Cooper Flagg vs. Damian Lillard Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Damian Lillard 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, 12 less than Damian Lillard, who played 13. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Damian Lillard had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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 |
| Damian Lillard | 13 | 10 | 2012-13 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Damian Lillard | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2012-13 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Honors & Awards | - |  Rookie of the Year |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | +81 | +6.6 | +9.0 | +0.5 | +6.4 | +6.9 | +6.5 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.9 | +2.7 | +2.7 | +.121 | +2.3 | +5.1 | +.368 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +.156 | |
| Damian Lillard | 82 | 38.6 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 15.7 | .429 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .368 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .844 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Damian Lillard played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Damian Lillard played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 2014 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in 10 Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Damian Lillard got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 4 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 9 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |