Cooper Flagg vs. Serge Ibaka Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Serge Ibaka 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, 13 less than Serge Ibaka, who played 14. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Serge Ibaka had his rookie season in 2009-10. 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 |
| Serge Ibaka | 14 | 12 | 2009-10 to 2022-23 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Serge Ibaka | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2009-10 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd |
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: | +72 | +13.9 | +3.7 | +0.9 | +5.5 | +4.6 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +1.3 | -2.1 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +7.9 | +.235 | +1.0 | +1.2 | +0.7 | +.370 | ||
| Serge Ibaka | 73 | 18.1 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 5.1 | .543 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.8 | 1.3 | .630 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Serge Ibaka | 6 | 25.5 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.8 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.2 | 1.7 | .700 |
Additional Years |
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* Serge Ibaka played 13 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 2011 to 2023—Serge Ibaka played in 11 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 13 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Serge Ibaka got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  3 All-Defensive First Team 2 Blocks Leader |