highest field goal percentage point guard rookie

Ben Simmons has the highest field-goal percentage by a rookie point guard in a season, at 54.5 percent in 2017-18.

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	NAME	FG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	54.5	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	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	+389
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	53.0	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	18.0	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	187	41	305	218
3	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	49.7	1977-78	LAL	81	34.3	13.7	3.0	6.8	1.7	0.1	6.1	12.3				1.4	2.0	71.4	51.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	2,779	1,107	239	553	138	7	251	259
4	Wes Matthews W. Matthews	49.4	1980-81	TOT	79	28.7	12.4	1.8	5.2	1.4	0.2	4.9	9.9	0.1	0.3	23.8	2.6	3.2	80.2	54.9	0.6	1.2	3.3	2,266	977	139	411	107	17	261	242
5	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	49.4	1989-90	MIA	81	30.5	14.3	2.5	7.6	1.8	0.1	5.7	11.6	0.1	0.4	16.1	2.8	4.0	68.7	53.4	0.9	1.7	3.0	2,470	1,155	206	619	145	10	246	187
6	Reggie Theus R. Theus	48.0	1978-79	CHI	82	33.6	16.3	2.8	5.2	1.1	0.2	6.5	13.6				3.2	4.2	76.1	52.6	1.1	1.7	3.7	2,753	1,338	228	429	93	18	303	270
7	Ja Morant J. Morant	47.7	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	17.8	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	6.7	14.0	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
8	Kenny Smith K. Smith	47.7	1987-88	SAC	61	35.6	13.8	2.3	7.1	1.5	0.1	5.4	11.4	0.2	0.6	30.8	2.7	3.3	81.9	53.7	0.7	1.6	3.0	2,170	841	138	434	92	8	184	140
9	Darren Collison D. Collison	47.7	2009-10	NOH	76	27.8	12.4	2.5	5.7	1.0	0.1	4.9	10.4	0.6	1.5	40.0	1.9	2.3	85.1	54.6	0.5	2.0	2.7	2,109	946	192	432	78	4	202	92	-175
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	47.6	2018-19	LAC	82	26.5	10.8	2.8	3.3	1.2	0.5	4.2	8.7	0.6	1.7	36.7	1.9	2.4	80.0	55.4	0.7	2.1	1.7	2,174	889	232	270	96	45	141	175	-109
11	Derrick Rose D. Rose	47.5	2008-09	CHI	81	37.0	16.8	3.9	6.3	0.8	0.2	7.1	14.9	0.2	0.9	22.2	2.4	3.1	78.8	51.6	1.2	2.7	2.5	3,000	1,361	317	512	66	18	202	125	-121
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	47.3	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
13	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	47.1	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	14.7	3.9	8.7	2.1	0.2	5.9	12.5	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	52.5	0.7	3.2	3.3	2,663	1,162	310	689	165	12	260	232
14	Vern Fleming V. Fleming	47.0	1984-85	IND	80	31.1	14.1	4.0	3.1	1.2	0.1	5.4	11.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	4.2	76.7	52.6	1.9	2.2	2.5	2,486	1,126	323	247	99	8	197	232
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	46.9	2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	18.5	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	6.9	14.6	1.4	3.6	39.9	3.4	3.8	87.2	56.6	0.9	2.9	3.1	1,558	944	191	275	54	20	160	110	-160
16	Phil Ford P. Ford	46.5	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	5.9	12.7				4.1	5.1	81.3	53.4	0.4	1.9	4.1	2,723	1,260	182	681	174	6	323	245
17	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	46.5	2003-04	MIA	61	34.9	16.2	4.0	4.5	1.4	0.6	6.1	13.1	0.3	0.9	30.2	3.8	5.1	74.7	53.0	1.4	2.7	3.2	2,126	991	247	275	86	34	196	140	+87
18	Al Butler A. Butler	46.3	1961-62	TOT	59	34.2	14.0	5.7	3.5			5.9	12.8				2.2	3.1	70.9	49.6				2,016	827	337	205				156
19	Stephen Curry S. Curry	46.2	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	17.5	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	6.6	14.3	2.1	4.8	43.7	2.2	2.5	88.5	56.8	0.6	3.9	3.0	2,896	1,399	356	472	152	19	243	252	-186
20	Pooh Richardson P. Richardson	46.1	1989-90	MIN	82	31.5	11.4	2.6	6.8	1.6	0.3	5.2	11.3	0.3	1.0	27.7	0.8	1.3	58.9	48.2	0.7	2.0	1.7	2,581	938	217	554	133	25	141	143
21	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	45.8	1970-71	SDR	82	24.6	15.8	3.0	4.0			5.7	12.5				4.3	5.3	82.0	53.2				2,020	1,298	245	329				263
22	Archie Clark A. Clark	45.2	1966-67	LAL	76	23.2	10.5	2.9	2.7			4.4	9.6				1.8	2.5	70.8	48.9				1,763	798	218	205				193
23	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	45.2	1980-81	POR	80	30.4	15.2	2.4	6.9	1.1	0.1	6.6	14.5	0.0	0.4	9.7	2.1	2.7	74.9	48.4	0.5	1.9	2.9	2,431	1,217	195	555	88	9	232	201
24	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	45.2	1969-70	BOS	60	22.1	12.2	2.8	2.4			5.2	11.4				1.9	2.3	82.2	49.0				1,328	729	169	145				132
25	Craig Hodges C. Hodges	45.2	1982-83	SDC	76	26.6	9.9	1.6	3.6	1.1	0.1	4.2	9.3	0.3	1.2	22.2	1.2	1.7	72.3	49.3	0.7	0.9	2.1	2,022	750	122	275	82	4	161	192

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Maxey

RPG

9.6

Embiid

APG

6.9

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

109.4

21st

DRTG

106.6

4th

NETRTG

2.8

15th

3P%

33.3

20th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	IND	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Last Game

76ers

8 - 2

Final

119

Cavaliers

5 - 4

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.8

Dunn

2.4

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.4

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

76.3

Matković

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

119.4

118.5

118.2

118.0

DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.5

106.6

107.8

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

10.6

10.3

10.0

9.5

9.3

8.1

Tank Leaderboard

1-8

1-7

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

597

Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-1

6-2

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-8

2-7

2-6

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	8	2	.800
2	Celtics	7	2	.778	0.5
3	Pistons	6	2	.750	1.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	1.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	2.5
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	2.5
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.0
8	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.0
9	Heat	3	6	.333	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.0
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	5.5
13	Nets	2	7	.222	5.5
14	Bulls	1	7	.125	6.0
15	Bucks	1	8	.111	6.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	8	2	.800
2	Spurs	8	2	.800
3	Lakers	8	2	.800
4	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.0
5	Timberwolves	7	3	.700	1.0
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.0
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	1.5
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	1.5
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.0
10	Mavericks	5	4	.556	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	5	.444	3.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.0
13	Clippers	1	7	.125	6.0
14	Kings	1	8	.111	6.5
15	Jazz	1	8	.111	6.5