highest ppg by a south east division rookie since 1981

Since 1980-81, Paolo Banchero has the most points per game by a Southeast Division rookie in a season, with 20.0 per game in 2022-23.

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57.4+ GP/82TG

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	20.0	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
2	Trae Young T. Young	19.1	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	1,549	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
3	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	18.5	2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	47.5	3.4	7.9	42.5	2.4	2.8	86.3	63.3	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,551	1,498	432	274	57	19	161	169	+322
4	Brandon Miller B. Miller	17.3	2023-24	CHA	74	32.2	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	6.4	14.6	44.0	2.5	6.7	37.3	1.9	2.3	82.7	55.2	0.8	3.4	1.8	2,383	1,279	315	175	66	42	132	184	-510
5	John Wall J. Wall	16.4	2010-11	WAS	69	37.8	4.6	8.3	1.8	0.5	5.8	14.1	40.9	0.5	1.7	29.6	4.4	5.7	76.6	49.4	0.5	4.1	3.8	2,606	1,131	317	574	121	35	261	175	-440
6	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	15.7	2020-21	CHA	51	28.8	5.9	6.1	1.6	0.4	5.7	13.2	43.6	1.8	5.1	35.2	2.5	3.2	75.8	53.9	1.2	4.7	2.8	1,468	803	302	313	81	18	145	136	-84
7	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	15.3	2019-20	MIA	67	29.3	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.2	6.0	13.6	43.9	2.0	5.8	35.0	1.3	1.5	85.0	53.4	0.3	2.4	1.7	1,962	1,024	180	220	56	15	114	152	+61
8	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	15.2	2021-22	ORL	79	30.7	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	5.8	12.3	46.8	1.2	3.4	35.4	2.4	2.8	86.3	55.9	1.1	3.4	1.5	2,429	1,197	356	231	68	34	119	164	-243
9	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	15.1	2004-05	CHA	73	35.6	10.9	0.9	0.8	1.7	6.1	13.7	44.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.7	60.9	47.9	3.8	7.1	1.7	2,600	1,105	795	64	62	125	125	214	-344
10	Michael Beasley M. Beasley	13.9	2008-09	MIA	81	24.8	5.4	1.0	0.5	0.5	5.6	11.8	47.2	0.4	1.0	40.7	2.3	3.0	77.2	52.8	1.4	4.1	1.5	2,009	1,123	439	83	41	37	121	184	+8
11	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	13.8	2013-14	ORL	80	31.1	4.1	4.1	1.6	0.5	4.9	11.7	41.9	0.9	2.8	32.7	3.1	4.0	78.0	51.4	0.5	3.6	3.2	2,487	1,106	329	327	129	37	256	210	-270
12	Tyler Herro T. Herro	13.5	2019-20	MIA	55	27.4	4.1	2.2	0.6	0.2	4.9	11.5	42.8	2.1	5.4	38.9	1.6	1.8	87.0	55.0	0.3	3.8	1.6	1,508	743	224	121	34	9	87	76	-20
13	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	13.0	2024-25	WAS	67	27.1	6.5	2.4	0.7	1.5	4.9	12.4	39.4	1.6	5.1	30.8	1.7	2.5	67.9	48.2	1.9	4.6	1.7	1,814	869	435	161	44	101	114	146	-547
14	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	12.6	2024-25	ATL	75	24.6	3.6	1.2	0.7	0.5	4.8	10.4	45.8	1.6	4.6	35.5	1.4	2.0	71.1	55.8	1.1	2.4	1.2	1,843	942	268	92	52	37	92	149	-121
15	De'Andre Hunter D. Hunter	12.3	2019-20	ATL	63	32.0	4.5	1.8	0.7	0.3	4.4	10.8	41.0	1.7	4.8	35.5	1.7	2.3	76.4	52.1	0.7	3.8	1.6	2,018	778	286	112	44	18	103	182	-261
16	P.J. Washington	12.2	2019-20	CHA	58	30.3	5.4	2.1	0.9	0.8	4.6	10.2	45.5	1.5	4.0	37.4	1.5	2.3	64.7	54.7	1.0	4.4	1.6	1,759	710	316	123	51	44	93	158	-220
17	Tre Johnson T. Johnson	12.2	2025-26	WAS	60	24.1	2.8	2.0	0.6	0.3	4.5	10.8	41.9	1.9	5.4	35.8	1.3	1.5	87.4	53.5	0.5	2.4	1.6	1,443	733	170	122	33	18	93	122	-338
18	Kemba Walker K. Walker	12.1	2011-12	CHA	66	27.2	3.5	4.4	0.9	0.3	4.3	11.6	36.6	1.0	3.4	30.5	2.5	3.2	78.9	46.4	0.5	3.1	1.8	1,792	799	234	289	60	20	119	79	-504
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	12.0	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	981	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179
20	Jaime Jaquez Jr. J. Jaquez Jr.	11.9	2023-24	MIA	75	28.2	3.8	2.6	1.0	0.3	4.5	9.3	48.9	0.9	2.7	32.2	1.9	2.3	81.1	57.4	1.1	2.7	1.5	2,113	889	285	195	77	20	110	167	+108
21	Raymond Felton R. Felton	11.9	2005-06	CHA	80	30.1	3.3	5.6	1.3	0.1	4.3	11.0	39.1	1.2	3.4	35.8	2.0	2.8	72.5	48.3	1.0	2.4	2.3	2,406	948	265	446	102	8	182	181	-117
22	D.J. Augustin	11.8	2008-09	CHA	72	26.5	1.8	3.5	0.6	0.0	3.7	8.6	43.0	1.5	3.4	43.9	2.9	3.2	89.3	58.7	0.2	1.6	1.7	1,908	850	133	250	42	2	119	140	-39
23	Adam Morrison A. Morrison	11.8	2006-07	CHA	78	29.8	2.9	2.1	0.4	0.1	4.6	12.1	37.6	1.1	3.3	33.7	1.5	2.2	71.0	45.0	0.7	2.3	1.7	2,326	917	230	163	28	6	130	179	-243
24	Cam Reddish C. Reddish	10.5	2019-20	ATL	58	26.7	3.7	1.5	1.1	0.5	3.7	9.6	38.4	1.4	4.3	33.2	1.7	2.2	80.2	50.0	0.6	3.1	1.7	1,551	610	216	87	62	28	96	132	-244
25	John Collins J. Collins	10.5	2017-18	ATL	74	24.1	7.3	1.3	0.6	1.1	4.2	7.4	57.6	0.2	0.6	34.0	1.8	2.5	71.5	62.0	2.4	4.9	1.4	1,785	777	541	98	47	80	105	215	-217

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More Magic Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 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