Steven Adams vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Steven Adams, 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.
Steven Adams played 12 years in the NBA, 11 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Steven Adams had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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 |
| Steven Adams | 12 | 8 | 2013-14 to 2025-26 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Steven Adams | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2013-14 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Oklahoma City Thunder | Dallas Mavericks |
| Honors & Awards | All-Rookie Second Team | - |
| Playoffs | Thunder Lost West Conf Finals | 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 | % | ||||
| Steven Adams | 81 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | 1.7 | .581 |
| difference: | +79 | +18.2 | +10.7 | +0.8 | +4.2 | +3.4 | +2.5 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -3.1 | -0.5 | +3.9 | +11.2 | +.133 | +1.0 | +3.0 | +2.0 | +1.3 | +.419 | |
| Cooper Flagg | 2 | 33.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 13.5 | .370 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.000 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Steven Adams | 18 | 18.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | .689 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.4 | 1.3 | .348 |
| Cooper Flagg | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Steven Adams played 11 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 2015 to 2026—Steven Adams played in 7 Playoffs. |
All-Rookie Second Team