Cooper Flagg vs. Lance Stephenson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lance Stephenson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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, 9 less than Lance Stephenson, who played 10. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Lance Stephenson had his rookie season in 2010-11. 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
Lance Stephenson 10 6 2010-11 to 2021-22

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cooper Flagg Lance Stephenson
Season 2025-262010-11
Team Dallas MavericksIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+11+22.4+6.9+0.9+7.6+8.5+1.8+0.7-1.7-1.8+2.9+9.7+.025+0.6+1.1+0.8+.214
Lance Stephenson 12 9.6 3.1 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.2 1.1 3.3 .333 0.0 0.4 .000 0.9 1.2 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Lance Stephenson played in the postseason in their season 1

Additional Years

* Lance Stephenson played 9 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 2 to 10, from 2012 to 2022—Lance Stephenson played in 6 Playoffs.

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