Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg scored 49 points in his sides loss to Charlotte Hornets The 19-year-old set a new NBA record for points scored by a teenager; It broke the record that he shared with Mark Aguirre;

Both are Mavericks trailblazers. Both were born in Chicago, albeit 21 years apart. Both within the past year have endured strokes. But of their commonalities, the most striking is the profound gratitude in their voices.

Davis is still recovering from a left hand injury suffered in the Dallas Mavericks’ Jan. 8 game against the Utah Jazz. He did light on-court work before Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, but he’s not expected to play again until late February at the earliest.

Cooper Flagg set a specific new career-high in the first half of the Hornets-Mavericks game against his former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel.

Kon Knueppel set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 34 points as the visiting Charlotte Hornets withstood a career-high 49 points from fellow rookie Cooper Flagg to beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday.

“According to some of those NBA folks, the names that have been attached to the Lakers as potential trade targets are Dallas’ Naji Marshall, a former Doncic teammate, Cleveland’s De’Andre Hunter, Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo, and Sacramento’s Keon Ellis.”