highest apg for a rookie in last 10 years

Between August 25, 2016 and August 25, 2026, Ben Simmons has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie, with 8.2 per game in 2017-18.

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	8.2	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+387
2	Trae Young T. Young	8.1	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	19.1	3.7	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	1,549	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
3	Zavier Simpson Z. Simpson	7.5	2021-22	OKC	4	43.5	11.0	5.3	1.3	1.0	4.8	13.0	36.5	0.3	2.0	12.5	1.3	1.3	100.0	40.6	0.5	4.8	2.5	174	44	21	30	5	4	10	15	-95
4	Ja Morant J. Morant	7.3	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	17.8	3.9	0.9	0.3	6.7	14.0	47.7	0.9	2.7	33.5	3.6	4.6	77.6	55.6	0.8	3.1	3.3	2,074	1,193	259	488	58	18	220	110	-17
5	Lonzo Ball L. Ball	7.2	2017-18	LAL	52	34.2	10.2	6.9	1.7	0.8	3.9	10.8	36.0	1.7	5.7	30.5	0.6	1.4	45.1	44.4	1.3	5.6	2.6	1,780	528	360	376	88	43	136	117	-18
6	RaiQuan Gray R. Gray	7.0	2022-23	BKN	1	35.1	16.0	9.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	62.1	3.0	6.0	4.0	35	16	9	7	0	1	4	5	-14
7	Jacob Gilyard J. Gilyard	7.0	2022-23	MEM	1	40.8	3.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	41	3	4	7	3	0	2	3	-13
8	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	6.4	2021-22	OKC	54	31.5	12.5	7.8	0.9	0.4	5.2	12.4	41.9	1.0	3.9	26.3	1.0	1.5	70.9	47.8	1.8	6.0	3.2	1,700	674	421	345	51	20	171	88	-299
9	Isaiah Collier I. Collier	6.3	2024-25	UTA	71	25.9	8.7	3.3	0.9	0.2	3.3	7.8	42.2	0.6	2.4	24.9	1.5	2.2	68.2	49.4	0.5	2.9	2.9	1,839	615	235	446	66	16	208	149	-403
10	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	6.1	2020-21	CHA	51	28.8	15.7	5.9	1.6	0.4	5.7	13.2	43.6	1.8	5.1	35.2	2.5	3.2	75.8	53.9	1.2	4.7	2.8	1,468	803	302	313	81	18	145	136	-84
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	6.0	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	7.8	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
12	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	5.6	2021-22	DET	64	32.6	17.4	5.5	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	1,114	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
13	Scoot Henderson S. Henderson	5.4	2023-24	POR	62	28.5	14.0	3.1	0.8	0.2	5.0	12.9	38.5	1.4	4.3	32.5	2.7	3.3	81.9	48.9	0.9	2.3	3.4	1,765	868	194	336	48	13	212	195	-495
14	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	5.3	2020-21	SAC	58	30.1	13.0	3.0	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
15	Killian Hayes K. Hayes	5.3	2020-21	DET	26	25.8	6.8	2.7	1.0	0.4	2.7	7.7	35.3	0.8	2.8	27.8	0.5	0.7	82.4	42.2	0.2	2.4	3.2	670	176	69	138	27	10	83	57	-130
16	Ryan Nembhard R. Nembhard	5.3	2025-26	DAL	60	19.5	6.6	2.2	0.4	0.0	2.7	6.5	41.5	0.8	2.3	35.6	0.4	0.5	80.6	49.2	0.2	2.0	1.4	1,171	397	133	316	25	2	85	86	-24
17	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	5.2	2022-23	DET	74	31.1	16.3	3.9	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.6	1.6	4.7	34.3	3.6	4.8	74.7	52.8	1.0	2.9	3.2	2,304	1,204	288	387	61	17	237	242	-642
18	Dennis Smith Jr. D. Smith Jr.	5.2	2017-18	DAL	69	29.7	15.2	3.8	1.0	0.3	5.9	14.8	39.5	1.5	4.9	31.3	1.9	2.8	69.4	47.3	0.7	3.0	2.8	2,049	1,048	260	358	71	18	194	152	-329
19	Milos Teodosic M. Teodosic	4.6	2017-18	LAC	45	25.2	9.5	2.8	0.5	0.1	3.4	8.0	41.9	2.0	5.2	37.9	0.9	1.0	84.8	56.4	0.4	2.4	2.2	1,134	429	126	209	23	5	97	103	+87
20	Andrew Nembhard A. Nembhard	4.5	2022-23	IND	75	27.6	9.5	2.7	0.9	0.2	3.8	8.6	44.1	1.2	3.5	35.0	0.7	0.8	79.0	52.8	0.5	2.2	1.7	2,073	709	199	341	70	13	126	179	-263
21	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	4.5	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	21.0	6.7	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.3	2,344	1,473	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
22	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	4.4	2024-25	WAS	82	30.0	9.8	4.2	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
23	Keyonte George K. George	4.4	2023-24	UTA	75	27.0	13.0	2.8	0.5	0.1	4.3	10.9	39.1	2.0	5.9	33.4	2.5	3.0	84.8	53.3	0.2	2.6	2.5	2,023	974	211	332	36	7	188	91	-374
24	Nikola Topić N. Topić	4.4	2025-26	OKC	10	16.0	5.2	1.9	0.5	0.0	2.2	5.1	43.1	0.6	1.5	40.0	0.2	0.5	40.0	48.9	0.7	1.2	2.5	160	52	19	44	5	0	25	13	-42
25	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	4.4	2017-18	SAC	73	27.7	11.6	2.8	1.0	0.3	4.5	10.9	41.2	0.6	2.1	30.7	1.9	2.7	72.3	47.8	0.5	2.3	2.4	2,026	844	204	320	70	20	173	163	-414

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PPG

28.3

Maxey

RPG

8.4

Drummond

APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Between August 25, 2016 and August 25, 2026, Ben Simmons has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie, with 8.2 per game in 2017-18.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

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67.4

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

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36.1

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