Trevor Ariza vs. Cooper Flagg Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cooper Flagg and Trevor Ariza, 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.
Trevor Ariza played 18 years in the NBA, 17 more than Cooper Flagg, who played 1. Trevor Ariza had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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 |
| Trevor Ariza | 18 | 10 | 2004-05 to 2021-22 |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 0 | 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Trevor Ariza | Cooper Flagg | |
| Season | 2004-05 | 2025-26 |
| Team | New York Knicks | 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 | % | ||||
| Trevor Ariza | 80 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .231 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .695 |
| difference: | +79 | +14.7 | +4.1 | +0.1 | +7.1 | +7.0 | +1.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -2.1 | -1.1 | +1.8 | +8.1 | +.134 | +0.8 | +.231 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +.305 | |
| 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 Trevor Ariza nor Cooper Flagg played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Trevor Ariza played 17 seasons more than Cooper Flagg in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 18, from 2006 to 2022—Trevor Ariza played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. |