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Cooper Flagg
Mavericks · F · 19
Cooper Flagg
vs
2025-26
LaMelo Ball
Timberwolves · G · 25
LaMelo Ball
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cooper Flagg vs LaMelo Ball

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Flagg · Ball
Cooper Flagg
Flagg
Mavericks
2025-26
Ball
Timberwolves
LaMelo Ball
70
Games
availability
72
33.5
Minutes
per game
28.0
21.0
Points
per game
20.1
6.7
Rebounds
per game
4.8
4.5
Assists
per game
7.1
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.8
46.8%
Field goal %
40.7%
29.5%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 10.3 attempts
36.8%
82.7%
Free throw %
89.9%
54.8%
True shooting
TS%
54.6%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
30.6%
21.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.4%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
8.4%
-5.2
Net rating
on court
+9.1
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
13.4%
-3.8
Plus-minus
per game
+5.8
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

Cooper Flagg scored more in 2025-26, 0.9 points a game apart (21.0 vs 20.1), on Ball's heavier usage (30.6% vs 26.4%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (54.8% vs 54.6%).

Playmaking goes to Ball (7.1 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 4.8 rebounds).

With Ball on the floor his team outscored opponents by +9.1 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, Ball $40.8M 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
Ball
22-48
Record when playing
41-31
21.7
Points at home
19.5
20.3
Points on the road
20.6
22.4
Points in wins
20.4
20.4
Points in losses
19.6
51
Season high
38
11
30-point games
9
13
Double-doubles
10

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
Ball · last 5
Wed, Oct 21 at MIA21 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET3 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK10 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND14 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M
Ball · contract
2026-27$40.8M
2027-28$43.6M
2028-29$46.4M

More comparisons

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Flagg vs
Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Julius Randle · Franz Wagner
Ball vs
Desmond Bane · Dillon Brooks · Tyler Herro · Ja Morant
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
Ball 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 · Cooper Flagg · Zion Williamson · LeBron James · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Shaedon Sharpe · Alperen Sengun · Brandon Miller · Dillon Brooks · 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).