Cooper Flagg vs. Jaden McDaniels Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaden McDaniels 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, 5 less than Jaden McDaniels, who played 6. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Jaden McDaniels had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 6 | 3 | 2020-21 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Jaden McDaniels | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2020-21 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
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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: | +62 | +8.0 | +3.2 | +0.2 | +6.1 | +6.3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.0 | -2.3 | -0.3 | +1.4 | +7.2 | +.139 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +.364 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +.400 |
| Jaden McDaniels | 63 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.8 | .447 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .364 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .600 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Jaden McDaniels played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jaden McDaniels played 5 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 6, from 2022 to 2026—Jaden McDaniels played in 3 Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Jaden McDaniels got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team |