L ike most rookies – well, not Kon Knueppel so much – Cooper Flagg had an adjustment period to the NBA. His was more complicated than a lot of others because first, so much was expected of Flagg and second, his life was complicated when the Dallas Mavericks wanted him to play point.

The Miami Heat are rolling right now, blowing out the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, and they’ll head the road on Wednesday to play Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks, who are showing some signs of life lately.

Lately, Cooper Flagg has gone above and beyond the call of duty. The rookie sensation for the Dallas Mavericks has been entrusted with the of starting point guard role. With that will come a certain amount of criticism as to whether the No.1 pick coming off one year at Duke has what it takes.

Kyrie Irving hooked his Dallas Mavericks teammates up with quite the surprise for the holiday season, gifting them golf carts.

Cooper Flagg has had a great rookie season, but does he deserve this nomination?