Cooper Flagg's rise from youth phenom to No. 1 overall draft pick to Mavericks' biggest weapon has been guided by the same man.

We've been spoiled with a truly fantastic rookie class, and it brings one of the most intriguing Rookie of the Year battles in recent memory. Cooper Flagg was expected to run away with the award, and while he very well still can (he's a -650 favorite at Caesars as of Thursday),

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg recently expressed his opinion on the Golden State Warriors. Here’s what Flagg, 19, said. Cooper Flagg may not be a man of many words, but he recently spoke about the Warriors squad that once featured his now-teammate,

Queen’s versatility has helped him emerge as one of the top rookie bigs in fantasy basketball, averaging 31.6 fantasy points per game. Prior to a quiet performance on Wednesday night, Queen upped his scoring average to 37.3 points over his previous five games, including a 52.2-point performance against the Washington Wizards on Jan. 9.

One of those players was former NBA-All Defense honoree and champion with the Boston Celtics, Tony Allen, who compared Flagg to Brent Barry and Andrei Kirilenko but admitted he underestimated the Maine native.

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Monday night had a little of everything the NBA promises. Teams tried to erase bad losses, stars took over when games tightened, and one legend moved higher on the all-time scoring list. Some wins felt like relief.