best efficiency in basketball

Nikola Jokić has the best PER this season, with a 35.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
best efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in basketball this regular season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
35.5
2025-26
31
35.1
29.9
12.4
11.1
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.6
60.4
2.1
4.8
44.0
6.5
7.6
85.5
71.4
3.1
9.3
3.6
1,087
927
384
343
44
25
111
88
+305
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
32.4
2025-26
31
33.3
32.0
4.8
6.4
1.5
0.7
10.9
19.6
55.6
2.1
5.0
41.9
8.1
9.2
88.0
67.6
0.5
4.3
1.9
1,033
991
148
199
46
23
60
63
+376
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
27.8
2025-26
23
36.3
33.7
8.3
8.6
1.6
0.6
10.4
22.6
46.2
3.4
10.6
32.4
9.4
11.7
80.3
60.7
0.8
7.5
4.3
834
775
191
198
37
14
99
58
+51
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23.9
2025-26
30
33.9
30.2
4.5
5.4
1.4
0.3
10.6
21.3
49.7
4.0
10.2
39.0
5.0
5.9
84.8
63.1
0.8
3.7
3.1
1,017
906
136
163
43
9
94
75
+161
5Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
23.9
2025-26
29
33.8
29.7
6.3
4.8
1.1
0.5
10.9
21.5
50.6
2.1
5.6
37.0
5.8
7.5
77.9
59.8
1.2
5.1
3.7
981
861
182
140
33
14
107
90
+85
6Jalen Duren
J. Duren
23.8
2025-26
29
28.8
18.2
10.9
1.8
0.8
1.0
7.0
11.1
63.6
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.7
72.9
67.1
4.3
6.6
2.2
835
529
317
51
23
28
64
93
+188
7Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
23.1
2025-26
23
35.3
26.6
5.2
6.3
1.0
0.2
8.2
16.2
50.7
2.7
7.4
36.5
7.5
8.6
87.3
66.6
0.7
4.5
3.3
812
612
120
144
22
5
75
52
+57
8Jalen Johnson
J. Johnson
22.7
2025-26
30
35.4
23.7
10.4
8.4
1.4
0.5
8.7
16.6
52.2
1.6
4.3
36.7
4.8
5.8
82.2
61.8
1.4
8.9
3.5
1,063
710
311
253
42
14
104
67
-12
9Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
22.7
2025-26
28
31.6
19.6
5.6
4.9
1.4
0.3
6.2
12.0
51.5
0.9
2.1
41.7
6.4
7.5
85.6
64.3
2.2
3.4
1.6
885
550
157
137
39
7
44
37
+106
10Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
22.5
2025-26
28
35.5
29.5
3.3
6.4
0.8
0.1
10.4
21.7
48.0
3.0
7.9
38.0
5.6
6.6
84.4
59.8
0.6
2.6
2.2
993
825
92
180
22
2
62
71
+173
11James Harden
J. Harden
22.4
2025-26
29
35.8
26.3
5.0
8.0
1.3
0.3
7.6
17.4
43.5
3.5
9.5
37.1
7.7
8.6
89.2
62.1
0.6
4.4
3.8
1,039
763
145
232
37
10
111
62
+4
12Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
22.4
2025-26
25
35.2
29.3
5.2
3.7
1.4
0.8
9.9
20.2
49.2
3.3
8.4
39.7
6.2
7.6
81.1
62.4
0.7
4.4
3.0
879
733
129
92
35
20
74
49
+33
13Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
22.3
2025-26
28
39.7
30.7
4.4
6.9
1.8
0.9
10.5
22.8
46.1
3.6
9.3
39.1
6.1
6.8
89.0
59.6
0.3
4.1
2.7
1,111
860
122
193
50
24
76
66
+28
14Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
22.3
2025-26
26
35.6
22.7
9.4
6.8
1.5
1.0
8.7
17.0
50.8
0.8
2.4
31.7
4.6
6.3
73.6
57.3
3.1
6.3
3.5
926
590
244
176
39
26
91
89
+165
15Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
22.1
2025-26
29
35.8
26.5
6.3
9.6
1.5
0.8
9.3
20.1
46.2
2.1
6.2
33.1
5.8
7.1
82.0
57.0
1.2
5.1
3.9
1,038
768
182
279
44
22
113
98
+206
16Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
21.9
2025-26
29
32.9
22.3
11.9
2.9
0.9
0.7
7.2
15.2
47.6
1.8
5.0
36.1
6.1
7.0
86.7
61.1
3.1
8.8
2.5
953
648
344
83
25
19
73
102
+199
17Jamal Murray
J. Murray
21.8
2025-26
30
35.1
25.4
4.4
6.8
1.0
0.3
9.0
18.3
48.9
3.5
7.7
45.7
3.9
4.4
88.7
62.6
0.3
4.0
2.3
1,054
762
131
205
31
8
69
48
+224
18Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
21.6
2025-26
25
32.8
25.8
7.4
3.2
0.8
0.2
9.2
18.6
49.4
3.7
9.2
40.4
3.7
4.5
82.3
62.7
1.2
6.2
2.3
821
644
186
81
21
5
58
56
-11
19Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
21.4
2025-26
27
35.4
27.9
6.9
2.1
1.0
0.4
9.3
19.6
47.6
3.0
8.2
36.7
6.2
6.9
90.3
61.6
2.0
4.9
1.4
957
753
186
57
27
11
38
54
-34
20Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
21.2
2025-26
32
24.9
12.4
10.6
0.5
1.0
1.3
4.8
8.7
56.0
1.3
2.7
47.1
1.5
1.8
81.4
65.7
3.4
7.3
1.1
797
398
340
17
31
42
34
55
-65
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.5
2025-26
27
36.0
25.4
4.9
4.3
0.8
1.0
8.7
16.9
51.6
2.1
4.8
44.2
5.9
6.5
89.8
64.3
0.3
4.6
3.1
973
685
133
115
22
26
84
61
+211
22Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
20.3
2025-26
24
33.4
22.7
6.1
3.7
1.2
0.4
7.8
15.9
49.0
1.5
4.2
36.0
5.6
6.8
82.3
60.0
1.5
4.6
1.8
801
545
146
88
28
9
43
53
+53
23Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
20.3
2025-26
32
35.1
25.5
7.1
6.8
0.8
0.6
7.8
16.6
46.8
2.3
6.5
36.1
7.7
9.7
79.6
61.3
1.0
6.1
3.8
1,124
817
228
216
24
20
122
96
+4
24Julius Randle
J. Randle
20.2
2025-26
32
33.9
22.6
7.0
5.7
1.2
0.2
7.6
15.8
48.1
1.6
4.9
32.7
5.7
6.9
82.4
59.7
1.7
5.3
2.7
1,086
722
225
182
37
5
85
88
+132
25Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
19.7
2025-26
33
34.1
19.3
8.4
5.2
1.3
1.5
7.6
14.9
50.7
1.2
3.4
35.4
2.9
3.5
82.8
58.5
2.3
6.1
2.7
1,124
636
277
173
44
51
88
95
+60
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

125.5

1st

DRTG

117.3

21st

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

40.7

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
27
5
.844
2
23
8
.742
3.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
22
9
.710
4.5
4
20
10
.667
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Wed
12/31
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
7:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
3:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

22 - 9

126

Final

127

ORL Magic

18 - 14

Sat 27 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
8
.750
2
22
9
.710
1.5
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
19
14
.576
5.5
5
18
14
.563
6.0
6
16
14
.533
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.0
8
17
16
.515
7.5
9
15
16
.484
8.5
10
15
18
.455
9.5
11
13
19
.406
11.0
12
11
20
.355
12.5
13
10
19
.345
12.5
14
7
23
.233
16.0
15
6
26
.188
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
27
5
.844
2
23
8
.742
3.5
3
22
9
.710
4.5
4
20
10
.667
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
20
12
.625
7.0
7
18
13
.581
8.5
8
16
16
.500
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.0
10
13
19
.406
14.0
11
12
19
.387
14.5
12
12
21
.364
15.5
13
10
21
.323
16.5
14
8
24
.250
19.0
15
8
25
.242
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/27
@
116-123
Thu
11/27
@
86-119
Thu
11/27
@
123-130
Thu
11/27
@
109-118
Thu
11/27
@
115-103

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/29
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM