Jalen Brunson vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Jalen Brunson, 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.
Jalen Brunson played 8 years in the NBA, 7 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Jalen Brunson had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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 |
| Jalen Brunson | 8 | 5 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Jalen Brunson | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks | 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 | % | ||||
| Jalen Brunson | 73 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 7.7 | .467 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .348 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .725 |
| difference: | +72 | +10.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +7.0 | +7.7 | +3.2 | +0.5 | +0.1 | -1.8 | -1.3 | +0.4 | +5.3 | +.159 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +.348 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +.275 |
| 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 Jalen Brunson nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Jalen Brunson played 7 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 8, from 2020 to 2026—Jalen Brunson played in 5 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Jalen Brunson got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  2 All-NBA Second Team 1 Clutch Player of the Year 2 All-Star Game |