Carmelo Anthony vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Carmelo Anthony, 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.
Carmelo Anthony played 19 years in the NBA, 18 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Carmelo Anthony had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 19 | 13 | 2003-04 to 2021-22 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Carmelo Anthony | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2003-04 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Denver Nuggets | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 82 | 36.5 | 21.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 7.6 | 17.9 | .426 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .322 | 5.0 | 6.4 | .777 |
| difference: | +81 | +4.5 | +11.0 | +1.2 | +5.2 | +3.9 | +2.8 | +0.2 | +0.5 | -0.3 | +3.6 | +4.9 | +.118 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +.322 | +3.0 | +4.4 | +.223 | |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Carmelo Anthony | 4 | 36.3 | 15.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 16.0 | .328 | 0.5 | 2.8 | .182 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .800 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Carmelo Anthony played 18 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 19, from 2005 to 2022—Carmelo Anthony played in 12 Playoffs. In those 18 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Carmelo Anthony got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-NBA Third Team 1 Scoring Leader 10 All-Star Game |