highest average salary for nba centers

Nikola Jokić has put up the most points per game by a center this season, with 29.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest average with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games salary for NBA centers this regular season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.6
2025-26
32
34.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
2Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
22.7
2025-26
26
35.6
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
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.0
2025-26
30
32.8
11.9
2.9
0.8
0.7
7.1
15.0
47.6
1.8
4.9
36.5
5.9
6.8
86.8
61.1
3.0
8.8
2.4
983
660
356
87
25
21
73
106
+205
4Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
18.5
2025-26
28
28.8
7.9
1.6
0.5
1.5
7.0
12.1
57.4
1.5
3.7
39.4
3.1
3.9
79.8
66.8
1.5
6.4
1.9
806
518
222
44
14
43
53
83
+279
5Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
18.5
2025-26
30
29.9
5.5
2.0
0.9
1.5
6.8
14.3
47.6
1.7
4.6
36.0
3.2
4.2
76.2
57.2
0.9
4.6
2.1
897
554
166
59
28
44
64
117
-89
6Jalen Duren
J. Duren
18.2
2025-26
29
28.8
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
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
17.8
2025-26
25
31.0
9.5
2.5
1.0
0.8
6.4
13.8
46.7
1.4
4.3
31.8
3.5
4.6
75.9
56.1
1.6
7.9
1.9
774
444
238
62
25
21
47
44
+85
8Alex Sarr
A. Sarr
17.5
2025-26
22
28.4
8.0
3.0
0.8
2.2
7.2
14.3
50.5
1.1
3.2
34.3
2.0
3.0
65.2
56.0
2.5
5.6
1.7
624
385
177
65
18
49
38
43
-146
9Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
16.4
2025-26
33
31.8
7.8
3.2
1.0
1.0
6.1
12.5
48.9
1.9
5.3
35.6
2.2
2.9
77.9
59.4
1.8
6.1
1.9
1,051
540
258
106
33
34
63
115
-118
10Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
16.1
2025-26
31
30.0
8.9
3.3
0.8
0.5
6.6
13.4
49.3
1.8
4.8
37.8
1.1
1.4
79.1
57.5
2.1
6.8
1.5
929
498
277
102
24
14
48
65
-82
11Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
15.6
2025-26
28
32.0
11.1
2.5
0.4
1.0
6.8
11.1
60.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
71.3
62.9
3.4
7.7
2.0
896
437
312
70
12
27
55
70
-26
12Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
14.8
2025-26
26
29.6
8.8
0.9
0.8
1.0
6.9
9.8
70.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.6
61.0
70.8
2.8
6.0
1.8
770
385
229
23
21
26
48
67
-7
13Naz Reid
N. Reid
14.3
2025-26
33
26.8
6.2
2.4
1.0
0.8
5.3
11.7
45.5
2.5
6.6
37.2
1.2
1.5
79.2
57.7
1.1
5.2
1.5
884
471
206
79
32
27
48
84
+70
14Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
13.6
2025-26
30
30.3
7.8
4.3
0.8
1.3
5.4
9.2
58.5
0.0
0.4
9.1
2.9
4.2
68.3
61.9
2.7
5.1
1.5
910
409
234
129
24
40
46
68
-116
15Derik Queen
D. Queen
13.3
2025-26
34
25.8
7.0
4.0
1.0
0.8
5.0
10.1
49.9
0.2
1.0
21.2
3.0
3.9
77.9
56.3
1.6
5.4
2.4
878
451
239
137
34
28
80
108
-96
16Mark Williams
M. Williams
13.1
2025-26
27
24.0
8.2
1.1
1.3
0.9
5.1
7.7
66.5
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.8
3.6
77.6
70.4
3.2
5.0
1.0
647
355
222
30
34
24
27
64
+52
17Myles Turner
M. Turner
12.6
2025-26
33
28.9
5.4
1.6
0.7
1.5
4.1
9.7
42.1
2.2
5.9
37.2
2.2
3.0
75.5
57.3
1.1
4.3
1.0
953
417
179
54
24
50
32
86
-30
18Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
12.6
2025-26
33
24.8
10.6
0.5
1.0
1.3
4.9
8.8
56.4
1.3
2.8
47.3
1.5
1.8
81.4
66.2
3.4
7.2
1.0
820
417
349
17
32
42
34
56
-61
19Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
12.5
2025-26
32
30.3
7.5
2.0
0.7
0.7
4.4
8.3
52.8
1.3
3.2
39.6
2.4
3.1
78.0
64.3
2.7
4.8
1.3
971
400
239
64
23
23
43
121
+49
20Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
11.2
2025-26
24
26.9
10.4
3.0
1.1
0.8
4.8
7.5
64.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.5
2.4
64.9
65.6
3.4
7.0
2.1
645
269
249
71
27
18
50
69
+175
21Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.2
2025-26
33
31.8
11.0
1.8
0.6
1.7
4.6
6.4
71.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
51.1
68.7
3.9
7.1
1.3
1,048
369
362
60
19
56
44
96
+169
22Jock Landale
J. Landale
11.0
2025-26
30
22.3
5.9
1.6
0.5
0.5
4.3
8.3
51.6
1.1
2.8
41.0
1.4
2.1
65.1
60.0
2.7
3.3
1.1
669
331
178
48
16
15
32
77
-60
23Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
10.9
2025-26
29
26.6
10.6
1.8
0.6
1.4
4.2
7.9
53.9
0.9
2.6
32.9
1.6
2.4
65.7
61.2
4.5
6.1
0.9
772
317
307
51
16
42
26
75
+10
24Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
10.6
2025-26
24
21.7
6.0
1.1
0.5
0.5
4.4
8.2
54.1
0.3
0.8
35.0
1.5
2.0
74.5
58.6
1.8
4.2
1.1
521
254
145
26
11
13
27
60
-126
25Neemias Queta
N. Queta
10.0
2025-26
29
24.6
7.9
1.6
0.7
1.3
4.3
6.6
65.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
2.2
60.0
65.8
3.1
4.8
0.9
713
289
228
46
21
37
25
86
+146

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

125.4

1st

DRTG

118.2

21st

NETRTG

7.2

3rd

3P%

40.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/31
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
7:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
3:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

22 - 10

123

Final

147

MIA Heat

18 - 15

Mon 29 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
23
9
.719
1.0
3
19
12
.613
4.5
4
20
14
.588
5.0
5
18
15
.545
6.5
6
18
15
.545
6.5
7
16
14
.533
7.0
8
18
16
.529
7.0
9
15
17
.469
9.0
10
15
19
.441
10.0
11
14
19
.424
10.5
12
11
21
.344
13.0
13
10
20
.333
13.0
14
7
24
.226
16.5
15
6
27
.182
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
10
.667
6.5
6
21
12
.636
7.0
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
17
16
.515
11.0
9
15
17
.469
12.5
10
14
19
.424
14.0
11
12
19
.387
15.0
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
10
21
.323
17.0
14
8
24
.250
19.5
15
8
26
.235
20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/28
@
111-118
Fri
11/28
@
101-103
Fri
11/28
@
138-135
Fri
11/28
@
99-116
Fri
11/28
@
96-104

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/30
@
8:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/30
@
10:30 PM
Tue
12/30
@
11:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
1:00 PM