highest points per minute by a center in nba

Joel Embiid has the most career points per minute played by a center, with 0.87.

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highest points per minute with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a center in NBA

	NAME	PTS/MIN	MIN	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	0.87	15,406	13,375	484	31.8	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.1	1.2	3.5	33.8	8.2	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	5,225	1,784	431	773	1,643	1,438	+2617
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	0.69	25,111	17,448	788	31.9	22.1	11.0	7.4	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.1	56.1	1.1	3.1	36.4	4.1	4.9	82.4	64.1	2.7	8.3	3.0	8,679	5,831	1,009	568	2,335	2,113	+4456
3	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	0.69	20,507	14,178	609	33.7	23.3	10.1	2.3	0.9	1.6	9.1	17.9	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.6	56.0	2.5	7.6	2.3	6,163	1,379	577	984	687	2,001
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	0.68	41,918	28,596	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	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
5	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	0.67	23,694	15,978	700	33.8	22.8	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	16.0	52.1	1.7	4.3	39.8	4.5	5.3	83.9	62.3	2.8	8.3	2.7	7,779	2,194	573	804	1,886	2,390	+1605
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0.67	57,446	38,387	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	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	0.66	47,859	31,419	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				23,924	4,643				2,075
8	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	0.66	19,508	12,802	654	29.8	19.6	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-553
9	Dan Issel D. Issel	0.66	22,342	14,659	718	31.1	20.4	7.9	2.5	1.0	0.6	7.6	14.9	50.6	0.0	0.2	25.3	5.3	6.6	79.7	57.2	2.3	5.6	2.0	5,707	1,804	698	396	1,281	2,022
10	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	0.65	14,085	9,222	468	30.1	19.7	7.6	1.3	0.7	1.4	7.3	13.2	55.4	0.0	0.2	24.3	5.1	6.6	77.4	61.4	2.3	5.3	2.2	3,557	611	342	655	1,034	1,485	+1412
11	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	0.63	19,075	11,947	704	27.1	17.0	9.5	1.6			6.8	15.3	44.3				3.4	4.5	75.7	49.1				6,663	1,097				2,289
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	0.62	14,454	8,996	328	44.1	27.4	16.3	2.2			11.0	25.1	44.0				5.3	8.1	65.7	47.8				5,351	731				994
13	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	0.61	38,388	23,459	1,120	34.3	20.9	9.9	1.9	0.9	2.5	8.2	16.2	50.4	0.0	0.1	16.1	4.6	6.1	74.1	55.3	2.3	7.6	3.0	11,052	2,111	1,047	2,747	3,308	3,786	+412
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	0.61	44,222	26,946	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	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	0.61	45,071	27,409	1,329	33.9	20.6	12.2	1.4	0.8	1.3	7.1	14.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.4	8.3	76.9	56.9	5.1	7.1	3.1	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	3,804	3,076
16	David Robinson D. Robinson	0.61	34,271	20,790	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	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
17	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	0.6	32,103	19,248	959	33.5	20.1	10.1	3.1	1.1	1.5	8.1	15.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.9	5.1	76.7	55.9	2.6	6.8	2.6	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	1,112	3,048
18	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	0.6	10,165	6,080	476	21.4	12.8	5.3	1.4	0.5	0.8	5.1	8.3	61.8	0.0	0.2	11.0	2.5	3.7	66.7	64.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	2,523	658	258	393	533	1,010	+613
19	Bob Rule B. Rule	0.59	11,862	7,007	403	29.4	17.4	8.3	1.5	0.4	0.4	6.9	15.0	46.1				3.6	5.3	68.6	50.3	1.6	2.2		3,333	594	12	10		1,260
20	Yao Ming Y. Ming	0.58	15,818	9,247	486	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
21	Rik Smits R. Smits	0.56	23,100	12,871	867	26.6	14.8	6.1	1.4	0.4	1.3	6.1	12.1	50.7	0.0	0.0	11.5	2.6	3.4	77.3	54.8	1.8	4.3	1.8	5,277	1,215	372	1,111	1,579	3,011	+737
22	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	0.56	21,723	12,103	709	30.6	17.1	9.0	1.6	0.7	1.3	7.4	14.8	49.8	0.0	0.1	14.5	2.3	3.2	72.3	52.7	2.3	6.7	1.3	6,376	1,156	513	894	947	1,781	-1136
23	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	0.56	25,273	14,029	801	31.6	17.5	8.7	1.2	0.5	2.8	6.3	11.8	52.9	0.0	0.1	24.7	5.0	7.1	69.5	58.4	2.7	6.0	2.7	6,939	928	406	2,282	2,152	2,728	+1695
24	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	0.55	20,834	11,479	628	33.2	18.3	7.8	1.8	1.0	1.6	7.4	15.4	47.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.8	74.5	52.3	2.5	5.3	2.9	4,915	1,151	637	1,016	1,800	2,017
25	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	0.55	18,298	10,023	516	35.5	19.4	11.3	2.5			6.4	14.4	44.4				6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4				5,856	1,269				1,681

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.1

Maxey

RPG

8.7

Drummond

APG

6.7

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

116.0

13th

DRTG

115.4

16th

NETRTG

0.6

15th

3P%

35.6

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 2/26	MIA	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 3/1	PHI	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 3/3	SAS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Wed 3/4	UTA	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sat 3/7	PHI	@	ATL	6:00 PM

Last Game

76ers

32 - 26

135

Final

114

Pacers

15 - 44

Tue 24 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.4

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

1.9

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

3.6

Dončić

3.5

Ball

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

68.6

Jokić

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.8

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.3

119.1

118.5

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.8

109.2

111.2

112.3

112.4

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.3

7.9

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

13-47

15-44

15-42

16-41

17-42

18-40

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,797.9

Maxey

2,685.1

Johnson

2,673.6

Jokić

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,849

Jokić

2,839.8

Johnson

2,826.5

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.4

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.5

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.82

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.94

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

37-22

35-23-1

34-25

33-25

32-25-1

33-26

Worst Record ATS

23-37

25-35

24-33

25-34

24-32-1

25-33-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	43	14	.754
2	Celtics	38	20	.655	5.5
3	Knicks	37	22	.627	7.0
4	Cavaliers	37	23	.617	7.5
5	Raptors	34	25	.576	10.0
6	76ers	32	26	.552	11.5
7	Magic	31	26	.544	12.0
8	Heat	31	28	.525	13.0
9	Hawks	29	31	.483	15.5
10	Hornets	28	31	.475	16.0
11	Bucks	26	31	.456	17.0
12	Bulls	24	35	.407	20.0
13	Wizards	16	41	.281	27.0
14	Nets	15	42	.263	28.0
15	Pacers	15	44	.254	29.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	45	15	.750
2	Spurs	42	16	.724	2.0
3	Rockets	36	21	.632	7.5
4	Nuggets	37	22	.627	7.5
5	Timberwolves	36	23	.610	8.5
6	Lakers	34	23	.596	9.5
7	Suns	33	26	.559	11.5
8	Warriors	31	28	.525	13.5
9	Trail Blazers	28	31	.475	16.5
10	Clippers	27	30	.474	16.5
11	Grizzlies	21	36	.368	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	36	.368	22.5
13	Jazz	18	40	.310	26.0
14	Pelicans	17	42	.288	27.5
15	Kings	13	47	.217	32.0