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

Cooper Flagg vs Nikola Jokic

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Flagg · Jokic
Cooper Flagg
Flagg
Mavericks
2025-26
Jokic
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic
70
Games
availability
65
33.5
Minutes
per game
34.8
21.0
Points
per game
27.7
6.7
Rebounds
per game
12.9
4.5
Assists
per game
10.7
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
2.3
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
3.7
46.8%
Field goal %
56.9%
29.5%
Three-point %
3.5 vs 4.5 attempts
38.0%
82.7%
Free throw %
83.1%
54.8%
True shooting
TS%
67.0%
26.4%
Usage
USG%
28.9%
21.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
45.8%
9.3%
Rebound %
of available
18.5%
-5.2
Net rating
on court
+10.8
12.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
21.3%
-3.8
Plus-minus
per game
+8.5
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

Nikola Jokic scored more in 2025-26, 6.7 points a game apart (27.7 vs 21.0), on Jokic's heavier usage (28.9% vs 26.4%).

Jokic is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 67.0% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Jokic (10.7 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Jokic (12.9 vs 6.7 rebounds).

With Jokic on the floor his team outscored opponents by +10.8 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, Jokic $59.0M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Flagg
2025-26
Jokic
22-48
Record when playing
43-22
21.7
Points at home
27.6
20.3
Points on the road
27.8
22.4
Points in wins
27.6
20.4
Points in losses
27.8
51
Season high
56
11
30-point games
25
13
Double-doubles
55
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
Jokic · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL17 pts · 6 reb · 8 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI22 pts · 11 reb · 10 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA6 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA3 pts · 3 reb · 7 ast
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M
Jokic · contract
2026-27$59.0M
2027-28player option$62.8M

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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).