DeMar DeRozan vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and DeMar DeRozan, 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.
DeMar DeRozan played 17 years in the NBA, 16 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. DeMar DeRozan had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Cooper Flagg had his rookie season in 2025-26. 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 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 17 | 7 | 2009-10 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| DeMar DeRozan | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2009-10 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Toronto Raptors | Dallas Mavericks |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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 | % | ||||
| DeMar DeRozan | 77 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.6 | .498 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .250 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .763 |
| difference: | +76 | +10.4 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +7.0 | +7.1 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -2.2 | -0.7 | +0.7 | +6.4 | +.190 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +.250 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +.237 |
| 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 |
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| * Neiher DeMar DeRozan nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* DeMar DeRozan played 16 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 17, from 2011 to 2026—DeMar DeRozan played in 7 Playoffs. In those 16 extra years over Cooper Flagg, DeMar DeRozan got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 6 All-Star Game |