highest ppg by 1978 draft class

Larry Bird has the most career points per game by a 1978 draft pick, with 24.3 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.3
897
38.4
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
2Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
19.8
759
32.3
5.6
1.3
0.7
0.5
8.4
17.0
49.3
0.0
0.1
21.6
3.0
3.8
77.9
52.9
2.0
3.6
1.7
24,537
15,016
4,246
1,010
530
400
1,300
2,012
3Reggie Theus
R. Theus
18.5
1,026
33.7
3.3
6.3
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.6
47.1
0.3
1.0
25.2
4.5
5.5
82.6
54.5
1.2
2.1
3.4
34,603
19,015
3,349
6,453
1,206
236
3,493
3,008
4Purvis Short
P. Short
17.3
842
29.2
4.3
2.5
1.0
0.2
7.0
14.9
47.4
0.2
0.6
28.2
3.1
3.8
82.4
52.5
1.7
2.6
2.0
24,549
14,607
3,625
2,123
878
178
1,720
2,479
5Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
14.8
556
33.4
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
1,854
1,859
6Freeman Williams
F. Williams
14.7
323
20.5
1.6
1.6
0.8
0.1
6.1
13.0
46.7
0.5
1.5
33.1
2.1
2.6
82.4
51.9
0.8
0.8
1.8
6,606
4,738
510
516
247
18
568
533
7Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
13.7
935
29.7
7.4
2.3
0.7
1.1
5.6
11.0
50.4
0.0
0.0
8.3
2.6
4.0
65.5
53.7
2.4
5.1
2.3
27,764
12,810
6,951
2,141
701
1,073
2,104
2,692
8John Long
J. Long
13.6
893
25.4
2.8
1.9
1.0
0.2
5.7
12.2
46.7
0.1
0.4
32.2
2.0
2.4
86.2
51.2
1.1
1.7
1.7
22,680
12,131
2,492
1,738
912
180
1,555
1,868
-63
9Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
11.9
501
25.7
1.9
1.8
1.0
0.5
5.0
10.9
45.9
0.1
0.3
24.8
1.9
2.3
82.4
50.2
0.7
1.3
1.4
12,892
5,971
971
920
480
249
706
835
10Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
11.7
187
17.8
1.7
1.9
0.8
0.1
4.8
10.1
47.4
0.2
0.6
30.3
2.0
2.5
79.6
52.5
0.8
0.9
1.5
3,328
2,197
313
352
151
16
274
265
11Phil Ford
P. Ford
11.6
482
28.0
1.8
6.4
1.2
0.1
4.4
9.5
46.7
0.1
0.3
21.0
2.7
3.3
82.0
53.1
0.3
1.4
2.8
13,503
5,594
854
3,083
589
29
1,326
1,269
12Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
11.1
1,101
31.6
2.8
6.7
2.1
0.3
4.5
8.5
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.5
2.1
2.7
79.3
57.2
0.6
2.2
2.1
34,845
12,195
3,088
7,392
2,310
294
2,268
2,258
13Terry Tyler
T. Tyler
10.2
871
25.0
5.4
1.2
0.9
1.5
4.4
9.1
48.4
0.0
0.1
12.2
1.4
2.0
70.3
51.2
1.8
3.5
1.3
21,742
8,868
4,675
1,039
801
1,342
1,140
1,937
14Keith Herron
K. Herron
9.8
124
21.1
2.0
1.4
0.8
0.2
3.9
8.9
43.8
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.0
2.3
85.8
49.4
0.9
1.0
1.4
2,620
1,219
242
174
105
30
170
190
15Pat Cummings
P. Cummings
9.6
683
21.3
5.6
1.2
0.5
0.3
4.0
8.1
49.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.1
73.7
53.2
1.7
3.9
1.7
14,516
6,529
3,825
807
360
171
1,152
2,037
16George Johnson
G. Johnson
9.1
464
21.3
5.6
1.8
0.9
0.6
3.7
7.9
46.3
0.1
0.3
18.9
1.7
2.2
77.9
51.0
1.8
3.8
1.9
9,878
4,214
2,610
817
432
284
879
1,349
17Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
8.9
871
21.6
1.7
3.6
1.1
0.1
3.5
7.5
47.2
0.2
0.7
33.2
1.6
2.1
77.6
53.0
0.6
1.1
1.8
18,856
7,773
1,453
3,141
939
99
1,561
1,918
18Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
8.9
873
27.1
3.2
4.2
1.2
0.6
3.5
7.4
46.9
0.5
1.4
34.0
1.5
1.8
83.3
54.4
0.8
2.3
1.6
23,635
7,729
2,769
3,666
1,033
523
1,429
2,329
19Roger Phegley
R. Phegley
8.7
345
16.8
2.0
1.4
0.5
0.1
3.5
7.5
47.0
0.1
0.3
25.3
1.6
1.9
83.4
52.3
0.8
1.2
1.2
5,803
3,011
702
486
171
40
422
696
20Dave Corzine
D. Corzine
8.5
891
23.3
5.9
1.7
0.4
1.0
3.5
7.2
48.4
0.0
0.1
18.9
1.6
2.1
74.7
52.6
2.0
3.9
1.5
20,772
7,615
5,262
1,477
369
848
1,340
1,935
21Winford Boynes
W. Boynes
8.4
177
17.1
2.1
1.2
0.7
0.2
3.4
7.8
43.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.0
78.3
48.2
0.8
1.3
1.6
3,035
1,478
363
207
125
42
284
328
22Butch Lee
B. Lee
8.1
96
19.1
1.4
3.2
0.9
0.0
3.1
6.9
45.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.5
76.1
50.7
0.4
1.0
1.7
1,834
773
137
307
87
1
164
148
23Wayne Cooper
W. Cooper
7.9
984
20.6
6.2
0.9
0.3
1.6
3.3
7.2
45.7
0.0
0.1
14.6
1.3
1.8
73.6
49.4
2.2
4.0
1.2
20,274
7,777
6,095
852
295
1,535
1,181
3,144
24Mike Evans
M. Evans
7.7
591
16.7
1.4
2.6
0.7
0.1
3.1
6.9
45.2
0.4
1.3
30.7
1.1
1.3
80.7
51.4
0.3
1.1
1.4
9,858
4,531
808
1,514
430
51
818
1,173
25Rick Robey
R. Robey
7.6
493
17.9
4.7
1.2
0.4
0.2
3.0
6.1
50.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.5
2.3
65.0
53.4
1.7
3.0
1.6
8,824
3,723
2,301
611
220
90
771
1,213

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
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4
52
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46
36
.561
14.0
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Tue
10/20
@
3:00 PM
Fri
10/23
@
7:00 PM
Mon
10/26
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7:30 PM
Tue
10/27
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
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4 - 3

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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3/30
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131-105
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3/30
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114-129
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3/30
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124-94
Mon
3/30
@
122-113
Mon
3/30
@
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
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3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
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7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
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9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
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7:00 PM
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10/21
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