Former Duke teammates in Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg are the Rookie of the Year frontrunners.

Former Blue Devil Kyle Filipowski had a great game for the Jazz as well, hitting for 25 on 9-13 from the floor. He also had 9 rebounds. Flagg was the show Monday night, though, becoming the first 18-year-old in league history to top 40. Over the last seven games, Flagg is averaging 25.7 points.

Nobody can argue with the numbers Cooper Flagg has put up for the Mavericks, despite what some naysayers say.

The road to development is filled with plenty of bumps but it's the end result that matters.