Kon Knueppel has scored the most points per game by a rookie with 25.0+ minutes per game this season, with 19.0 per game.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg by a rookie playing 25 or higher mpg this regular season

	NAME	PPG	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	19.0	34.0	2025-26	CHA	26	5.4	3.5	0.7	0.2	6.7	14.2	47.2	3.4	8.5	40.5	2.2	2.4	92.1	62.4	1.0	4.4	2.3	883	495	140	90	19	6	61	62	-36
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18.4	34.0	2025-26	DAL	26	6.3	3.5	1.3	0.7	7.0	14.6	48.2	0.8	3.4	25.0	3.5	4.3	80.5	55.7	1.2	5.1	2.2	884	479	164	92	34	19	56	59	-152
3	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	15.7	27.6	2025-26	NOP	27	3.4	3.1	1.4	0.1	5.9	13.1	44.8	1.2	3.3	36.4	2.7	3.4	80.2	53.5	0.6	2.8	2.3	746	423	93	84	39	4	62	56	-204
4	VJ Edgecombe	15.2	35.0	2025-26	PHI	22	5.6	4.0	1.3	0.5	5.6	13.3	42.1	2.0	5.3	38.8	2.0	2.6	77.2	52.8	1.7	3.9	1.7	770	335	123	87	28	10	38	72	+77
5	Cedric Coward C. Coward	13.4	27.1	2025-26	MEM	27	6.2	2.8	0.6	0.3	4.9	10.6	46.0	1.4	4.5	31.1	2.3	2.7	84.9	57.1	1.4	4.8	1.6	731	362	167	76	15	8	44	55	+23
6	Derik Queen D. Queen	12.7	25.2	2025-26	NOP	27	6.4	4.0	1.0	0.8	4.8	9.5	50.4	0.1	0.7	11.1	3.1	3.9	79.8	56.8	1.6	4.8	2.3	681	343	173	109	27	21	62	89	-116
7	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	8.9	25.6	2025-26	CHA	24	6.5	0.5	0.7	1.9	3.8	4.8	79.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.8	74.4	80.5	2.6	3.9	1.2	614	214	156	12	17	45	29	45	-84
8	Sion James S. James	7.0	26.5	2025-26	CHA	26	3.3	1.5	0.7	0.5	2.2	5.3	41.6	1.3	3.3	38.4	1.3	1.5	85.0	58.5	0.4	2.8	1.0	690	181	85	40	18	12	25	45	-46

StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

21.3

Bridges

RPG

7.6

Diabaté

APG

8.5

Ball

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

19th

DRTG

118.3

23rd

NETRTG

-3.6

19th

3P%

34.7

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	ATL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sat 12/20	CHA	@	DET	7:30 PM
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Fri 12/26	CHA	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hornets

8 - 18

119

Final

111

Cavaliers

15 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Dončić

32.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.4

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Zubac

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.3

Wallace

2.1

Daniels

1.9

Bridges

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Kalkbrenner

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.7

Maxey

3.6

Porter

TS% Leaders

72.4

Green

72.0

Jokić

71.6

Spencer

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.1

122.9

121.4

121.3

119.1

DRtg Rankings

104.8

111.8

112.1

112.7

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

16.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

6.3

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

4-20

5-22

6-20

7-18

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,603.3

Jokić

1,301.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,223.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,704.3

Jokić

1,308.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,269.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.3

Mitchell

MPG Leaders

39.9

Maxey

37.3

Dončić

36.9

Reaves

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.83

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.95

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-8

17-10

15-9-1

16-10

14-9

15-10

Worst Record ATS

8-20

8-18

8-16

10-17

11-16

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	21	5	.808
2	Knicks	18	7	.720	2.5
3	Raptors	16	11	.593	5.5
4	Celtics	15	11	.577	6.0
5	Magic	15	11	.577	6.0
6	76ers	14	11	.560	6.5
7	Hawks	15	12	.556	6.5
8	Heat	14	12	.538	7.0
9	Cavaliers	15	13	.536	7.0
10	Bulls	11	15	.423	10.0
11	Bucks	11	16	.407	10.5
12	Hornets	8	18	.308	13.0
13	Nets	7	18	.280	13.5
14	Pacers	6	20	.231	15.0
15	Wizards	4	20	.167	16.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	24	2	.923
2	Nuggets	19	6	.760	4.5
3	Lakers	18	7	.720	5.5
4	Spurs	18	7	.720	5.5
5	Rockets	16	7	.696	6.5
6	Timberwolves	17	10	.630	7.5
7	Suns	14	12	.538	10.0
8	Warriors	13	14	.481	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	14	.481	11.5
10	Jazz	10	15	.400	13.5
11	Trail Blazers	10	16	.385	14.0
12	Mavericks	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Kings	6	20	.231	18.0
14	Clippers	6	20	.231	18.0
15	Pelicans	5	22	.185	19.5