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Bam Adebayo
Heat · C-F · 29
Bam Adebayo
vs
2025-26
Cooper Flagg
Mavericks · F · 19
Cooper Flagg
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bam Adebayo vs Cooper Flagg

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Adebayo · Flagg
Bam Adebayo
Adebayo
Heat
2025-26
Flagg
Mavericks
Cooper Flagg
73
Games
availability
70
32.4
Minutes
per game
33.5
20.1
Points
per game
21.0
10.0
Rebounds
per game
6.7
3.2
Assists
per game
4.5
1.9
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
1.6
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.3
44.2%
Field goal %
46.8%
31.8%
Three-point %
5.5 vs 3.5 attempts
29.5%
77.8%
Free throw %
82.7%
55.1%
True shooting
TS%
54.8%
24.8%
Usage
USG%
26.4%
14.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
21.2%
14.6%
Rebound %
of available
9.3%
+6.1
Net rating
on court
-5.2
13.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
+4.5
Plus-minus
per game
-3.8
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Cooper Flagg scored more in 2025-26, 0.9 points a game apart (21.0 vs 20.1), on Flagg's heavier usage (26.4% vs 24.8%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (55.1% vs 54.8%).

Playmaking goes to Flagg (4.5 vs 3.2 assists), the glass to Adebayo (10.0 vs 6.7 rebounds).

With Adebayo on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.1 per 100 possessions, against -5.2 for Flagg; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Adebayo $49.8M through 2028-29, Flagg $14.5M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Adebayo
2025-26
Flagg
37-36
Record when playing
22-48
21.8
Points at home
21.7
18.5
Points on the road
20.3
22.4
Points in wins
22.4
17.8
Points in losses
20.4
83
Season high
51
5
30-point games
11
35
Double-doubles
13

Last games & contracts

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Adebayo · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs MIN15 pts · 7 reb · 4 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at ORL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs NOP9 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast
Flagg · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at HOU32 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs ATL26 pts · 12 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at HOU14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Fri, Oct 9 vs HOU19 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHI10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Adebayo · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M

More comparisons

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Adebayo vs
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Flagg vs
Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner
Adebayo vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane
Flagg vs the top 40 scorers of 2025-26
Luka Doncic · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Anthony Edwards · Jaylen Brown · Tyrese Maxey · Kawhi Leonard · Donovan Mitchell · Nikola Jokic · Lauri Markkanen · Stephen Curry · Devin Booker · Jalen Brunson · Kevin Durant · Jamal Murray · Victor Wembanyama · Michael Porter Jr. · Deni Avdija · Pascal Siakam · Cade Cunningham · Keyonte George · James Harden · Austin Reaves · Jalen Johnson · Paolo Banchero · Norman Powell · Brandon Ingram · Trey Murphy III · Julius Randle · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · LaMelo Ball · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns · Desmond Bane

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).