Derek Fisher vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Derek Fisher, 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.
Derek Fisher played 18 years in the NBA, 17 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Derek Fisher had the first of his seasons in 1996-97, 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 |
| Derek Fisher | 18 | 16 | 1996-97 to 2013-14 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Derek Fisher | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 1996-97 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers | Dallas Mavericks |
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| Playoffs | Lakers Lost West Conf Semis | 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 | % | ||||
| Derek Fisher | 80 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .397 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .301 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .658 |
| difference: | +79 | +20.5 | +6.1 | +0.7 | +8.1 | +8.8 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -1.9 | +2.7 | +9.7 | +.089 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.301 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +.342 |
| 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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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Derek Fisher | 6 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | .273 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .667 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Derek Fisher played 17 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 1998 to 2014—Derek Fisher played in 15 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. |