Overview
- Flagg averaged 23.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists on 51.6% shooting in 13 December games, leading rookies in scoring and field goals made.
- At 18 years old, Flagg set a milestone on Dec. 15 with a 42-point night that stands as the most points ever by an 18-year-old in an NBA game.
- Flagg was also nominated for Western Conference Player of the Month for December, underscoring his impact beyond rookie ranks.
- Knueppel averaged 20.8 points, 4.7 assists and 4.2 rebounds in December while hitting 46.2% from three, leading rookies in made threes and three-point percentage and becoming the fastest ever to 100 career threes; only Donovan Mitchell and Stephen Curry have more threes this season.
- It is the first month since the NBA introduced conference Rookie of the Month honors in 2001–02 that both winners came from the same college program, with both players hailing from Duke.