Cooper Flagg vs. Kevin Garnett Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Garnett 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, 20 less than Kevin Garnett, who played 21. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Kevin Garnett had his rookie season in 1995-96. 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 |
| Kevin Garnett | 21 | 14 | 1995-96 to 2015-16 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Kevin Garnett | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1995-96 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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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: | +79 | +3.3 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +4.9 | +3.7 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +1.6 | -1.6 | -0.6 | +0.5 | +3.8 | +.183 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.286 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +.295 |
| Kevin Garnett | 80 | 28.7 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 9.2 | .491 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .286 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .705 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Kevin Garnett played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Kevin Garnett played 20 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 21, from 1997 to 2016—Kevin Garnett played in 14 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 20 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Kevin Garnett got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Season MVP 4 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 9 All-Defensive First Team 3 All-Defensive Second Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 4 Rebounds Leader 15 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |