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Cooper Flagg
Mavericks · F · 19
Cooper Flagg
vs
2025-26
Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cooper Flagg vs Julius Randle

5-10categories
Flagg · Randle
FlaggRandle
70Games
availability
79
33.5Minutes
per game
33.0
21.0Points
per game
21.1
6.7Rebounds
per game
6.7
4.5Assists
per game
5.0
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
2.3Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.7
46.8%Field goal %48.1%
29.5%Three-point %
3.5 vs 4.4 attempts
31.5%
82.7%Free throw %80.2%
54.8%True shooting
TS%
58.5%
26.4%Usage
USG%
25.8%
21.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.7%
9.3%Rebound %
of available
9.9%
-5.2Net rating
on court
+4.0
12.8%PIE
player impact estimate
12.8%
-3.8Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Julius Randle scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (21.1 vs 21.0), on Flagg's heavier usage (26.4% vs 25.8%).

Randle is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.5% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Randle (5.0 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Randle (6.7 vs 6.7 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Randle played 9 more games (79 vs 70 of 82).

With Randle on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 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, Randle $33.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
FlaggRandle
22-48Record when playing47-32
21.7Points at home21.2
20.3Points on the road21.0
22.4Points in wins20.9
20.4Points in losses21.3
51Season high41
1130-point games12
13Double-doubles15
Flagg · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHI10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS33 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at PHX11 pts · 11 reb · 6 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at LAC25 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAL45 pts · 8 reb · 9 ast
Randle · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS3 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS17 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS12 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M

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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).