Cooper Flagg vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo 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, 15 less than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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 |
| Rajon Rondo | 16 | 10 | 2006-07 to 2021-22 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Rajon Rondo | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2006-07 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Boston Celtics |
| 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: | +77 | +8.5 | +3.6 | +0.1 | +6.2 | +6.3 | +3.8 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.7 | +1.6 | +7.2 | +.110 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.207 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.353 |
| Rajon Rondo | 78 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .418 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .207 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .647 |
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| * Neiher Cooper Flagg nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Rajon Rondo played 15 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 16, from 2008 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 10 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 15 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Rajon Rondo got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 2 All-Defensive First Team 2 All-Defensive Second Team 3 Assists Leader 1 Steals Leader 4 All-Star Game |