highest ppg by a 2nd year player in nba history since 1999

Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points per game by a player in his 2nd season, with 29.7 per game in 1999-00.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a 2nd year player in NBA history since 1999
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
1999-00
LAL LAL
79
40.0
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
2Trae Young
T. Young
29.6
2019-20
ATL ATL
60
35.3
4.3
9.3
1.1
0.1
9.1
20.8
43.7
3.4
9.5
36.1
8.0
9.3
86.0
59.5
0.5
3.7
4.8
2,120
1,778
255
560
65
8
289
104
-228
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
28.8
2019-20
DAL DAL
61
33.6
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
4Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
28.4
1999-00
PHI PHI
70
40.8
3.8
4.7
2.1
0.1
10.4
24.8
42.1
1.3
3.7
34.1
6.3
8.9
71.3
49.6
1.0
2.8
3.3
2,853
1,989
267
328
144
5
230
162
+133
5LeBron James
L. James
27.2
2004-05
CLE CLE
80
42.4
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
6Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.0
2020-21
NOP NOP
61
33.2
7.2
3.7
0.9
0.6
10.4
17.0
61.1
0.2
0.6
29.4
6.0
8.7
69.8
64.9
2.7
4.5
2.7
2,026
1,647
441
226
57
39
167
135
+89
7Grant Hill
G. Hill
25.8
1999-00
DET DET
74
37.5
6.6
5.2
1.4
0.6
9.4
19.2
48.9
0.5
1.3
34.7
6.5
8.2
79.5
56.5
1.3
5.3
3.2
2,776
1,906
490
385
103
43
240
190
+239
8Vince Carter
V. Carter
25.7
1999-00
TOR TOR
82
38.1
5.8
3.9
1.3
1.1
9.6
20.7
46.5
1.2
2.9
40.3
5.3
6.7
79.1
54.3
1.8
4.0
2.2
3,126
2,107
476
322
110
92
178
263
+181
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.5
1999-00
UTA UTA
82
35.9
9.5
3.7
1.0
0.9
9.2
18.0
50.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
7.2
9.0
79.7
58.2
2.1
7.4
2.8
2,947
2,095
779
304
79
71
231
229
+481
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.3
2008-09
OKC OKC
74
39.0
6.5
2.8
1.3
0.7
8.9
18.8
47.6
1.3
3.1
42.2
6.1
7.1
86.3
57.7
1.0
5.5
3.0
2,885
1,871
482
205
96
53
225
134
-501
11Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
25.1
2016-17
MIN MIN
82
37.0
12.3
2.7
0.7
1.3
9.8
18.0
54.2
1.2
3.4
36.7
4.3
5.2
83.2
61.8
3.6
8.7
2.6
3,030
2,061
1,007
220
56
103
212
241
-28
12Chris Webber
C. Webber
24.5
1999-00
SAC SAC
75
38.4
10.5
4.6
1.6
1.7
10.0
20.6
48.3
0.4
1.3
28.4
4.1
5.5
75.1
53.0
2.5
8.0
2.9
2,880
1,834
787
345
120
128
218
264
+131
13Gary Payton
G. Payton
24.2
1999-00
SEA SEA
82
41.8
6.5
8.9
1.9
0.2
9.1
20.3
44.8
2.2
6.3
34.0
3.8
5.2
73.5
53.5
1.2
5.2
2.7
3,425
1,982
529
732
153
18
224
178
+224
14Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
24.1
2004-05
MIA MIA
77
38.6
5.2
6.8
1.6
1.1
8.2
17.1
47.8
0.2
0.6
28.9
7.5
9.9
76.2
56.1
1.4
3.7
4.2
2,974
1,854
397
520
121
82
321
230
+397
15Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
23.8
2018-19
UTA UTA
77
33.7
4.1
4.2
1.4
0.4
8.6
19.9
43.2
2.4
6.7
36.2
4.1
5.1
80.6
53.7
0.8
3.3
2.8
2,598
1,829
316
322
106
31
218
208
+371
16Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
23.6
1999-00
DET DET
82
38.4
3.8
4.5
1.3
0.4
7.5
17.6
42.8
1.0
3.5
28.8
7.5
9.2
81.5
54.5
1.4
2.4
3.8
3,148
1,939
315
365
103
36
311
188
+25
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.2
1999-00
SAS SAS
74
38.9
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
18Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
22.9
2017-18
PHI PHI
63
30.4
11.0
3.2
0.6
1.8
8.1
16.8
48.3
1.0
3.4
30.8
5.7
7.4
76.9
57.3
2.3
8.7
3.7
1,914
1,445
690
199
40
111
234
209
+483
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
22.9
1999-00
MIN MIN
81
40.0
11.8
5.0
1.5
1.6
9.4
18.8
49.7
0.4
1.0
37.0
3.8
5.0
76.5
54.5
2.8
9.0
3.3
3,243
1,857
956
401
120
126
268
205
+322
20Michael Finley
M. Finley
22.6
1999-00
DAL DAL
82
42.2
6.3
5.3
1.3
0.4
9.1
20.0
45.7
1.2
3.0
40.1
3.2
3.9
82.0
52.2
1.5
4.8
2.4
3,464
1,855
518
438
109
32
196
171
+6
21Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
22.6
2023-24
ORL ORL
80
35.0
6.9
5.4
0.9
0.6
8.0
17.6
45.5
1.5
4.4
33.9
5.1
7.0
72.5
54.6
1.0
5.9
3.1
2,799
1,804
554
431
71
47
247
153
+1
22Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
22.5
1999-00
LAL LAL
66
38.2
6.3
4.9
1.6
0.9
8.4
17.9
46.8
0.7
2.2
31.9
5.0
6.1
82.1
54.6
1.6
4.7
2.8
2,524
1,485
416
323
106
62
182
220
+531
23Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.5
2012-13
CLE CLE
59
34.7
3.7
5.9
1.5
0.4
8.2
18.1
45.2
1.8
4.7
39.1
4.2
4.9
85.5
55.3
0.6
3.1
3.2
2,048
1,325
216
350
89
21
191
146
-176
24Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
22.2
1999-00
NJN NJN
74
38.9
3.2
8.4
1.5
0.2
7.7
17.8
43.2
0.9
3.1
28.3
5.9
7.2
81.3
52.8
0.8
2.4
3.6
2,881
1,640
240
622
112
15
270
195
+17
25Jalen Green
J. Green
22.1
2022-23
HOU HOU
76
34.2
3.7
3.7
0.8
0.2
7.4
17.9
41.6
2.5
7.3
33.8
4.8
6.1
78.6
53.8
0.6
3.2
2.6
2,602
1,683
284
281
59
18
200
131
-447

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ORTG

119.0

6th

DRTG

115.9

19th

NETRTG

3.1

9th

3P%

33.1

23rd

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
8
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
2.0
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
2.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
3.0
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sat
11/8
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Mon
11/10
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/12
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Fri
11/14
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

6 - 2

123

Final

115

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
8
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
1
.833
2.0
3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
2.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
4
2
.667
3.0
5
Rockets Rockets
4
2
.667
3.0
6
Warriors Warriors
5
3
.625
3.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
6
1
.857
2
76ers 76ers
5
2
.714
1.0
3
Pistons Pistons
5
2
.714
1.0
4
Bucks Bucks
5
3
.625
1.5
5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
2.0
6
Knicks Knicks
4
3
.571
2.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
WAS WAS
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM