Cooper Flagg has made his share of NBA history as a 19-year-old rookie. But fresh off of 49-point and 34-point performances in back-to-back games, one former player doesn't believe he'd even be in consideration for the No.

Cooper Flagg’s historic performance from Thursday was so great that it was ripe for comedy. After the Mavericks rookie posted a record-setting night with 49 points in Dallas’ loss to Charlotte, Flagg had the eyes of the NBA world on him.

SNL features the Dallas Mavericks standout rookie Cooper Flagg for his unforgettable 49-point night with a wild one-liner.

Flagg’s career night on Jan. 29 against the Charlotte Hornets was his latest highlight reel to an outstanding rookie season. The former Duke standout put up a career-high 49 points to go with 10 rebounds, three assists and a block, becoming the highest-scoring teenager in NBA history.

In the final hours of Feb. 1, 2025, Luka Doncic’s keys to the Dallas Mavericks franchise were handed to Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis. Davis, one of the greatest two-way players in NBA history, walked into his new home to find there would always be comparisons to Doncic,

Cooper Flagg's double-double wasn't enough to lift the Dallas Mavericks to a victory over Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets on Saturday, falling by the final score of 111-107 at the Toyota Center.

Beyond the hype, the numbers support the belief in Flagg's ceiling. Through the first 44 games of his career, he has matched rookie Kevin Durant's scoring average (19.5 points per game) while shooting better from the field and the three-point line than KD at the same point. Those comparisons alone paint a picture of how special Flagg could become.