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Cooper Flagg
Mavericks · F · 19
Cooper Flagg
vs
2025-26
Pascal Siakam
Pacers · F · 32
Pascal Siakam
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cooper Flagg vs Pascal Siakam

8-9categories
Flagg · Siakam
FlaggSiakam
70Games
availability
62
33.5Minutes
per game
33.2
21.0Points
per game
24.0
6.7Rebounds
per game
6.6
4.5Assists
per game
3.8
2.1Steals + blocks
per game
1.5
2.3Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.2
46.8%Field goal %48.4%
29.5%Three-point %
3.5 vs 4.7 attempts
35.8%
82.7%Free throw %69.3%
54.8%True shooting
TS%
56.2%
26.4%Usage
USG%
29.2%
21.2%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
19.0%
9.3%Rebound %
of available
9.5%
-5.2Net rating
on court
-5.6
12.8%PIE
player impact estimate
13.0%
-3.8Plus-minus
per game
-3.7

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

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.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
FlaggSiakam
22-48Record when playing17-45
21.7Points at home22.9
20.3Points on the road25.0
22.4Points in wins25.5
20.4Points in losses23.4
51Season high37
1130-point games14
13Double-doubles10
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
Siakam · last 5
Fri, Apr 3 at CHA30 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 1 at CHI25 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs MIA30 pts · 11 reb · 6 ast
Fri, Mar 27 vs LAC11 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast
Wed, Mar 25 vs LAL20 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
Flagg · contract
2026-27$14.5M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29$19.2M
Siakam · contract
2026-27$48.9M
2027-28$52.3M

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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).