What a wild-ride for Newport’s Cooper Flagg. First he was selected #1 in the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and now he has been named as the league’s “Rookie of the Year.”
PHOTO: YouTube
#BREAKING: Maine native Cooper Flagg was voted the NBA Rookie of the Year Monday night. https://t.co/5n0FgGvn7A
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) April 27, 2026
YOUR 2025-26 @Kia NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR… COOPER FLAGG!
🔥 21.0 PPG
🔥 6.7 RPG
🔥 4.5 APG
🔥 1.2 SPG@Cooper_Flagg is the 1st rookie since Michael Jordan to lead his team in total points, rebounds, assists and steals! https://t.co/cmPIytnaq0 pic.twitter.com/YSgsfBYTss— NBA (@NBA) April 27, 2026
Latest Local Eastern & Central Maine News
