Deni Avdija vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Deni Avdija, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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.
Deni Avdija played 6 years in the NBA, 5 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Deni Avdija had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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 |
| Deni Avdija | 6 | 0 | 2020-21 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Deni Avdija | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Washington Wizards | 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 | % | ||||
| Deni Avdija | 54 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.8 | .417 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .315 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .644 |
| difference: | +29 | +10.4 | +11.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +0.7 | +0.4 | -1.5 | -0.4 | +4.4 | +8.3 | +.065 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +.065 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +.173 |
| Cooper Flagg | 25 | 33.7 | 17.5 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 14.1 | .482 | 0.8 | 3.4 | .250 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .817 |
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| * Neiher Deni Avdija nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Deni Avdija played 5 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 6, from 2022 to 2026—Deni Avdija didn't play in the postseason. |