The headline translates to: "This is the exciting battle for the ROY between Flagg and Knueppel"

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 2 Feb 2026 | 16:12
Kon Knueppel Cooper Flagg rookie del año NBA

Both players are making more than enough merits to win the Best Rookie of the Year award, and a great battle is unfolding.

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Flagg and Knueppel, pulse for the ROY. Photo: gettyimages

They are two players called to mark an era and are astounding in their first steps as NBA players. Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel shared a university, NCAA team, and are now competing for the same award: Rookie of the Year. This prestigious award is being fiercely contested by two men whose numbers are excellent.

Everyone assumed that Cooper Flagg would dominate as the best rookie, being a player destined to become a firm generational leader in the NBA. However, the turbulent situation with the Dallas Mavericks has somewhat dimmed the shine on a man who went through stages where Kidd asked him to do things out of place. There is nothing to reproach Flagg for, whose NBA statistics are worthy of a great star project, but doubts arise due to the good performance of Kon Knueppel.

This accomplished three-point specialist is proving to be much more, able to score off the dribble and attack the hoop with surprising ease. His shooting percentage from mid-range has caught attention, and his shooting mechanics seem flawless. The good performance of Charlotte Hornets is boosting the candidacy of a man who has scored over 30 points in 4 games, while Cooper Flagg has done so 5 times. The stark difference from the rest is that all other rookies, in total, have accumulated 4 games with over 30 points.

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