Cooper Flagg
Age 19 · 6'8" · 205 lb
Pick #1, 2025 Draft · Rookie 2026 · 70 games
DPM · #197 of 530
-0.1Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- +0.53
- -0.66 before the first game, -0.13 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +1.15
- Nov 5 vs NOP · 35 min
- Biggest drop
- -2.26
- Oct 22 vs SAS · 32 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.22
- Last 20 games, vs 0.56 in the first 20. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
-0.1 at age 19 in 2025-26 ranks 13th of 109 age-19 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Carmelo Anthony, 2003-04.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony 2003-04 | 19 | -0.5 | +0.5, +1.4, +2.3, +2.3, +3.7 | 84 |
| LeBron James 2003-04 | 19 | +0.7 | +3.9, +5.4, +5.8, +6.7, +9.1 | 83 |
| LaMelo Ball 2020-21 | 19 | +0.1 | +2.0, +1.1, +1.3, +0.6, +3.0 | 83 |
| Bradley Beal 2012-13 | 19 | -0.4 | +0.1, +0.2, -0.1, +2.4, +2.2 | 80 |
| Kobe Bryant 1997-98 | 19 | -0.2 | +0.3, +2.0, +3.2, +3.0, +3.8 | 79 |
| Anthony Edwards 2020-21 | 19 | +0.7 | +2.3, +3.1, +3.6, +4.2, +4.2 | 78 |
| Luol Deng 2004-05 | 19 | +0.3 | +0.8, +2.3, +0.8, +0.2, +1.4 | 77 |
| Tony Parker 2001-02 | 19 | -0.3 | +0.3, +0.8, +1.2, +1.7, +1.8 | 76 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. 2018-19 | 19 | -0.9 | +0.8, +0.4, +2.2, +2.4, +1.4 | 75 |
| Tracy McGrady 1998-99 | 19 | +0.9 | +0.9, +3.3, +4.3, +4.7, +4.0 | 75 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Cooper's 2025-26 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Cooper Flagg's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $18.3M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $13.8M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$4.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 11.9
- Projected
- Retires at
- 31.2
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 19 | 70 | 33.5 | -0.13 | +0.55 | -0.68 | 13th of 109 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 29.9 projected minutes and a pace of 105.5.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 35.1 | 23.1 |
| Rebounds | 10.0 | 6.6 |
| Offensive | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Defensive | 8.3 | 5.4 |
| Assists | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| FG attempts | 29.2 | 19.2 |
| FT attempts | 8.7 | 5.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 47.2% · 31.4% · 83.2% | |