Cooper Flagg vs. David Thompson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of David Thompson 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, 7 less than David Thompson, who played 8. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while David Thompson had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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 |
| David Thompson | 8 | 5 | 1976-77 to 1983-84 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | David Thompson | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1976-77 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Denver Nuggets |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-NBA First Team |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | +4.6 | +15.9 | +0.7 | +6.6 | +5.9 | +4.1 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.1 | +6.0 | +6.8 | +.199 | +3.8 | +5.6 | +.234 | ||||
| David Thompson | 82 | 36.6 | 25.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | 2.9 | 10.0 | 19.8 | .507 | - | - | - | 5.8 | 7.6 | .766 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| David Thompson | 6 | 39.5 | 24.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | 3.7 | 9.3 | 20.2 | .463 | - | - | - | 6.0 | 8.8 | .679 |
Additional Years |
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* David Thompson played 7 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 8, from 1978 to 1984—David Thompson played in 4 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Cooper Flagg, David Thompson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA First Team 3 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |