Cooper Flagg vs Pascal Siakam

Pascal Siakam scored more in 2025-26, 3.0 points a game apart (24.0 vs 21.0), on Siakam's heavier usage (29.2% vs 26.4%).

Siakam is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 56.2% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Flagg (4.5 vs 3.8 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 6.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Flagg played 8 more games (70 vs 62 of 82).

With Flagg on the floor his team outscored opponents by -5.2 per 100 possessions, against -5.6 for Siakam; 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, Siakam $48.9M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.