Cooper Flagg vs Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry scored more in 2025-26, 5.6 points a game apart (26.6 vs 21.0), on Curry's heavier usage (30.8% vs 26.4%).

Curry is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.7% to 54.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Curry (4.7 vs 4.5 assists), the glass to Flagg (6.7 vs 3.6 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Flagg played 27 more games (70 vs 43 of 82).

With Curry on the floor his team outscored opponents by +2.8 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, Curry $62.6M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.