highest per in a season by a 23 year old player

Tracy McGrady has the highest PER by a 23-year-old player in a season, with a 30.3 rating in 2002-03.

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	NAME	PER	Age	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	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	30.3	23	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	32.1	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201
2	Chris Paul C. Paul	30	23	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	216	10	231	212	+350
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.8	23	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
4	LeBron James L. James	29.1	23	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	30.0	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	23	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.7	23	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
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28.2	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
8	Anthony Davis A. Davis	27.5	23	2016-17	NOP	75	36.1	28.0	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	10.3	20.3	50.5	0.5	1.8	29.9	6.9	8.6	80.2	58.0	2.3	9.5	2.4	2,708	2,099	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	27.4	23	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6			9.0	20.9	42.9				7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2				2,794	1,849	1,164	189				202
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	27.3	23	2017-18	MIL	75	36.7	26.9	10.0	4.8	1.5	1.4	9.9	18.7	52.9	0.6	1.9	30.7	6.5	8.5	76.0	59.8	2.1	8.0	3.0	2,756	2,014	753	361	109	106	223	231	+148
11	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	26.3	23	2018-19	MIN	77	33.1	24.4	12.4	3.4	0.9	1.6	8.8	17.1	51.8	1.8	4.6	40.0	4.9	5.8	83.6	62.2	3.4	9.0	3.1	2,545	1,880	954	259	67	125	240	292	+58
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.3	23	2018-19	DEN	80	31.3	20.1	10.8	7.3	1.4	0.7	7.7	15.1	51.1	1.0	3.4	30.7	3.6	4.4	82.1	58.9	2.9	8.0	3.1	2,504	1,604	865	580	108	55	248	228	+315
13	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26.2	23	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	30.8	12.5	11.4			11.0	22.9	47.8				8.9	11.0	80.3	55.4				3,503	2,432	985	899				258
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	26.2	23	2011-12	OKC	66	38.6	28.0	8.0	3.5	1.3	1.2	9.7	19.7	49.6	2.0	5.2	38.7	6.5	7.6	86.0	61.0	0.6	7.4	3.8	2,546	1,850	527	231	88	77	248	133	+369
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	26.1	23	2013-14	SAC	71	32.4	22.7	11.7	2.9	1.5	1.3	8.3	16.8	49.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.1	8.4	72.6	55.5	3.1	8.6	3.5	2,298	1,614	831	207	109	91	251	270	-20
16	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	26	23	1952-53	PHI	70	45.2	22.3	13.9	2.8			7.2	15.9	45.2				7.9	11.3	70.0	53.4				3,166	1,564	976	197				248
17	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	25.8	23	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
18	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	25.7	23	1951-52	PHI	66	44.5	25.4	11.3	2.6			8.3	18.5	44.8				8.8	10.7	81.8	54.6				2,939	1,674	745	170				250
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	25.4	23	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
20	Kevin Love K. Love	25.4	23	2011-12	MIN	55	39.0	26.0	13.3	2.0	0.9	0.5	8.6	19.3	44.8	1.9	5.1	37.2	6.9	8.4	82.4	56.8	4.1	9.2	2.3	2,145	1,432	734	111	47	28	128	152	+27
21	Trae Young T. Young	25.3	23	2021-22	ATL	76	34.9	28.4	3.7	9.7	0.9	0.1	9.4	20.3	46.0	3.1	8.0	38.2	6.6	7.3	90.4	60.3	0.7	3.1	4.0	2,652	2,155	284	737	72	7	303	128	+158
22	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25.1	23	1986-87	PHI	68	40.3	23.0	14.6	4.9	1.8	1.5	8.2	13.8	59.4	0.3	1.5	20.2	6.3	8.3	76.1	66.0	5.7	8.9	4.7	2,740	1,564	994	331	119	104	322	252
23	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	24.9	23	1962-63	CHI	80	41.3	27.9	16.4	2.9			10.5	19.9	52.7				6.9	10.3	67.4	57.1				3,306	2,233	1,309	233				283
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24.8	23	1999-00	SAS	74	38.9	23.2	12.4	3.2	0.9	2.2	8.5	17.3	49.0	0.0	0.1	9.1	6.2	8.1	76.1	55.5	3.5	8.9	3.3	2,875	1,716	918	234	66	165	242	210	+475
25	Clint Capela C. Capela	24.6	23	2017-18	HOU	74	27.5	13.9	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.9	6.0	9.1	65.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.5	56.0	65.0	3.3	7.6	1.4	2,034	1,026	802	68	58	137	103	185	+372

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Tracy McGrady has the highest PER by a 23-year-old player in a season, with a 30.3 rating in 2002-03.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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10.7

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8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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