Just weeks into the season, first-year players across the league are already carving out meaningful roles, producing eye-catching stat lines and, in several cases, carrying their teams on a nightly basis.

Anthony Davis did not know about Cooper Flagg's huge stat line, which prompted a hilarious response from him after the game.

Cooper Flagg continues to star for the Dallas Mavericks, and his most recent performance harkens back to that of Luka Doncic.

Twenty-nine games into his rookie campaign, Cooper Flagg is exactly as advertised. He’s averaging 18.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 3.5 apg and has recently taken hold of the top slot on NBA.com’s Kia Rookie Ladder . Flagg reclassified to the class of 2024 in the summer of 2023, making him the youngest player in the NBA.

The Dallas Mavericks escaped with a 131-130 win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night, and the result mattered as much as the performance that deliv.

After a bit of a slow start as he played out of position at point guard, Flagg is back at forward and absolutely destroying the league. He’s averaging 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals, numbers most of the league would like to have ever averaged, and he had a 42 point game as an 18-year-old, which is just crazy.

While the Mavericks are not top or even close, the feelings are positive around town, especially with No. 1 Draft pick Cooper Flagg leading the line for the side.

In Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg's insane performance versus the Denver Nuggets, he proved why his 3-pointer could help him be one of the best players in the league one day.