James Edwards has the most games by a rookie, with 83 games in 1977-78.

Interpreted as:

best rookie sideloader regular-season games

	NAME	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Edwards J. Edwards	83	1977-78	TOT	29.0	15.2	7.4	1.0	0.6	0.9	6.0	13.2	45.3				3.3	5.1	64.6	49.4	2.4	5.0	2.0	2,405	1,262	615	85	53	78	169	322
2	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	82	2024-25	WAS	30.0	9.8	4.2	4.4	0.7	0.3	3.7	9.1	40.1	1.7	5.0	33.9	0.8	1.0	81.2	51.4	0.4	3.8	1.7	2,458	807	341	364	54	21	141	190	-798
3	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	82	2023-24	OKC	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
4	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	82	2023-24	OKC	20.6	6.8	2.3	1.5	0.9	0.5	2.6	5.4	49.1	1.2	2.9	41.9	0.4	0.5	78.4	61.2	0.6	1.6	0.5	1,692	561	187	120	76	37	45	129	+128
5	Tari Eason T. Eason	82	2022-23	HOU	21.5	9.3	6.0	1.1	1.2	0.6	3.6	8.0	44.8	0.7	2.1	34.3	1.3	1.8	75.2	52.5	2.4	3.7	1.2	1,767	760	496	88	96	47	101	189	-157
6	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	82	2018-19	CLE	31.8	16.7	2.9	3.0	0.5	0.1	6.3	14.7	43.0	1.5	3.6	40.2	2.6	3.1	83.9	52.0	0.7	2.2	2.3	2,605	1,371	236	243	44	6	185	186	-672
7	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	82	2018-19	PHX	29.5	8.3	3.2	2.1	1.6	0.5	3.0	6.9	43.0	1.3	3.8	33.5	1.2	1.4	80.5	55.6	0.7	2.5	0.9	2,417	684	264	173	129	38	70	201	-386
8	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	82	2018-19	LAC	26.5	10.8	2.8	3.3	1.2	0.5	4.2	8.7	47.6	0.6	1.7	36.7	1.9	2.4	80.0	55.4	0.7	2.1	1.7	2,174	889	232	270	96	45	141	175	-109
9	Dillon Brooks D. Brooks	82	2017-18	MEM	28.6	11.0	3.1	1.6	0.9	0.2	4.1	9.4	44.0	1.1	3.2	35.6	1.5	2.0	74.7	53.1	0.6	2.5	1.5	2,343	898	257	135	73	17	124	233	-243
10	Buddy Hield B. Hield	82	2016-17	TOT	23.0	10.6	3.3	1.5	0.5	0.1	4.0	9.4	42.6	1.8	4.6	39.1	0.8	0.9	84.2	54.1	0.4	2.9	1.2	1,888	866	269	121	38	9	101	115	-211
11	Jamal Murray J. Murray	82	2016-17	DEN	21.5	9.9	2.6	2.1	0.6	0.3	3.6	8.9	40.4	1.4	4.2	33.4	1.3	1.5	88.3	51.8	0.5	2.1	1.4	1,765	811	214	170	51	24	113	124	+77
12	Marquese Chriss M. Chriss	82	2016-17	PHX	21.3	9.2	4.2	0.7	0.8	0.9	3.5	7.7	44.9	0.9	2.7	32.1	1.4	2.2	62.4	52.9	1.2	3.1	1.3	1,743	753	348	60	67	70	108	263	-380
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	82	2015-16	MIN	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
14	Nikola Mirotic N. Mirotic	82	2014-15	CHI	20.2	10.2	4.9	1.2	0.7	0.7	3.1	7.6	40.5	1.2	3.8	31.6	2.8	3.5	80.3	55.6	0.8	4.2	1.1	1,654	833	404	97	54	54	89	172	+171
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	82	2014-15	MIN	36.2	16.9	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.9	43.7	0.5	1.5	31.0	4.3	5.7	76.0	51.7	1.6	2.9	2.2	2,969	1,387	374	170	86	50	177	190	-550
16	Danté Exum D. Exum	82	2014-15	UTA	22.2	4.8	1.6	2.4	0.5	0.2	1.8	5.1	34.9	1.0	3.2	31.4	0.2	0.4	62.5	45.7	0.3	1.3	1.4	1,817	393	131	198	41	14	118	147	+91
17	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	82	2014-15	ORL	30.4	8.9	4.3	6.5	1.7	0.2	3.7	8.6	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.2	1.4	2.6	55.1	45.6	1.3	3.0	2.5	2,489	731	349	533	142	20	203	193	-204
18	Ben McLemore B. McLemore	82	2013-14	SAC	26.7	8.8	2.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	3.1	8.3	37.6	1.2	3.6	32.0	1.4	1.7	80.4	48.5	0.6	2.2	1.2	2,187	720	235	82	45	18	96	201	-206
19	Cody Zeller C. Zeller	82	2013-14	CHA	17.3	6.0	4.3	1.1	0.5	0.5	2.1	4.9	42.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.4	73.0	49.8	1.4	2.9	1.1	1,417	490	353	92	40	41	87	170	-87
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	82	2012-13	POR	38.6	19.0	3.1	6.5	0.9	0.2	6.7	15.7	42.9	2.3	6.1	36.8	3.3	3.9	84.4	54.6	0.5	2.6	3.0	3,167	1,562	257	531	74	19	243	172	-62
21	Kyle Singler K. Singler	82	2012-13	DET	28.0	8.8	4.0	0.9	0.7	0.5	3.4	7.8	42.8	0.9	2.4	35.0	1.2	1.5	80.6	51.7	1.3	2.7	1.2	2,293	720	330	77	57	37	98	217	-160
22	Omer Asik O. Asik	82	2010-11	CHI	12.1	2.8	3.7	0.4	0.2	0.7	1.0	1.7	55.3	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.8	50.3	55.9	1.4	2.4	0.8	989	229	306	32	20	56	64	153	+233
23	Landry Fields L. Fields	82	2010-11	NYK	31.0	9.7	6.4	1.9	1.0	0.2	3.6	7.3	49.7	1.0	2.7	39.3	1.4	1.8	76.9	59.8	1.3	5.1	1.3	2,541	797	521	155	80	17	107	114	+67
24	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	82	2010-11	LAC	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
25	DeJuan Blair D. Blair	82	2009-10	SAS	18.2	7.8	6.4	0.8	0.6	0.5	3.4	6.0	55.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.0	54.7	56.4	2.4	4.0	1.4	1,494	638	526	65	50	39	112	224	+101