Hoops Nightly
Cooper Flagg
Mavericks · F · 19
Cooper Flagg
vs
2025-26
Franz Wagner
Magic · F · 25
Franz Wagner
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cooper Flagg vs Franz Wagner

10-7categories
Flagg · Wagner
Cooper Flagg
Flagg
Mavericks
2025-26
Wagner
Magic
Franz Wagner
70
Games
availability
34
33.5
Minutes
per game
30.0
21.0
Points
per game
20.6
6.7
Rebounds
per game
5.2
4.5
Assists
per game
3.3
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.2
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
46.8%
Field goal %
48.1%
29.5%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 4.1 attempts
34.5%
82.7%
Free throw %
82.3%
54.8%
True shooting
TS%
58.8%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
25.6%
21.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
17.5%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
-5.2
Net rating
on court
+3.6
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.4%
-3.8
Plus-minus
per game
+2.4
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, 0.4 points a game apart (21.0 vs 20.6), on Flagg's heavier usage (26.4% vs 25.6%).

Wagner is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.8% 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 3.3 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 5.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Flagg played 36 more games (70 vs 34 of 82).

With Wagner on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.6 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, Wagner $41.8M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Flagg
2025-26
Wagner
22-48
Record when playing
20-14
21.7
Points at home
21.2
20.3
Points on the road
19.8
22.4
Points in wins
22.3
20.4
Points in losses
18.1
51
Season high
37
11
30-point games
2
13
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

test a trade in the Trade Machine →
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
Wagner · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 vs ATL22 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs MIA11 pts · 6 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Oct 13 vs CLE20 pts · 4 reb · 8 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CLE10 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at MEM6 pts · 2 reb · 7 ast
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M
Wagner · contract
2026-27$41.8M
2027-28$44.8M
2028-29$47.9M
2029-30$51.0M

More comparisons

pick any two players →
Flagg vs
Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner
Wagner vs
Anthony Davis · LeBron James · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson
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).