Cooper Flagg vs. DeAndre Jordan Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DeAndre Jordan 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, 16 less than DeAndre Jordan, who played 17. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while DeAndre Jordan had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 17 | 10 | 2008-09 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | DeAndre Jordan | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2008-09 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Los Angeles Clippers |
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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: | +52 | +17.5 | +5.7 | +0.4 | +5.9 | +5.5 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +1.1 | -2.2 | -1.2 | +2.2 | +10.2 | +.325 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.1 | +.615 | ||
| DeAndre Jordan | 53 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .633 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.8 | 2.1 | .385 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor DeAndre Jordan played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* DeAndre Jordan played 16 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 17, from 2010 to 2025—DeAndre Jordan played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 16 extra years over Cooper Flagg, DeAndre Jordan got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-NBA First Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 2 Rebounds Leader 1 All-Star Game |