highest ppg by an nba rookie ever over their first 41 games this season

Kon Knueppel has scored the most points per game by a rookie in his first 41 games this season, with 19.2 per game.

	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	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	19.2	2025-26	CHA	41	32.5	5.3	3.6	0.7	0.2	6.7	13.6	48.8	3.4	7.9	43.4	2.4	2.7	89.2	64.7	1.0	4.2	2.2	1,331	786	217	146	28	9	91	96	-33
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	18.8	2025-26	DAL	41	33.9	6.3	4.1	1.3	0.8	7.2	15.0	47.8	1.0	3.4	28.6	3.5	4.3	80.7	55.6	1.1	5.1	2.2	1,391	770	257	170	52	32	91	93	-135
3	VJ Edgecombe	15.4	2025-26	PHI	41	35.7	5.3	4.1	1.5	0.5	5.7	13.4	42.6	2.1	5.8	36.4	1.9	2.5	77.5	53.3	1.7	3.7	1.9	1,464	633	218	168	62	20	77	135	+58
4	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	14.4	2025-26	NOP	41	26.7	3.6	3.1	1.3	0.2	5.5	12.5	44.1	1.1	3.2	33.6	2.3	3.0	78.7	52.3	0.7	2.9	2.5	1,096	592	148	129	52	9	101	74	-284
5	Cedric Coward C. Coward	13.9	2025-26	MEM	41	26.7	6.4	2.8	0.6	0.4	5.0	10.8	46.6	1.6	4.5	34.4	2.3	2.7	84.5	58.0	1.5	5.0	1.7	1,095	569	264	116	23	16	69	83	+41
6	Tre Johnson T. Johnson	12.8	2025-26	WAS	41	24.8	2.8	2.1	0.6	0.3	4.6	10.6	43.7	2.1	5.5	37.9	1.5	1.6	89.6	56.5	0.6	2.2	1.4	1,018	525	115	88	26	13	56	74	-122
7	Derik Queen D. Queen	12.8	2025-26	NOP	41	26.2	7.5	4.3	1.0	1.0	5.0	10.0	49.6	0.2	1.0	17.9	2.6	3.4	77.1	55.3	1.7	5.8	2.5	1,075	523	307	178	43	40	102	125	-148
8	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	11.3	2025-26	UTA	41	24.9	3.5	1.7	0.7	0.4	4.6	10.1	45.5	1.5	4.3	34.8	0.6	0.9	72.2	54.1	1.5	2.0	1.2	1,021	464	143	68	29	18	50	103	-266
9	Caleb Love C. Love	11.2	2025-26	POR	41	22.4	2.7	2.7	0.6	0.1	4.1	10.7	38.8	2.0	6.4	32.2	0.8	1.1	72.3	49.9	0.6	2.1	1.3	919	458	112	109	24	4	54	45	-94
10	Dylan Harper D. Harper	11.0	2025-26	SAS	41	21.5	3.4	3.4	0.8	0.3	4.4	9.6	45.5	0.7	2.7	27.5	1.5	2.0	74.4	52.3	0.7	2.7	1.4	883	449	140	139	34	14	56	78	+110
11	Egor Dëmin E. Dëmin	10.7	2025-26	BKN	41	24.9	3.2	3.4	0.8	0.3	3.6	8.9	40.8	2.5	6.3	40.2	1.0	1.1	84.8	57.3	0.5	2.7	1.7	1,019	439	131	140	34	12	71	78	-72
12	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	9.4	2025-26	SAC	41	22.6	6.3	1.0	0.4	0.5	4.0	7.4	53.6	0.2	0.8	26.5	1.2	1.6	73.1	57.6	1.7	4.6	1.0	928	384	258	43	17	19	40	102	-230
13	Danny Wolf D. Wolf	8.4	2025-26	BKN	41	20.4	4.7	2.1	0.6	0.6	3.1	7.8	39.9	1.1	3.6	31.5	1.1	1.5	75.0	50.2	1.1	3.6	1.1	837	346	193	86	23	23	46	82	-122
14	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	8.4	2025-26	CHA	41	23.0	6.0	0.7	0.6	1.5	3.5	4.7	75.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.9	67.9	75.8	2.4	3.6	1.0	945	343	247	27	25	62	43	68	-75
15	Collin Murray-Boyles C. Murray-Boyles	7.8	2025-26	TOR	41	22.1	5.1	2.1	0.9	0.8	3.2	6.0	53.8	0.4	1.1	34.8	0.9	1.4	64.4	58.6	2.5	2.6	1.2	907	320	209	85	38	34	48	107	-34
16	Kobe Sanders K. Sanders	7.2	2025-26	LAC	41	21.6	2.5	1.6	0.6	0.1	2.7	5.8	46.0	1.1	2.8	39.8	0.8	1.0	82.9	58.2	0.5	2.0	1.3	884	297	102	67	24	4	55	89	+14
17	Walter Clayton Jr. W. Clayton Jr.	7.1	2025-26	UTA	41	18.4	2.0	3.3	0.6	0.2	2.3	5.8	40.7	1.0	3.2	30.8	1.4	1.5	95.0	55.3	0.3	1.7	1.2	754	290	82	136	23	10	49	73	-111
18	Will Richard W. Richard	6.9	2025-26	GSW	41	19.1	2.5	1.3	1.1	0.1	2.5	5.1	48.6	1.1	3.1	36.5	0.9	1.0	81.4	62.4	1.0	1.5	0.8	784	283	101	55	44	5	31	77	+51
19	Sion James S. James	6.5	2025-26	CHA	41	25.4	3.5	1.9	0.6	0.4	2.0	5.0	40.5	1.1	3.0	37.4	1.4	1.6	86.2	57.4	0.6	2.9	0.8	1,040	268	143	79	25	17	33	73	-44
20	Drake Powell D. Powell	6.2	2025-26	BKN	41	19.1	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.1	2.2	5.0	43.4	0.8	2.5	29.8	1.1	1.2	90.2	56.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	783	255	70	64	21	6	40	59	-194
21	Will Riley W. Riley	6.2	2025-26	WAS	41	15.2	2.1	1.3	0.5	0.1	2.2	5.3	40.6	0.7	2.2	31.9	1.1	1.4	80.7	51.8	0.8	1.3	0.9	622	253	87	55	21	4	35	32	-187
22	Nique Clifford N. Clifford	5.3	2025-26	SAC	41	18.7	3.0	1.3	0.6	0.3	2.0	5.1	39.9	0.7	2.3	29.5	0.6	0.8	67.6	48.7	0.7	2.3	1.1	765	217	121	54	23	12	45	78	-85
23	Jase Richardson J. Richardson	4.9	2025-26	ORL	41	11.8	1.3	1.2	0.3	0.0	1.8	3.9	47.2	0.6	1.7	36.2	0.7	0.9	73.0	57.6	0.5	0.8	0.5	485	202	53	49	12	2	22	46	+18
24	Tyrese Proctor T. Proctor	4.8	2025-26	CLE	41	10.2	1.0	1.3	0.4	0.0	1.7	4.3	39.4	0.9	2.6	34.0	0.6	0.7	85.2	52.7	0.1	0.9	0.7	417	197	43	54	16	0	27	45	-46
25	Micah Peavy M. Peavy	4.6	2025-26	NOP	41	16.0	2.2	1.1	0.7	0.1	2.0	5.1	38.3	0.5	2.0	23.8	0.3	0.4	73.3	44.1	0.9	1.3	0.3	657	190	90	45	30	6	12	69	-94

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PPG

21.0

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Team Rankings

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115.5

17th

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37.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 3/4	CHA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 3/6	MIA	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 3/8	CHA	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Tue 3/10	CHA	@	POR	10:00 PM

Last Game

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29 - 32

Final

109

Hornets

30 - 31

Sat 28 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

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TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

67.2

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-44

18-43

19-43

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

36-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

26-35

26-34

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	44	.267	29.5
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	30	.508	15.5
9	Clippers	29	31	.483	17.0
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	BKN	@	DEN	103-107
Wed 1/28	DET	@	PHX	96-114
Wed 1/28	OKC	@	MIN	111-123
Thu 1/29	LAL	@	WAS	142-111

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DAL	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	DET	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 3/3	BKN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Tue 3/3	NYK	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Kon Knueppel has scored the most points per game by a rookie in his first 41 games this season, with 19.2 per game.

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