best rookie seasons off the bench nba

50 players are tied for playing the most seasons by a rookie off the bench, with 1 season in 2025-26. The first three are Hayden Gray, Josh Oduro and Toby Okani.

NAMESEASSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hayden Gray
H. Gray
1
2025-26
1
24.8
6.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
77.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
25
6
0
1
1
1
1
0
-18
2Josh Oduro
J. Oduro
1
2025-26
2
25.2
10.5
8.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.5
60.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.5
2.5
60.0
61.0
4.0
4.5
0.5
50
21
17
2
0
0
1
8
+5
3Toby Okani
T. Okani
1
2025-26
2
30.1
5.0
4.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
2.0
8.0
25.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
29.6
2.0
2.5
0.5
60
10
9
1
1
1
1
8
-28
4Lucas Williamson
L. Williamson
1
2025-26
5
27.2
8.6
4.0
2.2
0.8
0.2
3.0
8.2
36.6
1.6
5.6
28.6
1.0
1.0
100.0
49.8
1.2
2.8
1.6
136
43
20
11
4
1
8
17
-66
5Alex Antetokounmpo
A. Antetokounmpo
1
2025-26
6
3.4
3.2
1.0
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.5
1.3
37.5
0.3
1.2
28.6
1.8
2.5
73.3
65.1
0.3
0.7
0.2
21
19
6
1
0
1
1
1
+5
6Adama Bal
A. Bal
1
2025-26
7
29.0
9.3
3.3
2.1
1.1
0.0
3.1
8.0
39.3
2.1
5.1
41.7
0.9
1.0
85.7
55.0
0.9
2.4
0.7
203
65
23
15
8
0
5
25
-124
7CJ Huntley
CJ Huntley
1
2025-26
4
10.1
3.0
1.3
0.5
0.3
0.0
1.5
2.8
54.5
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
54.5
0.5
0.8
0.0
40
12
5
2
1
0
0
2
+15
8Alex Morales
A. Morales
1
2025-26
4
5.9
2.0
0.8
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.8
42.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
50.8
0.3
0.5
1.0
24
8
3
4
0
0
4
7
+8
9Cormac Ryan
C. Ryan
1
2025-26
9
22.1
11.9
1.4
1.3
1.0
0.3
3.9
7.2
53.8
2.1
4.2
50.0
2.0
2.2
90.0
72.5
0.4
1.0
1.3
198
107
13
12
9
3
12
22
-21
10Payton Sandfort
P. Sandfort
1
2025-26
4
15.8
8.8
2.5
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.3
6.5
50.0
1.8
4.3
41.2
0.5
1.0
50.0
63.0
0.3
2.3
0.3
63
35
10
0
1
0
1
8
-19
11Jayson Kent
J. Kent
1
2025-26
5
4.5
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.8
1.4
57.1
0.2
0.8
25.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
67.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
22
10
5
0
1
1
0
1
-3
12Malachi Smith
M. Smith
1
2025-26
11
18.5
6.8
2.3
2.1
1.0
0.4
2.7
5.5
49.2
1.1
2.4
46.2
0.3
0.3
100.0
60.2
0.6
1.6
1.0
203
75
25
23
11
4
11
6
-28
13Bez Mbeng
B. Mbeng
1
2025-26
10
27.7
5.5
3.6
3.6
2.0
0.4
2.2
5.2
42.3
0.3
1.7
17.6
0.8
1.1
72.7
48.4
1.3
2.3
1.5
277
55
36
36
20
4
15
33
-30
14Tyler Burton
T. Burton
1
2025-26
12
25.6
10.8
4.2
1.0
0.9
0.3
3.5
9.3
37.5
1.8
5.5
33.3
1.9
2.3
85.2
52.1
0.7
3.5
0.9
307
129
50
12
11
4
11
31
-145
15Sean Pedulla
S. Pedulla
1
2025-26
7
4.4
1.9
0.4
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
2.1
33.3
0.4
1.4
30.0
0.0
0.0
43.3
0.0
0.4
0.1
31
13
3
5
0
0
1
4
-20
16Andersson Garcia
A. Garcia
1
2025-26
3
25.9
5.3
6.7
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.7
5.3
31.3
0.0
1.7
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
42.9
4.0
2.7
1.3
78
16
20
5
3
3
4
10
-66
17Chaney Johnson
C. Johnson
1
2025-26
16
20.4
8.1
4.6
2.2
0.9
0.4
3.0
5.6
53.9
0.5
1.8
27.6
1.6
2.1
78.8
62.8
1.9
2.7
1.2
326
130
74
35
14
7
19
50
-85
18Julian Reese
J. Reese
1
2025-26
3
18.1
6.3
7.0
1.7
1.3
0.7
2.0
4.3
46.2
0.0
0.0
2.3
2.7
87.5
57.5
3.3
3.7
0.7
54
19
21
5
4
2
2
4
0
19John Poulakidas
J. Poulakidas
1
2025-26
13
19.5
8.8
2.3
0.8
0.5
0.3
3.0
7.0
42.9
2.4
5.9
40.3
0.5
0.5
85.7
61.1
0.3
2.0
0.3
253
115
30
11
7
4
4
28
-15
20Norchad Omier
N. Omier
1
2025-26
6
3.9
2.8
1.2
0.3
0.2
0.0
1.2
1.7
70.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
75.1
0.7
0.5
0.0
24
17
7
2
1
0
0
4
-23
21Grant Nelson
G. Nelson
1
2025-26
4
8.8
4.3
1.5
1.3
0.3
1.3
1.3
2.3
55.6
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.5
70.0
63.4
0.3
1.3
1.0
35
17
6
5
1
5
4
6
-7
22John Tonje
J. Tonje
1
2025-26
6
7.0
2.5
1.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.7
2.3
28.6
0.5
1.7
30.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
47.6
0.0
1.0
0.0
42
15
6
2
2
0
0
5
-6
23Darius Brown
D. Brown
1
2025-26
1
2.7
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-4
24Rocco Zikarsky
R. Zikarsky
1
2025-26
5
7.3
2.8
2.8
0.4
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.6
62.5
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.8
100.0
71.7
0.4
2.4
0.2
36
14
14
2
0
5
1
3
+7
25Nikola Topić
N. Topić
1
2025-26
8
10.3
2.5
1.6
2.4
0.1
0.0
1.0
2.9
34.8
0.3
0.9
28.6
0.3
0.3
100.0
41.9
0.5
1.1
1.5
82
20
13
19
1
0
12
7
-7
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38.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
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7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
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Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

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114-129
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124-94
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122-113
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110-114

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