Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers have made the city of Dallas proud since they were both drafted No. 1 overall in their respective drafts last year. Bueckers went on to win WNBA Rookie of the Year , and Flagg followed suit by winning the NBA’s award this week. After Flagg was announced as ROY, Gatorade dropped an iconic video of the Mavericks star practicing on a court with a voicemail from Bueckers playing over it. The Wings star congratulated her fellow Dallas player in the video. “Yo! What’s up, Coop? Congrats on Rookie of the Year. Not bad for our first rodeo, right?” Bueckers said. “Now, let’s see who gets that ring for Dallas first.” . @Cooper_Flagg winning Kia @NBA Rookie of the Year was expected, what’s next isn’t ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/XEGE6BLpLb — Gatorade (@Gatorade) April 27, 2026 This isn’t the first time Bueckers publicly congratulated and welcomed Flagg with their similar accomplishments.…