1979 draft class who scored the most points

Magic Johnson has put up the most career points by a 1979 draft pick, with 17,707 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17,707	906	36.7	19.5	7.2	11.2	1.9	0.4	6.9	13.2	52.0	0.4	1.2	30.3	5.5	6.5	84.8	61.0	1.8	5.5	3.9	33,245	6,559	10,141	1,724	374	3,506	2,050
2	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	13,790	1,068	31.8	12.9	9.7	2.0	0.7	0.9	5.2	10.5	49.8	0.2	0.6	32.6	2.3	2.7	83.7	55.2	2.6	7.1	1.5	33,956	10,400	2,184	710	965	1,594	3,633
3	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	12,713	963	28.5	13.2	6.3	1.4	0.5	0.7	4.8	9.2	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	4.6	77.1	58.8	1.9	4.5	2.0	27,491	6,106	1,390	460	668	1,892	2,833
4	Sidney Moncrief S. Moncrief	11,931	767	30.2	15.6	4.7	3.6	1.2	0.3	5.4	10.7	50.2	0.1	0.5	28.4	4.7	5.6	83.1	59.1	1.9	2.8	2.0	23,150	3,575	2,793	924	226	1,551	1,635
5	Vinnie Johnson V. Johnson	11,825	984	24.7	12.0	3.2	3.3	0.9	0.3	5.0	10.7	46.4	0.1	0.3	25.4	2.0	2.7	74.0	50.6	1.5	1.7	1.6	24,308	3,109	3,212	852	253	1,569	2,063
6	Jim Paxson J. Paxson	11,199	784	27.2	14.3	2.0	2.9	1.2	0.1	5.8	11.7	49.8	0.1	0.6	22.5	2.6	3.2	80.7	54.7	0.7	1.4	1.5	21,357	1,593	2,300	951	93	1,144	1,442
7	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	10,823	629	30.7	17.2	8.3	2.0	1.0	0.7	7.1	15.3	46.8	0.0	0.1	19.4	2.9	4.0	72.2	50.5	2.2	6.2	2.5	19,284	5,237	1,249	655	441	1,571	1,870
8	Calvin Natt C. Natt	10,291	599	31.4	17.2	6.8	2.2	0.9	0.3	6.7	12.7	52.8	0.0	0.1	21.9	3.8	4.9	76.8	57.9	2.3	4.5	2.1	18,818	4,070	1,306	525	191	1,256	1,386
9	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	8,428	823	28.4	10.2	7.9	2.0	0.7	0.9	4.0	8.3	47.7	0.0	0.0	13.8	2.3	3.1	76.5	53.2	2.3	5.6	1.8	23,370	6,537	1,614	583	739	1,474	2,605
10	James Donaldson J. Donaldson	8,203	957	27.4	8.6	7.8	0.8	0.4	1.3	3.2	5.7	57.1	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.8	73.2	61.8	2.2	5.7	1.5	26,222	7,492	765	336	1,267	1,454	2,025
11	Phil Hubbard P. Hubbard	7,228	665	23.9	10.9	5.3	1.3	0.9	0.1	4.0	8.1	49.5	0.0	0.0	3.8	2.8	4.0	70.6	55.0	2.3	3.1	2.0	15,863	3,538	857	574	89	1,310	2,073
12	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	6,684	700	23.2	9.5	1.7	4.8	1.3	0.2	3.6	8.1	45.0	0.2	0.9	23.4	2.1	2.5	83.4	52.0	0.4	1.2	1.9	16,248	1,164	3,339	929	120	1,324	1,489
13	Kyle Macy K. Macy	5,259	551	25.9	9.5	2.2	4.0	1.1	0.1	3.9	7.9	50.1	0.3	1.0	33.8	1.3	1.5	87.3	55.9	0.6	1.6	1.3	14,246	1,214	2,198	631	49	712	1,081
14	James Bailey J. Bailey	5,246	595	19.5	8.8	5.0	0.8	0.5	0.9	3.4	7.1	48.4	0.0	0.0	7.7	1.9	2.8	70.3	53.0	1.7	3.3	1.8	11,625	2,988	488	305	521	1,057	1,978
15	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	5,216	875	28.8	6.0	7.9	1.0	0.4	3.5	2.4	5.2	45.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.9	64.9	49.6	2.1	5.8	1.5	25,169	6,939	840	368	3,064	1,293	2,955
16	Johnny Moore J. Moore	4,890	520	25.8	9.4	3.0	7.4	2.0	0.2	3.8	8.4	46.0	0.2	0.7	25.1	1.5	2.2	71.2	50.5	0.8	2.2	2.2	13,430	1,548	3,866	1,017	116	1,163	1,325
17	Geoff Huston G. Huston	4,380	496	24.7	8.8	1.4	5.1	0.7	0.1	3.7	7.7	48.3	0.0	0.1	25.4	1.4	2.0	70.8	51.7	0.4	1.0	1.8	12,252	684	2,509	331	32	899	844
18	Jerry Sichting J. Sichting	4,141	598	21.3	6.9	1.4	3.3	0.7	0.0	3.0	5.9	50.7	0.1	0.3	27.1	0.9	1.0	85.7	54.6	0.3	1.0	1.1	12,732	817	1,962	439	19	657	940
19	Clint Richardson C. Richardson	4,084	586	20.2	7.0	2.4	2.5	0.6	0.2	3.0	6.4	46.3	0.0	0.1	24.4	1.0	1.3	77.0	49.8	0.9	1.4	1.3	11,818	1,378	1,461	360	105	751	1,019
20	Reggie King R. King	3,898	438	25.9	8.9	6.2	1.6	0.8	0.3	3.5	6.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.9	69.9	55.8	1.9	4.2	1.5	11,345	2,707	691	365	147	653	1,005
21	Earl Cureton E. Cureton	3,620	674	18.4	5.4	4.7	1.0	0.5	0.5	2.3	4.8	47.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.5	53.8	49.0	1.8	2.9	1.1	12,420	3,172	678	341	361	728	1,535	-3
22	Sly Williams S. Williams	3,327	305	21.7	10.9	4.2	2.0	1.1	0.2	4.3	9.1	47.8	0.0	0.2	16.2	2.2	3.2	69.2	52.1	1.6	2.6	1.8	6,617	1,287	603	328	55	540	722
23	Edgar Jones E. Jones	3,257	363	19.2	9.0	4.8	0.9	0.6	1.3	3.3	6.6	50.6	0.0	0.2	26.2	2.3	3.2	71.0	56.2	1.5	3.3	1.6	6,960	1,745	331	220	455	563	1,164
24	Dudley Bradley D. Bradley	3,131	600	17.0	5.2	1.8	1.9	1.6	0.3	2.0	4.6	44.0	0.2	0.6	29.2	1.0	1.3	73.0	50.0	0.5	1.3	1.1	10,192	1,098	1,147	940	182	682	1,220
25	Greg Kelser G. Kelser	2,961	305	19.8	9.7	4.6	1.3	0.8	0.5	3.6	7.4	48.6	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.5	3.6	68.6	54.0	2.0	2.6	2.2	6,030	1,402	411	239	150	658	904

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Team Leaders

PPG

38.6

Dončić

RPG

10.8

Kessler

APG

7.6

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.7

1st

DRTG

114.7

17th

NETRTG

8.0

5th

3P%

38.3

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Mon 11/23	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

11 - 2

123

Final

112

Bucks

1 - 11

Wed 11 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	GSW	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	POR	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/13	OKC	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM

Magic Johnson has put up the most career points by a 1979 draft pick, with 17,707 points.

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38.6

10.8

7.6

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

30.3

29.7

13.5

13.3

12.6

9.0

8.8

8.5

3.0

2.3

2.2

4.4

2.4

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.1

72.6

71.9

71.3

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

759

685.6

583.3

734.5

723.3

610.3

40.1

36.5

35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

2.11

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

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Schedule