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Cooper Flagg
Mavericks · F · 19
Cooper Flagg
vs
2025-26
Luka Dončić
Lakers · F-G · 27
Luka Dončić
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cooper Flagg vs Luka Dončić

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Flagg · Dončić
FlaggDončić
70Games
availability
64
33.5Minutes
per game
35.8
21.0Points
per game
33.5
6.7Rebounds
per game
7.7
4.5Assists
per game
8.3
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
2.3Turnovers
per game · lower is better
4.0
46.8%Field goal %47.6%
29.5%Three-point %
3.5 vs 10.8 attempts
36.6%
82.7%Free throw %78.0%
54.8%True shooting
TS%
61.6%
26.4%Usage
USG%
36.8%
21.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
38.7%
9.3%Rebound %
of available
11.0%
-5.2Net rating
on court
+3.8
12.8%PIE
player impact estimate
18.8%
-3.8Plus-minus
per game
+2.9

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Luka Dončić scored more in 2025-26, 12.5 points a game apart (33.5 vs 21.0), on Dončić's heavier usage (36.8% vs 26.4%).

Dončić is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.6% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Dončić (8.3 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Dončić (7.7 vs 6.7 rebounds).

With Dončić on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.8 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, Dončić $49.8M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
FlaggDončić
22-48Record when playing43-21
21.7Points at home33.6
20.3Points on the road33.3
22.4Points in wins35.5
20.4Points in losses29.4
51Season high60
1130-point games44
13Double-doubles34
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
Dončić · last 5
Thu, Apr 2 at OKC12 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast
Tue, Mar 31 vs CLE42 pts · 5 reb · 12 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs BKN41 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 at IND43 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Mon, Mar 23 at DET32 pts · 7 reb · 6 ast
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M
Dončić · contract
2026-27$49.8M
2027-28$53.8M
2028-29player option$57.8M

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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).