Mavs' Flagg, Hornets' Knueppel headline NBA All-Rookie first team
Cooper Flagg of the Dallas Mavericks and Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets were named to the NBA All-Rookie first team. Both players, along with VJ Edgecombe of the Philadelphia 76ers, received unanimous selections from a global panel. Flagg is noted for being the second-youngest player to achieve this honor, just behind LeBron James.
- ▪Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, and VJ Edgecombe were unanimous first-team selections.
- ▪Flagg is the second-youngest player to earn a first-team selection at 19 years and 112 days.
- ▪Dylan Harper and Cedric Coward also made the All-Rookie first team.
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