James in 2003 by the Cleveland Cavaliers . That meant many of the early-career NBA records Flagg was matching or setting were first set by James a couple of decades ago.
The Mavs' season ended Sunday with the regular season finale, so it's a good time to compare. None of this is to say Flagg will end up like James, but the rookie from Duke got off to a pretty great start. MORE: Nikola Jokic proves once again there's no one like him Comparing Cooper Flagg's rookie season to LeBron James Scoring This was neck and neck.
Flagg averaged 21. 0 points per game as a rookie, while James was at 20. 9 points per game.