Cooper Flagg vs. Austin Reaves Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Austin Reaves and Cooper Flagg, 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.
Cooper Flagg played 1 year in the NBA, 4 less than Austin Reaves, who played 5. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Austin Reaves had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
| Austin Reaves | 5 | 3 | 2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Austin Reaves | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2021-22 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Lakers |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +60 | +8.8 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +6.6 | +6.8 | +1.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -2.3 | -1.6 | +1.6 | +7.8 | +.151 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +.317 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +.161 |
| Austin Reaves | 61 | 23.2 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .459 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .317 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .839 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Austin Reaves played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Austin Reaves played 4 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 5, from 2023 to 2026—Austin Reaves played in 3 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. |