highest points per possession for centers minimum 30 minutes per game

Elmore Smith has the most career points per possession by a center when playing 30.0+ minutes per game, with 7.03.

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	NAME	PTS/POSS	MPG	PTS	POSS	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elmore Smith E. Smith	7.03	31.8	7,541	1,072.4	562	13.4	10.6	1.4	0.8	2.9	5.6	11.7	48.2				2.1	3.7	57.9	50.3	2.3	7.1	1.7	17,879	5,962	808	325	1,183	183	1,941
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	3.71	38.6	13,516	3,644.3	766	17.6	13.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	49.6	3.0	9.8	2.2	29,565	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	3.6	36.4	10,624	2,949	984	10.8	14.0	3.9	1.1	0.6	4.4	8.7	50.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.9	3.0	63.3	53.7	3.5	8.4	1.9	35,832	13,769	3,822	628	367	579	2,762
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	3.45	33.7	14,178	4,106.1	609	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	20,507	6,163	1,379	577	984	687	2,001
5	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	3.08	33.5	19,248	6,258.5	959	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	32,103	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	1,112	3,048
6	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	2.56	31.8	10,303	4,022	1,002	10.3	9.7	3.7	1.3	1.5	4.3	9.7	44.1	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.7	2.4	73.8	48.0	2.2	6.9	2.2	31,873	9,687	3,754	999	1,160	978	3,473
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2.46	36.8	38,387	15,621.2	1,560	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	57,446	17,440	5,660	1,160	3,189	2,527	4,657
8	Jim Chones J. Chones	2.44	33.3	5,729	2,345.4	400	14.3	9.5	1.8	0.6	1.1	6.1	13.3	46.1				2.0	2.9	70.4	49.0	2.6	6.9	2.3	13,302	3,790	711	222	450	371	1,259
9	Dan Issel D. Issel	1.41	31.1	14,659	10,373.5	718	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	22,342	5,707	1,804	698	396	1,281	2,022
10	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	1.39	32.7	15,579	11,207.2	909	17.1	10.1	2.0	0.5	1.9	6.3	10.5	59.9	0.0	0.0	7.7	4.5	6.3	71.3	64.3	2.9	7.2	2.8	29,685	9,161	1,777	470	1,747	2,347	2,986
11	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1.3	33.5	4,386	3,385.9	230	19.1	8.1	2.2	0.9	1.0	6.7	14.5	46.6	1.6	4.2	38.5	3.9	4.6	86.7	57.9	1.0	7.1	1.4	7,706	1,863	513	218	226	331	584	+762
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1.28	30.8	2,716	2,120.4	110	24.7	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.7	17.6	49.6	2.4	6.8	35.1	4.8	5.8	82.9	61.2	1.9	9.4	2.8	3,393	1,242	367	118	373	304	261	+784
13	Shawn Marion S. Marion	1.27	40.3	1,769	1,389.9	81	21.8	11.8	1.8	2.0	1.7	8.8	16.9	52.5	1.2	3.6	33.1	3.0	3.7	80.9	59.1	3.1	8.8	1.5	3,263	959	143	160	137	125	223	+412
14	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	1.27	30.3	7,439	5,864.2	470	15.8	10.1	1.5	0.7	1.0	7.0	11.8	59.9	0.1	0.3	23.0	1.7	2.3	74.1	62.0	3.0	7.1	1.6	14,229	4,742	708	333	450	771	1,208	-162
15	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	1.27	30.1	9,222	7,288.9	468	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	14,085	3,557	611	342	655	1,034	1,485	+1412
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1.25	33.7	16,384	13,095.9	720	22.8	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	84.0	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	24,293	8,025	2,263	588	811	1,932	2,452	+1656
17	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1.23	34.8	3,551	2,879.2	131	27.1	11.9	2.9	1.4	2.3	9.9	19.5	50.9	0.7	2.1	31.5	6.6	8.2	79.9	58.7	2.6	9.2	2.2	4,558	1,556	375	182	302	293	300	+184
18	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	1.23	30.7	11,287	9,162.7	905	12.5	11.7	1.4	0.7	2.0	4.7	7.1	65.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.9	63.3	67.2	3.4	8.3	1.6	27,810	10,572	1,251	634	1,842	1,444	2,408	+3694
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1.23	31.9	13,544	11,035.9	490	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,607	5,280	1,808	432	784	1,656	1,451	+2646
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1.22	34.7	28,596	23,393.7	1,207	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	41,918	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	1.21	33.9	27,409	22,628.5	1,329	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	45,071	16,212	1,796	1,089	1,733	3,804	3,076
22	David Robinson D. Robinson	1.21	34.7	20,790	17,194.5	987	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	34,271	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
23	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	1.2	30.7	5,913	4,908.6	409	14.5	7.2	1.8	0.6	0.7	5.1	11.1	46.0	1.1	2.9	38.5	3.2	3.9	81.0	56.6	1.9	5.3	1.6	12,538	2,934	755	228	278	661	1,225	+361
24	Yao Ming Y. Ming	1.2	32.5	9,247	7,708.2	486	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	15,818	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
25	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	1.19	34.8	8,294	6,967	442	18.8	8.4	1.8	0.9	1.1	6.8	13.6	50.3	0.3	0.9	32.3	4.8	5.9	80.4	57.8	2.3	6.1	1.9	15,374	3,693	816	378	497	856	1,091	+1033

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Leonard

RPG

11.0

Zubac

APG

8.1

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

11th

DRTG

116.1

18th

NETRTG

1.2

16th

3P%

36.8

7th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	SAC	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/30	LAC	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

1 - 0

126

Final

121

Clippers

0 - 1

Wed 15 Apr 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

Elmore Smith has the most career points per possession by a center when playing 30.0+ minutes per game, with 7.03.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

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