The NBA’s two leaders in playing the most youngsters — those under 25 — this season are the Washington Wizards with 19 and the Brooklyn Nets with 18. But by the end of Saturday night’s marathon between the two Cooper Flagg hopefuls in our nation’s capital, it was the Nets kids, particularly two boyhood pals, who showed up last and with the most poise.
Jalen Wilson and Drew Timme, two 24-year-old Texas natives who’ve known each other since the fourth grade, combined for 39 points, 13 boards and six assists ... and scored the Nets final six points to win the game, 115-112, and end a six-game losing streak.