DALLAS (AP) — Kon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday night, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg's 49-point game.

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.

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

Klay Thompson has played 43 games so far this season for the Mavs.

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.”

The Dallas Mavericks are looking to make some moves ahead of the trade deadline.