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Cooper Flagg
Mavericks · F · 19
Cooper Flagg
vs
2025-26
Desmond Bane
Magic · G · 28
Desmond Bane
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cooper Flagg vs Desmond Bane

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Flagg · Bane
Cooper Flagg
Flagg
Mavericks
2025-26
Bane
Magic
Desmond Bane
70
Games
availability
82
33.5
Minutes
per game
33.6
21.0
Points
per game
20.1
6.7
Rebounds
per game
4.1
4.5
Assists
per game
4.1
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
46.8%
Field goal %
48.4%
29.5%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 5.2 attempts
39.1%
82.7%
Free throw %
90.8%
54.8%
True shooting
TS%
60.7%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
22.4%
21.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.0%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
5.9%
-5.2
Net rating
on court
+2.2
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.1%
-3.8
Plus-minus
per game
+1.6
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 22.4%).

Bane is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.7% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Flagg (4.5 vs 4.1 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 4.1 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bane played 12 more games (82 vs 70 of 82).

With Bane on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.2 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: Flagg $14.5M through 2028-29, Bane $39.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Flagg
2025-26
Bane
22-48
Record when playing
45-37
21.7
Points at home
21.4
20.3
Points on the road
18.8
22.4
Points in wins
22.3
20.4
Points in losses
17.4
51
Season high
37
11
30-point games
12
13
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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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
Bane · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL18 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA23 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE8 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM9 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M
Bane · contract
2026-27$39.4M
2027-28$42.2M
2028-29$44.9M

More comparisons

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Flagg vs
Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner
Bane vs
LaMelo Ball · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant
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
Bane 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 · Bam Adebayo · Karl-Anthony Towns

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).