Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel Bring Home All-Rookie Honors
As the honors keep rolling in
CHARLOTTE, NC - MARCH 3: Kon Knueppel #7 of the Charlotte Hornets and Cooper Flagg #32 of the Dallas Mavericks talks after the game on March 3, 2026 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images M ore good news for former Duke stars Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, as both were unanimously named to the All-Rookie Team.
As far as we can find, the only time former college teammates were unanimously named to the All-Rookie team was in 2004-05 when former UConn Huskies Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon pulled it off. The odds of two Blue Devils making up 40% of the All-Rookie next year are slim. Cameron Boozer is a good bet, but at least in the short term, Isaiah Evans looks like he’s going to be coming off the bench for whoever drafts him.
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