Cooper Flagg vs Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant scored more in 2025-26, 5.0 points a game apart (26.0 vs 21.0), on Flagg's heavier usage (26.4% vs 26.3%).

Durant is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 64.1% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Durant (4.8 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 5.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Durant played 8 more games (78 vs 70 of 82).

With Durant on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.5 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, Durant $43.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.