Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cooper Flagg vs Jalen Brunson

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Flagg · Brunson

Flagg

Mavericks

2025-26

Brunson

Knicks

Games

availability

33.5

Minutes

per game

35.0

21.0

Points

per game

26.0

6.7

Rebounds

per game

3.3

4.5

Assists

per game

6.8

2.1

Steals + blocks

per game

0.9

2.3

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

2.4

46.8%

Field goal %

46.7%

29.5%

Three-point %

3.5 vs 7.1 attempts

36.9%

82.7%

Free throw %

84.1%

54.8%

True shooting

TS%

58.0%

26.4%

Usage

USG%

29.6%

21.2%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

30.7%

9.3%

Rebound %

of available

4.7%

-5.2

Net rating

on court

+6.1

12.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

13.5%

-3.8

Plus-minus

per game

+4.8

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

Jalen Brunson scored more in 2025-26, 5.0 points a game apart (26.0 vs 21.0), on Brunson's heavier usage (29.6% vs 26.4%).

Brunson is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.0% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Brunson (6.8 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Brunson 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: Flagg $14.5M through 2028-29, Brunson $37.7M 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

Brunson

22-48

Record when playing

50-24

21.7

Points at home

27.4

20.3

Points on the road

24.7

22.4

Points in wins

26.4

20.4

Points in losses

25.3

Season high

30-point games

Double-doubles

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

Brunson · last 5

Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI21 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR20 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast

Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN20 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS13 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast

Mon, Oct 5 at PHI12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast

Flagg · contract

2026-27$14.5M

2027-28$15.2M

2028-29$19.2M

Brunson · contract

2026-27$37.7M

2027-28$40.5M

2028-29player option$43.3M

More comparisons

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Flagg vs
Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner

Brunson vs
Devin Booker · Stephen Curry · Jamal Murray · Donovan Mitchell

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

Brunson 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 · 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 · 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).