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

Cooper Flagg vs James Harden

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Flagg · Harden

Flagg

Mavericks

2025-26

Harden

Cavaliers

Games

availability

33.5

Minutes

per game

34.8

21.0

Points

per game

23.6

6.7

Rebounds

per game

4.8

4.5

Assists

per game

8.0

2.1

Steals + blocks

per game

1.5

2.3

Turnovers

per game · lower is better

3.5

46.8%

Field goal %

43.4%

29.5%

Three-point %

3.5 vs 8.2 attempts

37.5%

82.7%

Free throw %

88.4%

54.8%

True shooting

TS%

61.0%

26.4%

Usage

USG%

27.9%

21.2%

Assist %

of teammates' baskets

34.7%

9.3%

Rebound %

of available

7.0%

-5.2

Net rating

on court

+1.8

12.8%

PIE

player impact estimate

14.3%

-3.8

Plus-minus

per game

+1.4

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

James Harden scored more in 2025-26, 2.6 points a game apart (23.6 vs 21.0), on Harden's heavier usage (27.9% vs 26.4%).

Harden is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Harden (8.0 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Harden on the floor his team outscored opponents by +1.8 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, Harden $30.6M 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

Harden

22-48

Record when playing

40-30

21.7

Points at home

21.9

20.3

Points on the road

25.1

22.4

Points in wins

24.3

20.4

Points in losses

22.7

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

Harden · last 5

Tue, Oct 13 at ORL13 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast

Sun, Oct 11 vs ORL24 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Thu, Oct 8 vs BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast

Mon, May 25 vs NYK12 pts · 4 reb · 2 ast

Sat, May 23 vs NYK19 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast

Flagg · contract

2026-27$14.5M

2027-28$15.2M

2028-29$19.2M

Harden · contract

2026-27$30.6M

2027-28$32.2M

2028-29player option$33.7M

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

Harden vs
Keyonte George · Cade Cunningham · Austin Reaves · Jamal Murray

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

Harden 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 · 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).