Cooper Flagg vs. Toni Kukoc Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Toni Kukoc 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, 12 less than Toni Kukoc, who played 13. Cooper Flagg had his first NBA Season in 2025-26, while Toni Kukoc had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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 |
| Toni Kukoc | 13 | 9 | 1993-94 to 2005-06 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Cooper Flagg | Toni Kukoc | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 1993-94 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Rookie Second Team |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Bulls Lost East Conf Semis |
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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: | +74 | +7.9 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +6.3 | +6.0 | +3.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -1.4 | +0.2 | +3.3 | +.123 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.271 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +.257 |
| Toni Kukoc | 75 | 24.1 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 9.7 | .431 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .271 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .743 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toni Kukoc | 10 | 19.4 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.7 | .448 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .421 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .735 |
Additional Years |
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* Toni Kukoc played 12 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 13, from 1995 to 2006—Toni Kukoc played in 8 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 12 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Toni Kukoc got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 Sixth Man of the Year |