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Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.8 rating.

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Assumption:10,000+ MIN
Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	PER	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	28.8	26,305	821	32.0	22.3	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	18,270	9,093	6,180	1,062	601	2,453	2,198	+4652
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.9	41,011	1,072	38.3	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	32,292	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.7	15,954	501	31.8	27.4	10.7	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.0	18.1	49.8	1.2	3.5	33.4	8.2	9.9	83.1	61.1	2.2	8.5	3.4	13,741	5,377	1,849	440	792	1,688	1,475	+2704
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26.7	28,083	818	34.3	24.0	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.5	5.5	7.0	79.4	59.1	2.7	8.0	2.0	19,667	8,752	2,087	1,069	1,859	1,636	1,908	+870
5	LeBron James L. James	26.6	61,389	1,633	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	43,606	12,174	12,092	2,430	1,193	5,679	2,885	+7516
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.4	41,918	1,207	34.7	23.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.1	58.2	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.9	9.3	52.7	58.6	3.5	7.4	2.7	28,596	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	26.2	34,271	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	26.2	47,859	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26.1	29,693	908	32.7	24.1	10.0	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.9	16.0	55.4	0.6	2.2	28.5	5.8	8.4	69.0	61.3	1.9	8.0	3.0	21,907	9,044	4,551	1,006	1,103	2,745	2,649	+3110
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	26	18,395	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	15,446	4,459	4,314	683	245	2,087	1,210	+1588
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25.5	30,690	792	38.8	26.4	16.2	3.0			9.3	21.3	43.6				7.8	10.3	76.1	51.1				20,880	12,849	2,369				2,529
12	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	24.9	18,298	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5			6.4	14.4	44.4				6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4				10,023	5,856	1,269				1,681
13	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	24.6	39,330	1,073	36.7	22.1	11.7	3.9	1.5	0.8	7.9	14.5	54.1	0.5	1.9	26.6	5.9	8.1	73.5	61.2	4.0	7.7	3.1	23,757	12,546	4,215	1,648	888	3,376	3,287	+532
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.6	57,446	1,560	36.8	24.6	11.2	3.6	0.9	2.6	10.2	18.1	55.9	0.0	0.0	5.6	4.3	6.0	72.1	59.2	2.4	7.6	2.7	38,387	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	24.5	44,520	1,214	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	88.2	62.2	0.6	6.2	3.2	32,870	8,330	5,329	1,242	1,359	3,840	2,306	+5169
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.4	17,982	543	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	86.4	61.4	0.7	4.0	2.3	13,807	2,558	2,869	773	434	1,252	1,207	+2110
17	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24.2	47,368	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	24.1	33,245	906	36.7	19.5	7.2	11.2	1.9	0.4	6.9	13.2	52.0	0.4	1.2	30.3	5.5	6.5	84.8	61.0	1.8	5.5	3.9	17,707	6,559	10,141	1,724	374	3,506	2,050
19	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	24	12,645	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	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	756	1,341	+313
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	23.9	54,852	1,476	37.2	25.0	10.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	9.2	17.8	51.6	0.1	0.2	27.4	6.6	8.9	74.2	57.7	2.4	7.7	3.1	36,928	14,968	5,248	2,085	1,145	4,524	4,578	+3010
21	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.7	24,672	732	33.7	22.7	11.2	3.2	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	16,637	8,189	2,307	599	817	1,969	2,485	+1731
22	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	23.6	25,418	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	16,585	5,090	2,473	1,384	499	1,349	1,311	+4944
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.6	44,222	1,238	35.7	21.8	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	23.5	34,443	897	38.4	24.3	10.0	6.3	1.7	0.8	9.6	19.3	49.6	0.7	1.9	37.6	4.4	5.0	88.6	56.4	2.0	8.0	3.1	21,791	8,974	5,695	1,556	755	2,816	2,279
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23.5	36,566	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	26,806	5,010	6,782	1,611	283	3,325	2,398	+6348

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Murray

RPG

10.5

Jokić

APG

9.1

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

9th

DRTG

115.6

19th

NETRTG

1.9

13th

3P%

34.9

15th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Timberwolves	9	4	.692	2.0
6	Grizzlies	9	4	.692	2.0
7	Nuggets	7	4	.636	3.0
8	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/16	PHX	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	BOS	@	DEN	9:30 PM
Fri 11/20	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Sun 11/22	DEN	@	CHI	7:00 PM
Tue 11/24	DAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

7 - 4

116

Final

108

Pelicans

4 - 10

Sat 14 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Antetokounmpo

RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

13.2

Sabonis

12.5

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Young

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.2

Braun

2.2

Thybulle

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

2.2

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Bane

TS% Leaders

74.2

Spencer

73.5

Gafford

71.9

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.4

120.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

105.5

107.0

107.6

108.8

109.2

110.3

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.4

9.1

8.9

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-12

1-11

3-9

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

704.9

Antetokounmpo

685.6

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

734

Antetokounmpo

723.3

Dončić

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.2

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.5

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.67

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.74

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-2

9-4

8-4

9-5

Worst Record ATS

3-10

3-8

4-9

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	11	3	.786
3	Pistons	8	4	.667	2.0
4	Heat	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
6	Cavaliers	7	7	.500	4.0
7	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	9	.357	6.0
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	9	.250	7.0
14	Bulls	3	9	.250	7.0
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	4	.692	2.0
6	Grizzlies	9	4	.692	2.0
7	Nuggets	7	4	.636	3.0
8	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
10	Mavericks	7	6	.538	4.0
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	10	.286	7.5
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0

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)
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Sun 11/15	CHA	@	LAC	4:30 PM
Sun 11/15	SAS	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NYK	@	TOR	6:00 PM
Sun 11/15	DAL	@	BOS	6:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has the best career PER, with a 28.8 rating.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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9.1

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2.2

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2.2

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

801.4

704.9

685.6

777

734

723.3

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37.2

36.8

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