Cooper Flagg vs. Kevin Johnson Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Johnson 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, 11 less than Kevin Johnson, who played 12. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Kevin Johnson had his rookie season in 1987-88. 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 Johnson | 12 | 11 | 1987-88 to 1999-00 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Kevin Johnson | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1987-88 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns |
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| 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 | +8.0 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +7.1 | +7.6 | +5.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -1.1 | +0.6 | +5.5 | +.153 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +.208 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +.161 |
| Kevin Johnson | 80 | 24.0 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .461 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .208 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .839 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Kevin Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Kevin Johnson played 11 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 1989 to 2000—Kevin Johnson played in 11 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Kevin Johnson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  4 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Most Improved Player 3 All-Star Game |