highest average player efficiency rating since 2003

Since 2002-03, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER, with a 28.8 rating.

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Assumption:1,000+ MIN/82TG
Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	PER	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28.8	820	32.0	22.2	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.0	1.1	3.2	36.0	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.0	2.7	8.4	3.0	26,267	18,244	9,085	6,170	1,059	601	2,449	2,197	+4653
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.7	500	31.9	27.4	10.7	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.0	18.1	49.8	1.2	3.5	33.5	8.2	9.9	83.1	61.1	2.2	8.5	3.4	15,925	13,721	5,373	1,846	439	791	1,686	1,472	+2693
3	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26.7	817	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.5	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.6	5.5	7.0	79.3	59.1	2.7	8.0	2.0	28,040	19,637	8,737	2,083	1,068	1,859	1,634	1,902	+867
4	LeBron James L. James	26.6	1,632	37.6	26.7	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.8	19.4	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.8	5.5	7.4	73.7	59.0	1.1	6.3	3.5	61,357	43,591	12,167	12,081	2,430	1,192	5,677	2,882	+7509
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	26.5	193	30.4	23.8	11.1	3.5	1.1	3.5	8.5	17.4	48.8	2.2	6.3	34.1	4.7	5.7	81.3	59.7	2.1	9.0	3.0	5,859	4,601	2,137	675	220	680	588	439	+867
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26.1	906	32.7	24.1	10.0	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.8	16.0	55.4	0.6	2.2	28.4	5.8	8.4	69.0	61.3	1.9	8.0	3.0	29,631	21,836	9,021	4,541	1,005	1,099	2,738	2,648	+3091
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	26	525	35.0	29.4	8.5	8.2	1.3	0.5	9.9	21.0	46.9	3.2	9.1	35.4	6.5	8.5	75.8	59.4	0.9	7.6	4.0	18,395	15,446	4,459	4,314	683	245	2,087	1,210	+1588
8	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	24.6	287	31.1	23.8	6.4	4.0	1.0	0.6	9.1	15.4	59.2	0.1	0.4	33.6	5.5	7.8	69.8	63.2	2.2	4.2	2.6	8,915	6,820	1,825	1,148	301	178	755	659	+317
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24.5	1,213	36.7	27.1	6.9	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.3	18.6	50.3	2.0	5.0	39.1	6.4	7.3	88.1	62.2	0.6	6.2	3.2	44,487	32,848	8,327	5,323	1,242	1,359	3,838	2,305	+5171
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	542	33.1	25.4	4.7	5.3	1.4	0.8	8.9	17.5	50.7	1.4	3.9	35.9	6.3	7.3	86.5	61.4	0.7	4.0	2.3	17,944	13,767	2,554	2,864	772	434	1,249	1,206	+2109
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24.1	1,022	32.1	17.7	10.4	3.0	0.7	2.1	6.9	13.7	50.4	0.0	0.1	19.4	3.8	5.5	68.9	54.7	2.6	7.8	2.2	32,823	18,056	10,586	3,094	728	2,128	2,209	2,229	+6380
12	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	24	511	24.7	12.6	10.8	0.6	0.5	2.2	5.3	9.0	58.6	0.0	0.1	30.8	2.1	3.5	60.5	60.2	3.1	7.7	1.5	12,645	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	756	1,341	+313
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.6	731	33.7	22.7	11.2	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	83.9	62.4	2.8	8.4	2.7	24,638	16,614	8,174	2,302	596	817	1,968	2,483	+1734
14	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	23.6	800	31.8	20.7	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.6	7.5	15.0	49.9	1.7	4.4	39.1	4.0	4.7	86.4	60.6	1.2	5.2	1.7	25,418	16,585	5,090	2,473	1,384	499	1,349	1,311	+4944
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	23.6	932	37.8	27.3	5.5	5.1	1.5	0.4	9.4	21.2	44.4	1.6	4.9	33.3	6.8	8.1	84.0	55.0	1.1	4.5	3.2	35,212	25,446	5,153	4,727	1,411	387	2,959	2,248	+2393
16	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23.5	933	32.7	17.2	10.1	3.5	1.2	1.2	6.9	13.6	50.5	0.1	0.3	23.1	3.4	4.2	80.8	55.7	1.9	8.2	2.0	30,508	16,077	9,410	3,290	1,124	1,113	1,840	2,204	+3686
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.5	532	30.9	18.7	9.1	2.1	0.5	1.8	7.3	12.4	59.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	7.8	51.7	59.2	2.9	6.2	2.6	16,424	9,962	4,829	1,119	251	955	1,367	1,855	+2010
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23.5	1,079	33.9	24.8	4.6	6.3	1.5	0.3	8.4	17.9	47.1	4.0	9.4	42.2	4.0	4.4	91.3	62.7	0.6	4.0	3.1	36,566	26,806	5,010	6,782	1,611	283	3,325	2,398	+6348
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	23.5	1,054	33.9	22.0	4.7	5.4	1.5	0.8	8.0	16.7	48.0	0.5	1.8	29.3	5.4	7.1	76.5	55.4	1.2	3.5	3.2	35,773	23,165	4,933	5,701	1,620	885	3,326	2,328	+2827
20	Chris Paul C. Paul	23.5	1,370	33.5	16.8	4.4	9.2	2.0	0.2	6.0	12.7	46.9	1.4	3.7	37.0	3.5	4.1	87.0	58.0	0.6	3.8	2.3	45,836	23,058	6,006	12,552	2,728	222	3,109	3,208	+6029
21	James Harden J. Harden	23.4	1,233	34.7	24.0	5.6	7.3	1.5	0.6	7.1	16.1	43.9	2.8	7.6	36.4	7.0	8.2	86.2	60.8	0.7	4.8	3.7	42,841	29,539	6,864	8,940	1,804	689	4,540	3,018	+4677
22	Yao Ming Y. Ming	23	486	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	15,818	9,247	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
23	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	22.9	1,235	33.6	21.2	7.5	2.5	0.8	0.8	7.6	16.0	47.2	1.3	3.3	38.1	4.8	5.4	88.9	57.6	0.9	6.6	1.6	41,456	26,177	9,286	3,042	956	1,008	1,979	2,773	+5523
24	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	22.3	515	20.5	12.1	5.0	1.3	0.5	0.8	4.9	7.9	61.9	0.0	0.2	10.8	2.3	3.5	66.4	64.2	1.8	3.2	1.1	10,544	6,220	2,588	675	269	404	550	1,058	+651
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22.2	788	34.5	23.7	4.1	5.6	1.3	0.4	8.7	18.4	47.4	2.4	6.1	39.4	3.8	4.3	88.8	58.4	0.8	3.2	2.5	27,153	18,639	3,202	4,404	1,033	340	1,959	1,792	+2023

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.2

Murray

RPG

10.8

Jokić

APG

9.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.6

8th

DRTG

116.4

23rd

NETRTG

1.2

16th

3P%

35.4

14th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Fri 11/20	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Sun 11/22	DEN	@	CHI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

6 - 4

123

Final

118

Grizzlies

7 - 4

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

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

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

106.1

107.6

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.7

11.2

11.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

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

10-1

9-3

7-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
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	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
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)
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Since 2002-03, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER, with a 28.8 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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29.7

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13.3

12.6

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8.5

8.3

3.0

2.3

2.3

4.4

2.4

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.2

73.4

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

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35.9

37.4

36.8

36.4

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