best effective field goal percentage by a rookie in a season

Brandon Clarke has the best eFG% by a rookie in a season, at 64.3 percent in 2019-20.

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	NAME	eFG%	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Brandon Clarke B. Clarke	64.3	2019-20	MEM	58	22.4	12.1	5.9	1.4	0.6	0.8	5.1	8.2	61.9	0.4	1.1	35.9	1.5	1.9	75.9	66.4	1.6	4.4	0.9	1,300	700	345	81	32	48	55	100	-20
2	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	61.3	1981-82	KCK	78	22.3	12.8	5.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	5.1	8.3	61.3	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.2	64.2	63.5	1.9	3.9	2.5	1,741	1,002	459	91	39	89	197	372
3	Yaxel Lendeborg Y. Lendeborg	60.8	2026-27	GSW	7	32.3	22.3	7.3	3.7	0.9	0.4	7.6	14.6	52.0	2.6	6.3	40.9	4.6	6.1	74.4	64.5	3.1	4.1	3.6	226	156	51	26	6	3	25	19	-10
4	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	60.1	2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	18.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	47.5	3.4	7.9	42.5	2.4	2.8	86.3	63.3	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,551	1,498	432	274	57	19	161	169	+322
5	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	60.0	1984-85	KCK	82	23.4	12.8	6.8	1.4	0.4	0.5	5.0	8.4	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.5	62.0	62.0	2.3	4.5	2.3	1,918	1,052	556	111	34	37	187	256
6	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	59.8	2023-24	OKC	82	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
7	John Collins J. Collins	59.1	2017-18	ATL	74	24.1	10.5	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	4.2	7.4	57.6	0.2	0.6	34.0	1.8	2.5	71.5	62.0	2.4	4.9	1.4	1,785	777	541	98	47	80	105	215	-217
8	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	58.9	2025-26	SAC	74	26.5	12.5	7.5	1.4	0.5	0.5	5.2	9.1	57.1	0.3	1.0	32.4	1.8	2.3	78.6	61.9	1.9	5.6	1.3	1,964	922	556	100	38	39	94	170	-461
9	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	58.5	2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	16.3	10.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.2	12.3	58.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.8	3.1	7.1	1.8	2,183	1,159	729	125	61	67	126	209	-383
10	Keegan Murray K. Murray	58.4	2022-23	SAC	80	29.8	12.2	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	4.4	9.8	45.3	2.6	6.3	41.1	0.8	1.0	76.5	59.7	1.1	3.5	0.8	2,381	976	371	98	61	42	60	162	+99
11	Buck Williams B. Williams	58.2	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
12	James Worthy J. Worthy	58.0	1982-83	LAL	77	25.6	13.4	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	5.8	10.0	57.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.8	2.9	62.4	59.4	2.0	3.1	2.3	1,970	1,033	399	132	91	64	178	221
13	Wesley Person W. Person	57.5	1994-95	PHX	78	23.1	10.4	2.6	1.3	0.6	0.3	4.0	8.2	48.4	1.5	3.4	43.6	1.0	1.3	79.2	59.6	0.9	1.7	1.0	1,800	814	201	105	48	24	79	149
14	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	57.2	1976-77	WAS	82	18.5	10.4	6.0	0.8	0.3	0.4	4.2	7.3	57.2				2.1	3.0	69.1	60.5	2.2	3.8		1,513	852	494	62	22	34		204
15	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	57.2	1995-96	POR	73	23.8	14.5	8.1	1.8	0.9	1.1	5.4	9.9	54.5	0.5	1.4	37.5	3.2	4.2	75.7	61.7	2.0	6.0	2.1	1,735	1,058	588	130	64	78	154	211
16	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	56.9	2020-21	SAC	58	30.1	13.0	3.0	5.3	1.3	0.5	5.0	10.7	47.2	2.1	5.1	40.9	0.8	1.0	85.7	58.5	0.7	2.3	1.6	1,746	753	173	309	77	28	92	83	-180
17	Jalen Williams J. Williams	56.7	2022-23	OKC	75	30.3	14.1	4.5	3.3	1.4	0.5	5.5	10.6	52.1	1.0	2.7	35.6	2.1	2.5	81.2	60.1	1.1	3.4	1.6	2,275	1,056	337	248	103	35	123	191	-53
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	56.2	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
19	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	56.1	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	1,183	762	134	44	58	237	319
20	John Shumate J. Shumate	56.1	1975-76	TOT	75	26.3	11.7	7.4	1.7	1.1	0.5	4.4	7.9	56.1				2.8	4.3	65.0	59.6	1.9	5.5		1,976	876	554	127	82	34		159
21	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	55.5	2015-16	MIN	82	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
22	Jae'Sean Tate J. Tate	55.4	2020-21	HOU	70	29.2	11.3	5.3	2.5	1.2	0.5	4.5	8.9	50.6	0.9	2.8	30.8	1.5	2.1	69.4	57.6	1.9	3.5	1.4	2,043	794	374	178	85	36	98	222	-189
23	Chris Webber C. Webber	55.2	1993-94	GSW	76	32.1	17.5	9.1	3.6	1.2	2.2	7.5	13.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	55.9	4.0	5.1	2.7	2,438	1,333	694	272	93	164	206	247
24	Dylan Harper D. Harper	55.1	2025-26	SAS	69	22.6	11.8	3.4	3.9	0.8	0.3	4.8	9.5	50.5	0.9	2.6	34.3	1.3	1.7	75.6	57.4	0.8	2.6	1.4	1,558	813	234	266	54	24	99	139	+303
25	Shaedon Sharpe S. Sharpe	55.1	2022-23	POR	80	22.2	9.9	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.3	3.8	8.1	47.2	1.3	3.5	36.0	0.9	1.3	71.4	56.8	0.8	2.2	1.0	1,779	789	236	94	38	24	83	136	-297

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RPG

10.5

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5.8

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120.5

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105.4

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15.1

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41.6

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2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	NOP	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	IND	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	OKC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM

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0 - 6

105

Final

136

Grizzlies

6 - 0

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

37.7

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.9

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

73.7

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

120.3

119.9

119.4

118.9

DRtg Rankings

103.8

105.4

105.9

108.2

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

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9.5

8.2

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0-6

1-5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

365.8

Dončić

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

389.3

Dončić

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Dončić

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

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Best Record ATS

6-0

6-1

5-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	4	.333	3.5
10	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Pacers	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	1	5	.167	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Warriors	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	5	.167	5.0
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

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)
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	ATL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	WAS	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	DET	@	CHA	7:30 PM

Brandon Clarke has the best eFG% by a rookie in a season, at 64.3 percent in 2019-20.

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