‘Special’ Cooper Flagg, Mavericks take aim at Nuggets

Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd says Cooper Flagg is "built differently."

The first-year sensation from Duke has proved that ahead of the Mavericks' encounter against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.

Flagg leads all rookies in scoring with an average of 19.13 points per game, just ahead of his former Duke teammate, Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel, who is at 19.05.

Flagg scored 27 points to guide Dallas to a 113-105 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday.