After Friday night's contest against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the Sixers will play host to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night back at Xfinity Mobile Arena, getting their first look at 2025 No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg.

It's too early to determine Flagg's long-term status, but his rookie numbers are comparable to those LeBron James had for his rookie season.

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A history-making performance by Cooper Flagg pushed him to No. 1 in USA TODAY's NBA rookie rankings. He isn't the only player to move up (or down).

Flagg is now the youngest player in NBA history, and the first 18-year-old, to score 40 points in an NBA game. Perhaps cooler still, Flagg didn’t need the OT period to reach 40 points, as he had that locked down in Regulation, chipping in two more in OT before all was said and done.

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Dallas Mavericks star rookie forward Cooper Flagg turned in a record-breaking performance Monday night, but it wasn't enough to lift the Mavs over the Utah Jazz.

Inspired by classic athlete kudos, the “Jersey Swap” spot features Flagg, the No. 1 pick in this year’s NBA Draft out of Duke, teaming up with Jake from State Farm and a few unlikely teammates like a coach and a hot dog vendor as they swap "jerseys" to highlight all the great assists that make basketball possible.

Flagg stamped his name at the top of the league’s history books with a career-high 42 points, the most ever scored by an 18-year-old.