Cooper Flagg
Cooper Flagg is ranked #11 among 28 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 9.4 points per game above his average over the final five games on essentially the same workload — an efficiency spike that may not fully carry over.
Cooper Flagg 2026-27 fantasy outlook
Market price (ADP 11.4) lines up with our rank (#13). Draft confidently at his current ADP. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (29.4 minutes/gm late vs 33.6 season), late-season gains in per-minute production.
DAL 2026-27 opening schedule
80 GAMES SCHEDULEDCooper Flagg consistency and floor
3 GAMESFlagg vs other forwards
PERCENTILE · 158 RANKEDFlagg fantasy points, last 3 games
2026-27 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUSTCooper Flagg game log — 2026-27
■ BOOM · ■ BUST| DATE | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | @MIA | W 113-109 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12-23 | 2-8 | 71.7 |
| Oct 23 | @IND | W 121-105 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 38 |
| Oct 22 | @HOU | L 128-110 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10-17 | 1-4 | 49 |
More on Flagg and the F board
He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #24 overall, #11 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.
His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 11.4 (roughly round 2 in a 10-team league). We rank him #13, so he is fairly priced.
We project 41.8 points per game across an expected 74 games — approximately 3093 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 32.7 and 47.1 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #13 in projected scoring.
Based on 2025-26 production, Cooper Flagg finished #26 in 9-cat and #27 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #24 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.
He delivered at least 75% of his average in 80% of games, with a floor of 21 and a ceiling of 59 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 21% of games and busted (under half his average) in 9%.
Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.