Bam Adebayo vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Bam Adebayo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Bam Adebayo played 9 years in the NBA, 8 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Bam Adebayo had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Cooper Flagg had his rookie season in 2025-26. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers | |||
| Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
| Bam Adebayo | 9 | 7 | 2017-18 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Bam Adebayo | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2017-18 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Miami Heat | Dallas Mavericks |
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| Playoffs | Heat Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 69 | 19.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.9 | 2.6 | .721 |
| difference: | +68 | +12.2 | +3.1 | +0.7 | +5.2 | +4.5 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | -2.0 | -1.0 | +1.5 | +8.1 | +.204 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.279 | ||
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | .308 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.000 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Bam Adebayo | 5 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.6 | 2.8 | .214 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Bam Adebayo played 8 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 9, from 2019 to 2026—Bam Adebayo played in 6 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Bam Adebayo got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive First Team 4 All-Defensive Second Team 3 All-Star Game |