Who Should I Trade?
Cooper Flagg for Gary Payton II (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL  | Gary Payton II G - GSW  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 9 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.4 | 13.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.0 | 2.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.7 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals % | .480 | .462 |
| Three Points Made | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Three Points Att | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Three Points % | .305 | .197 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .843 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Assists | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Points | 23.8 | 4.7 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 9 | ‐ |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 8 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 8 | ‐ |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 8 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 23 | ‐ |
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 368 | 146 |
| Field Goals Made | 95 | 23 |
| Field Goals Att | 192 | 50 |
| Field Goals % | .495 | .460 |
| Three Points Made | 15 | 4 |
| Three Points Att | 50 | 20 |
| Three Points % | .300 | .200 |
| Free Throws Made | 66 | 2 |
| Free Throws Att | 74 | 2 |
| Free Throws % | .892 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 12 | 8 |
| Rebounds | 76 | 18 |
| Assists | 72 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 35 | 9 |
| Steals | 24 | 8 |
| Blocks | 8 | 0 |
| Points | 271 | 52 |
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 34.4 | 13.3 |
| Field Goals Made | 9.0 | 2.1 |
| Field Goals Att | 18.7 | 4.5 |
| Field Goals % | .480 | .462 |
| Three Points Made | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Three Points Att | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Three Points % | .305 | .197 |
| Free Throws Made | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Free Throws % | .843 | 1.000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| Assists | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Points | 23.8 | 4.7 |
| Cooper Flagg F - DAL | Gary Payton II G - GSW | |
| News | ||
| Cooper Flagg scored 43 points (16-25 FG, 3-6 3PT, 8-8 FT) to go along with 10 rebounds, six assists, three steals and one block in the Mavericks 125-122 win over the Pacers. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 10th | Gary Payton II is off the injury report for Friday's game against the Spurs. Ari Koslow Thu, Nov 12th | |
| Cooper Flagg flirted with a triple-double for the Mavericks Sunday night, dishing out 12 assists, grabbing five rebounds, and scoring a team-high 25 points (8-13 FG, 3-5 3PT, 6-6 FT) while also recording one steal in a 130-93 win over the Nets. Chris Schommer Mon, Nov 9th | Gary Payton II has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Rockets. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 10th | |
| Cooper Flagg filled the stat sheet for the Mavericks Friday night, dishing out seven assists, recording three steals, grabbing 10 rebounds, blocking one shot, and scoring 21 points (7-16 FG, 1-4 3PT, 6-6 FT) in a 112-100 win over the Jazz. Chris Schommer Sat, Nov 7th | Gary Payton II is now questionable for Monday's game against the Pelicans. Ari Koslow Mon, Nov 9th | |
| Cooper Flagg flirted with a triple-double for the Mavericks Wednesday night, grabbing 10 rebounds, dishing out five assists, and scoring 19 points (7-19 FG, 0-3 3PT, 5-7 FT) in a 112-111 loss to the Spurs. Chris Schommer Fri, Nov 6th | Gary Payton II is available for Saturday’s game against the Magic. Ari Koslow Sat, Nov 7th | |
| Cooper Flagg scored 17 points (3-19 FG, 0-4 3PT, 11-11 FT) to go along with four rebounds, six assists and two steals in the Mavericks 115-100 loss against the Kings. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 3rd | Gary Payton II is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Magic. Ari Koslow Fri, Nov 6th | |
| Notes | ||
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