highest nba player efficiency rating 2023

Nikola Jokić had the best PER in 2022-23, with a 31.5 rating.

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highest NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2023

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	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	31.5	2022-23	DEN	69	33.7	24.5	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	9.4	14.8	63.2	0.8	2.2	38.3	4.9	6.0	82.2	70.1	2.4	9.4	3.6	2,323	1,690	817	678	87	47	247	174	+640
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	31.4	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.7	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
5	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	27.6	2022-23	MIA	64	33.4	22.9	5.9	5.3	1.8	0.3	7.5	13.9	53.9	0.6	1.6	35.0	7.4	8.7	85.0	64.7	2.2	3.7	1.6	2,138	1,466	375	340	117	21	101	80	+47
6	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	27.2	2022-23	OKC	68	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	2,135	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
7	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	26.7	2022-23	POR	58	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	1,866	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
8	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	23.7	2022-23	BOS	74	36.9	30.1	8.8	4.6	1.1	0.7	9.8	21.1	46.6	3.2	9.3	35.0	7.2	8.4	85.4	60.7	1.1	7.7	2.9	2,732	2,225	649	342	78	51	213	160	+470
9	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	23.5	2022-23	SAC	79	34.6	19.1	12.3	7.3	0.8	0.5	7.3	11.9	61.5	0.4	1.1	37.3	4.1	5.5	74.2	66.8	3.2	9.1	2.9	2,735	1,510	973	573	65	39	230	279	+212
10	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	23.1	2022-23	WAS	65	32.6	23.2	8.4	2.7	0.9	1.5	7.8	15.7	49.8	2.1	5.5	38.5	5.4	6.4	85.1	62.7	1.8	6.6	2.1	2,119	1,505	546	174	58	100	137	196	+81
11	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	22.9	2022-23	CLE	68	35.8	28.3	4.3	4.4	1.5	0.4	10.0	20.6	48.4	3.6	9.3	38.6	4.7	5.4	86.7	61.4	0.9	3.3	2.6	2,432	1,922	289	301	99	27	180	168	+338
12	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22.4	2022-23	TOT	60	37.4	27.1	5.1	5.5	1.1	0.8	9.9	20.1	49.4	3.1	8.3	37.9	4.1	4.6	90.5	61.3	1.0	4.1	2.1	2,241	1,623	304	331	66	45	128	165	+222
13	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	22.1	2022-23	UTA	66	34.4	25.6	8.6	1.9	0.6	0.6	8.7	17.3	49.9	3.0	7.7	39.1	5.3	6.0	87.5	64.0	2.0	6.7	1.9	2,272	1,691	570	123	42	38	127	137	+163
14	Trae Young T. Young	21.9	2022-23	ATL	73	34.8	26.2	3.0	10.2	1.1	0.1	8.2	19.0	42.9	2.1	6.3	33.5	7.8	8.8	88.6	57.3	0.8	2.2	4.1	2,541	1,914	217	741	80	9	300	104	+100
15	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	21.7	2022-23	SAC	73	33.4	25.0	4.2	6.1	1.1	0.3	9.3	18.2	51.2	1.6	5.0	32.4	4.7	6.0	78.0	59.9	0.5	3.6	2.5	2,435	1,826	306	447	83	23	181	172	+176
16	James Harden J. Harden	21.6	2022-23	PHI	58	36.8	21.0	6.1	10.7	1.2	0.5	6.4	14.5	44.1	2.8	7.2	38.5	5.4	6.2	86.7	60.7	0.7	5.4	3.4	2,135	1,216	354	618	71	31	195	112	+277
17	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	21.1	2022-23	NYK	68	35.0	24.0	3.5	6.2	0.9	0.2	8.6	17.6	49.1	2.0	4.7	41.6	4.8	5.8	82.9	59.7	0.6	3.0	2.1	2,379	1,633	241	421	61	15	142	152	+152
18	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	20.9	2022-23	BKN	76	29.9	12.6	9.2	1.9	0.9	2.5	5.4	7.7	70.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.2	54.1	69.1	2.4	6.8	1.3	2,270	961	702	144	65	189	96	212	+119
19	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	20.5	2022-23	CHI	74	36.2	24.5	4.6	5.1	1.1	0.5	8.9	17.6	50.4	0.6	1.9	32.4	6.2	7.1	87.2	59.2	0.5	4.2	2.1	2,682	1,816	343	377	83	36	153	186	+67
20	Julius Randle J. Randle	20.3	2022-23	NYK	77	35.5	25.1	10.0	4.1	0.6	0.3	8.5	18.6	45.9	2.8	8.3	34.3	5.2	6.9	75.7	58.1	1.8	8.1	2.8	2,737	1,936	767	316	49	21	216	233	+171
21	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	20.3	2022-23	TOR	71	37.4	24.2	7.8	5.8	0.9	0.5	8.9	18.5	48.0	1.3	4.0	32.4	5.2	6.7	77.4	56.5	1.8	6.0	2.4	2,652	1,720	556	415	65	36	169	228	+123
22	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	20.1	2022-23	MIA	75	34.6	20.4	9.2	3.2	1.2	0.8	8.0	14.9	54.0	0.0	0.2	8.3	4.3	5.4	80.6	59.2	2.5	6.7	2.5	2,598	1,529	688	240	88	61	187	208	+117
23	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	20	2022-23	CLE	68	32.6	14.3	9.8	1.7	0.8	1.2	5.9	9.2	64.4	0.0	0.1	10.0	2.4	3.3	73.3	67.0	3.3	6.5	1.4	2,220	969	666	113	54	84	93	153	+345
24	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	19.9	2022-23	PHX	67	30.4	18.0	10.0	1.7	0.6	0.8	7.8	13.2	58.9	0.1	0.4	29.2	2.3	3.0	76.0	61.7	2.6	7.4	1.8	2,035	1,203	667	115	37	53	120	190	-7
25	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	19.7	2022-23	HOU	75	28.9	14.8	9.0	3.9	0.9	0.9	5.9	10.7	55.3	0.3	0.8	33.3	2.7	3.8	71.5	59.9	3.2	5.8	2.6	2,171	1,109	678	291	70	70	193	258	-283

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

125.4

1st

DRTG

118.2

21st

NETRTG

7.2

3rd

3P%

40.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	28	5	.848
2	Spurs	23	9	.719	4.5
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 12/31	DEN	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 1/2	DEN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Mon 1/5	DEN	@	PHI	8:30 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

22 - 10

123

Final

147

Heat

18 - 15

Mon 29 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

32.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.4

Huff

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.8

Ayton

70.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.4

122.8

122.4

121.4

120.6

119.0

DRtg Rankings

106.6

111.7

112.5

112.7

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

14.0

8.7

7.2

6.9

6.3

5.9

Tank Leaderboard

6-27

7-24

8-26

8-24

10-21

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,671.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,526.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,677.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,612.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.7

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.62

Dončić

1.56

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.72

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-10

21-13

17-12-1

18-13

19-14

17-13

Worst Record ATS

11-23

12-20

12-19

13-20

14-19

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	24	8	.750
2	Knicks	23	9	.719	1.0
3	Celtics	19	12	.613	4.5
4	Raptors	20	14	.588	5.0
5	Magic	18	15	.545	6.5
6	Heat	18	15	.545	6.5
7	76ers	16	14	.533	7.0
8	Cavaliers	18	16	.529	7.0
9	Bulls	15	17	.469	9.0
10	Hawks	15	19	.441	10.0
11	Bucks	14	19	.424	10.5
12	Hornets	11	21	.344	13.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.0
14	Wizards	7	24	.226	16.5
15	Pacers	6	27	.182	18.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	28	5	.848
2	Spurs	23	9	.719	4.5
3	Nuggets	22	10	.688	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	6.5
5	Lakers	20	10	.667	6.5
6	Timberwolves	21	12	.636	7.0
7	Suns	19	13	.594	8.5
8	Warriors	17	16	.515	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	17	.469	12.5
10	Trail Blazers	13	19	.406	14.5
11	Jazz	12	19	.387	15.0
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	16.0
13	Clippers	10	21	.323	17.0
14	Kings	8	24	.250	19.5
15	Pelicans	8	26	.235	20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 11/28	BOS	@	MIN	115-119
Fri 11/28	TOR	@	CHA	111-118
Fri 11/28	CHI	@	IND	101-103
Fri 11/28	DET	@	MIA	138-135
Fri 11/28	BKN	@	MIL	99-116

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 12/30	PHI	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 12/30	BOS	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 12/30	DET	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Tue 12/30	SAC	@	LAC	11:00 PM
Wed 12/31	GSW	@	CHA	1:00 PM

Nikola Jokić had the best PER in 2022-23, with a 31.5 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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2,035.3

1,671.1

1,526.7

2,165.8

1,677.3

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38.0

36.1

33.0

39.7

36.7

36.3

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