Steamy new pics suggest Cooper Flagg and Arianna Roberson are officially an item

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Cooper Flagg just wrapped up the most decorated rookie season in recent memory. The 19-year-old averaged 21.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 1.2 steals across 70 starts, winning Rookie of the Year.

He joined Michael Jordan as the only rookies to lead their team in all four of those categories since steals were first recorded in the 1973-74 season. Despite his individual success, Dallas finished 26-56 and missed the play-in entirely, though Flagg gave the fanbase a reason to be optimistic.

Now, with the Mavs offseason underway, the No. 1 pick is on vacaiton. A Mavs fan account, @Mavs_FFL, posted Instagram story screenshots of Flagg and his girlfriend, Arianna Roberson, enjoying swings over the ocean at Noah's Ark in Turks and Caicos.

He can certainly afford the trip. Flagg signed a four-year, $56.4 million rookie-scale deal with Dallas, with roughly $26.3 million guaranteed. That bag doesn’t even include his NIL earnings, which reportedly approached $28 million during his year at Duke.

, however, is not his girlfriend only. She has her own impressive athletic resume. She's a Duke basketball player in her own right and the sister of former NBA guard Andre Roberson. Fans on social media immediately recognized the connection: