Nickeil Alexander-Walker vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 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.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 7 years in the NBA, 6 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 7 | 4 | 2019-20 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2025-26 |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans | Dallas Mavericks |
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| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 47 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 5.7 | .368 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .346 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .676 |
| difference: | +46 | +19.4 | +4.3 | +0.8 | +7.4 | +8.2 | +1.9 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -1.9 | -1.8 | +1.9 | +7.3 | +.060 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.346 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +.324 |
| 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 Nickeil Alexander-Walker nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Nickeil Alexander-Walker played 6 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 7, from 2021 to 2026—Nickeil Alexander-Walker played in 4 Playoffs. |