Cooper Flagg vs. Nikola Vucevic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nikola Vucevic 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, 14 less than Nikola Vucevic, who played 15. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Nikola Vucevic had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 15 | 4 | 2011-12 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Nikola Vucevic | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2011-12 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 76ers Lost East Conf Semis |
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: | +50 | +16.1 | +4.5 | +0.7 | +5.9 | +5.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.7 | -2.4 | -0.8 | +1.4 | +7.3 | +.142 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +.375 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +.471 |
| Nikola Vucevic | 51 | 15.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | .450 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .375 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .529 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nikola Vucevic | 1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | 2.0 | .500 |
Additional Years |
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* Nikola Vucevic played 14 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 15, from 2013 to 2026—Nikola Vucevic played in 3 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Nikola Vucevic got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-Star Game |