highest efficiency as a rookie nba

Derik Queen has the best PER by a rookie this season, with a 17.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games as a rookie NBA this regular season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Derik Queen
D. Queen
17.1
2025-26
27
25.2
12.7
6.4
4.0
1.0
0.8
4.8
9.5
50.4
0.1
0.7
11.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
56.8
1.6
4.8
2.3
681
343
173
109
27
21
62
89
-116
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
15.7
2025-26
26
34.0
18.4
6.3
3.5
1.3
0.7
7.0
14.6
48.2
0.8
3.4
25.0
3.5
4.3
80.5
55.7
1.2
5.1
2.2
884
479
164
92
34
19
56
59
-152
3Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
15.2
2025-26
26
34.0
19.0
5.4
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.7
14.2
47.2
3.4
8.5
40.5
2.2
2.4
92.1
62.4
1.0
4.4
2.3
883
495
140
90
19
6
61
62
-36
4Cedric Coward
C. Coward
14.3
2025-26
26
27.1
13.4
6.2
2.8
0.5
0.3
4.8
10.5
46.2
1.5
4.5
32.2
2.3
2.7
84.3
57.4
1.4
4.8
1.6
704
349
162
73
14
8
41
54
+33
5Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
13.8
2025-26
27
27.6
15.7
3.4
3.1
1.4
0.1
5.9
13.1
44.8
1.2
3.3
36.4
2.7
3.4
80.2
53.5
0.6
2.8
2.3
746
423
93
84
39
4
62
56
-204
6VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
12.6
2025-26
22
35.0
15.2
5.6
4.0
1.3
0.5
5.6
13.3
42.1
2.0
5.3
38.8
2.0
2.6
77.2
52.8
1.7
3.9
1.7
770
335
123
87
28
10
38
72
+77
7Sion James
S. James
8.2
2025-26
26
26.5
7.0
3.3
1.5
0.7
0.5
2.2
5.3
41.6
1.3
3.3
38.4
1.3
1.5
85.0
58.5
0.4
2.8
1.0
690
181
85
40
18
12
25
45
-46
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

21.1

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RPG

6.5

Murphy

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APG

4.0

Queen

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.2

24th

DRTG

121.7

29th

NETRTG

-8.6

28th

3P%

34.4

25th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
5
22
.185
19.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
8:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

5 - 22

114

Final

104

CHI Bulls

10 - 15

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
10
15
.400
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
12
14
.462
12.0
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
109-96
Fri
11/14
@
123-112
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM