Monta Ellis vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Monta Ellis, 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.
Monta Ellis played 12 years in the NBA, 11 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Monta Ellis had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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 |
| Monta Ellis | 12 | 6 | 2005-06 to 2016-17 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Monta Ellis | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2005-06 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Golden State Warriors | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| 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 | % | ||||
| Monta Ellis | 49 | 18.1 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .415 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .341 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .712 |
| difference: | +48 | +13.9 | +3.2 | +0.6 | +7.3 | +7.9 | +1.6 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -1.6 | +1.3 | +6.5 | +.107 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +.341 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +.288 |
| 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 Monta Ellis nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Monta Ellis played 11 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 2007 to 2017—Monta Ellis played in 6 Playoffs. In those 11 extra years over Cooper Flagg, Monta Ellis got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Most Improved Player |