Overview
- The NBA injury report lists Cooper Flagg as questionable for Monday’s game in New Orleans with a back contusion, with a pregame evaluation expected.
- Flagg is averaging 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists on 47.8% shooting in his rookie season.
- Elias-confirmed data places him among the top 18-year-olds all time, including 3rd in points (526), 2nd in assists and the only one with a 40-point game.
- He scored a career-high 42 against the Jazz to set the single-game scoring record for an 18-year-old, and he recently logged four straight 20-point games, matching LeBron James.
- Dallas’ injury list for Monday also includes Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum out, with Klay Thompson and others listed as questionable.