highest ppg by a rookie in nba since 2000 per 36 min

Since 1999-00, Kenneth Lofton Jr. has averaged the most points per game by a rookie with 36+ minutes played, with 42.0 per game in 2022-23.

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highest ppg by a rookie in NBA since 2000 per 36 or more min

	NAME	PPG	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	42.0	40	2022-23	MEM	1	40.4	14.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	25.0	68.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	8.0	12.0	66.7	69.4	6.0	8.0	2.0	42	14	0	1	0	2	3	-17
2	Grayson Allen G. Allen	40.0	41	2018-19	UTA	1	40.7	7.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	11.0	30.0	36.7	5.0	13.0	38.5	13.0	14.0	92.9	55.3	2.0	5.0	3.0	40	7	4	1	1	3	1	-3
3	Cole Anthony C. Anthony	37.0	38	2020-21	ORL	1	37.8	8.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	25.0	40.0	3.0	9.0	33.3	14.0	14.0	100.0	59.4	2.0	6.0	6.0	37	8	2	1	0	6	3	-17
4	Anfernee Simons A. Simons	37.0	48	2018-19	POR	1	48.0	6.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	21.0	61.9	7.0	11.0	63.6	4.0	6.0	66.7	78.3	3.0	3.0	2.0	37	6	9	1	0	2	2	+5
5	Jordan McRae J. McRae	36.0	47	2015-16	CLE	1	47.1	4.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	29.0	48.3	3.0	5.0	60.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	55.4	1.0	3.0	5.0	36	4	7	0	0	5	5	+3
6	Mike Taylor M. Taylor	35.0	37	2008-09	LAC	1	36.8	8.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	14.0	20.0	70.0	0.0	0.0		7.0	7.0	100.0	75.8	2.0	6.0	2.0	35	8	3	2	0	2	4	+20
7	Trae Young T. Young	32.6	326	2018-19	ATL	8	40.8	4.3	11.9	0.5	0.3	10.6	23.1	45.9	4.5	9.9	45.6	6.9	7.9	87.3	61.3	0.4	3.9	4.4	261	34	95	4	2	35	17	+20
8	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	32.0	192	2023-24	SAS	5	38.4	14.8	5.8	0.8	4.4	11.4	22.2	51.4	3.4	9.0	37.8	5.8	7.4	78.4	62.9	3.0	11.8	5.2	160	74	29	4	22	26	6	-22
9	Tre Mann T. Mann	32.0	78	2021-22	OKC	2	38.8	3.5	3.5	0.5	0.5	10.5	17.5	60.0	6.5	10.0	65.0	4.5	5.5	81.8	80.3	0.5	3.0	2.5	64	7	7	1	1	5	8	+6
10	Austin Reaves A. Reaves	31.0	42	2021-22	LAL	1	41.6	16.0	10.0	2.0	1.0	7.0	17.0	41.2	3.0	5.0	60.0	14.0	14.0	100.0	66.9	6.0	10.0	3.0	31	16	10	2	1	3	0	+12
11	Jalen Harris J. Harris	31.0	36	2020-21	TOR	1	36.5	2.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	5.0	12.0	41.7	2.0	3.0	66.7	69.4	0.0	2.0	2.0	31	2	4	1	0	2	1	-5
12	Jeremy Sochan J. Sochan	30.0	40	2022-23	SAS	1	39.5	8.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	25.0	44.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	55.1	3.0	5.0	3.0	30	8	5	0	0	3	4	-3
13	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	30.0	125	2019-20	DEN	3	41.6	12.7	1.0	1.0	1.0	10.0	17.7	56.6	3.3	7.7	43.5	6.7	7.0	95.2	72.3	3.0	9.7	2.0	90	38	3	3	3	6	12	+51
14	Chris Copeland C. Copeland	29.3	128	2012-13	NYK	3	42.6	3.7	1.3	0.7	1.0	11.3	23.3	48.6	2.7	6.7	40.0	4.0	5.3	75.0	57.1	1.7	2.0	1.7	88	11	4	2	3	5	7	+3
15	Jamal Murray J. Murray	28.5	79	2016-17	DEN	2	39.4	3.0	5.5	1.0	0.5	10.0	15.5	64.5	3.0	5.5	54.5	5.5	5.5	100.0	79.5	1.0	2.0	3.0	57	6	11	2	1	6	1	+12
16	Matas Buzelis M. Buzelis	28.0	38	2024-25	CHI	1	37.6	9.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	10.0	17.0	58.8	5.0	7.0	71.4	3.0	4.0	75.0	74.6	0.0	9.0	2.0	28	9	6	0	1	2	1	+9
17	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	27.7	281	2025-26	DAL	7	40.1	7.3	4.1	0.7	1.3	10.4	19.3	54.1	0.9	3.6	24.0	6.0	7.3	82.4	61.6	1.3	6.0	2.3	194	51	29	5	9	16	17	+9
18	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	27.5	80	2020-21	PHI	2	40.0	5.0	7.0	1.5	0.0	12.5	25.5	49.0	2.0	7.0	28.6	0.5	1.5	33.3	52.6	1.0	4.0	1.5	55	10	14	3	0	3	9	-31
19	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	27.3	278	2025-26	CHA	7	39.7	6.3	5.4	1.1	0.3	9.4	17.7	53.2	4.0	9.4	42.4	4.4	4.6	96.9	69.2	1.4	4.9	2.1	191	44	38	8	2	15	21	-3
20	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	27.0	36	2021-22	BKN	1	36.3	4.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	18.0	61.1	4.0	8.0	50.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	73.2	1.0	3.0	1.0	27	4	0	2	0	1	3	+7
21	DeJuan Blair D. Blair	27.0	37	2009-10	SAS	1	36.7	23.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	12.0	21.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	59.3	8.0	15.0	3.0	27	23	4	3	0	3	3	+9
22	Tyrus Thomas T. Thomas	27.0	39	2006-07	CHI	1	38.8	8.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	9.0	11.0	81.8	0.0	0.0		9.0	10.0	90.0	87.7	2.0	6.0	1.0	27	8	1	3	3	1	2	-3
23	Juan Dixon J. Dixon	27.0	44	2002-03	WAS	1	44.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	17.0	58.8	4.0	8.0	50.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	72.0	2.0	4.0	2.0	27	6	2	0	0	2	3	+15
24	Dalton Knecht D. Knecht	26.5	230	2024-25	LAL	6	38.3	5.0	0.8	0.5	0.3	9.8	18.8	52.2	5.0	10.5	47.6	1.8	2.5	73.3	66.5	0.8	4.2	0.5	159	30	5	3	2	3	14	+6
25	Shaedon Sharpe S. Sharpe	26.2	197	2022-23	POR	5	39.3	5.4	4.2	1.4	0.8	9.6	21.2	45.3	4.2	10.0	42.0	2.8	3.4	82.4	57.7	1.4	4.0	3.2	131	27	21	7	4	16	9	-51

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Suns	17	13	.567	8.5
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	15	16	.484	11.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	19	.387	14.0
11	Jazz	11	19	.367	14.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	MEM	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Tue 12/30	PHI	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 1/2	MEM	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MEM	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

33.7

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32.1

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30.8

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RPG Leaders

12.1

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11.1

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11.0

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9.6

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9.2

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SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

2.0

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1.7

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2.4

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1.8

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4.8

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Mitchell

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TS% Leaders

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1,922.1

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1,572.2

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2,044.3

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USG% Leaders

37.9

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1	Pistons	24	7	.774
2	Knicks	21	9	.700	2.5
3	Celtics	19	11	.633	4.5
4	Raptors	18	14	.563	6.5
5	76ers	16	13	.552	7.0
6	Magic	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	7.5
8	Heat	16	15	.516	8.0
9	Bulls	15	15	.500	8.5
10	Hawks	15	17	.469	9.5
11	Bucks	12	19	.387	12.0
12	Hornets	11	20	.355	13.0
13	Nets	9	19	.321	13.5
14	Wizards	6	23	.207	17.0
15	Pacers	6	25	.194	18.0

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1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	7	.767	2.5
3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
7	Suns	17	13	.567	8.5
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	15	16	.484	11.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	19	.387	14.0
11	Jazz	11	19	.367	14.5
12	Mavericks	12	21	.364	15.0
13	Clippers	9	21	.300	16.5
14	Kings	8	23	.258	18.0
15	Pelicans	8	24	.250	18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 11/23	MIN	@	SAC	112-117
Mon 11/24	ATL	@	WAS	113-132
Mon 11/24	ORL	@	PHI	144-103
Mon 11/24	LAC	@	LAL	118-135
Tue 11/25	DET	@	BOS	114-117

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	GSW	@	TOR	3:30 PM
Sun 12/28	PHI	@	OKC	3:30 PM
Sun 12/28	MEM	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 12/28	BOS	@	POR	6:00 PM
Sun 12/28	DET	@	LAC	9:00 PM

Since 1999-00, Kenneth Lofton Jr. has averaged the most points per game by a rookie with 36+ minutes played, with 42.0 per game in 2022-23.

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