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.

Mavericks' Cooper Flagg joins LeBron, Kobe in 3-player NBA history books originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Cooper Flagg is elevating himself among all-time greats.

In one of the most impressive games by a teenager, Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg did something no NBA player ever had before.

The No. 1 overall pick out of Duke is viewed as the future face of the Mavericks. As of now, he has to play behind Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving eventually when he returns from his ACL injury, although Flagg has shown that he can carry the scoring load for the team.

Cooper Flagg is breaking NBA records and racking up points for the Dallas Mavericks, but the 18-year-old phenom tells PEOPLE he's still just 'a kid' as he debuts in a State Farm commercial on Wednesday,

Cooper Flagg is playing well beyond his years for the Dallas Mavericks. His most recent performance put him alongside some NBA legends.