highest ppg for a nba player in their first season after 2000

Allen Iverson averaged the most points per game by a player in his first season, with 31.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for a NBA player in their first season after 2000
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.1
2000-01
71
42.0
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
2Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
29.8
2000-01
80
40.2
3.9
5.1
1.2
0.7
9.7
24.1
40.2
2.1
5.9
35.1
8.3
10.1
82.2
52.1
1.2
2.7
4.1
3,215
2,380
315
410
97
54
326
160
-59
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.7
2000-01
74
39.5
12.7
3.7
0.6
2.8
11.0
19.2
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
13.1
51.3
57.4
3.9
8.8
2.9
2,924
2,125
940
277
47
204
218
256
+463
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
28.5
2000-01
68
40.9
5.9
5.0
1.7
0.6
10.3
22.2
46.4
0.9
2.9
30.5
7.0
8.2
85.3
55.2
1.5
4.3
3.2
2,783
1,938
399
338
114
43
220
222
+369
5Vince Carter
V. Carter
27.6
2000-01
75
39.7
5.5
3.9
1.5
1.1
10.2
22.1
46.0
2.2
5.3
40.8
5.1
6.7
76.5
55.1
2.3
3.2
2.2
2,979
2,070
416
291
114
82
167
205
+323
6Chris Webber
C. Webber
27.1
2000-01
70
40.5
11.1
4.2
1.3
1.7
11.2
23.4
48.1
0.0
0.4
7.1
4.6
6.6
70.3
51.6
2.6
8.5
2.8
2,836
1,898
777
294
93
118
195
226
+374
7Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
26.8
2000-01
77
40.1
7.5
4.6
1.5
1.5
10.2
22.4
45.7
0.8
2.2
35.5
5.6
7.6
73.3
52.1
2.5
5.0
2.6
3,087
2,065
580
352
116
118
198
160
+252
8Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
25.3
2000-01
82
38.0
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.8
8.4
18.5
45.4
1.8
4.7
38.3
6.7
9.0
74.5
56.3
1.1
5.2
3.2
3,120
2,071
522
253
138
69
262
251
-77
9Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
24.9
2000-01
82
41.4
8.7
2.0
1.4
0.3
9.8
22.1
44.2
0.8
2.5
30.2
4.7
6.5
71.5
49.9
3.4
5.3
2.4
3,394
2,044
715
164
114
28
199
225
-554
10Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
23.9
2000-01
67
38.2
3.1
7.6
1.2
0.1
8.4
19.1
44.1
1.6
5.0
32.8
5.4
6.8
79.0
54.0
0.8
2.3
2.9
2,557
1,598
205
506
79
5
197
150
-259
11Antoine Walker
A. Walker
23.4
2000-01
81
41.9
8.9
5.5
1.7
0.6
8.8
21.2
41.3
2.7
7.4
36.7
3.1
4.3
71.6
50.5
1.9
7.0
3.7
3,396
1,892
719
445
138
49
301
251
-122
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.2
2000-01
81
35.7
8.3
4.5
1.1
0.8
8.3
16.6
49.8
0.0
0.1
40.0
6.6
8.3
79.3
57.2
1.4
6.9
3.0
2,895
1,878
669
361
93
62
244
216
+381
13Gary Payton
G. Payton
23.1
2000-01
79
41.1
4.6
8.1
1.6
0.3
9.2
20.1
45.6
1.3
3.4
37.5
3.4
4.5
76.6
52.2
0.9
3.6
2.6
3,244
1,823
361
642
127
26
209
184
-14
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22.9
2001-02
60
34.9
5.7
5.2
1.4
0.4
9.2
22.1
41.6
0.2
0.9
18.9
4.4
5.6
79.0
46.8
0.8
4.8
2.7
2,093
1,375
339
310
85
26
162
119
+16
15Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
2010-11
82
38.0
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.2
2000-01
82
38.7
12.2
3.0
0.9
2.3
8.6
17.1
49.9
0.1
0.3
25.9
5.0
8.1
61.8
53.6
3.2
9.0
3.0
3,174
1,820
997
245
70
192
242
247
+692
17Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
22.0
2000-01
76
37.0
6.9
3.3
1.1
0.8
9.0
19.2
46.8
0.7
2.4
29.9
3.3
4.0
82.0
52.5
1.6
5.3
2.9
2,813
1,674
526
252
86
62
219
191
+215
18Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
22.0
2000-01
81
39.5
11.4
5.0
1.4
1.8
8.7
18.2
47.7
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.4
5.8
76.4
53.1
2.7
8.7
2.8
3,202
1,784
921
401
111
145
230
204
+203
19Ray Allen
R. Allen
22.0
2000-01
82
38.2
5.2
4.6
1.5
0.2
7.7
16.0
48.0
2.5
5.7
43.3
4.2
4.8
88.8
61.0
1.2
4.0
2.5
3,129
1,806
428
374
124
20
204
192
+347
20Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
21.8
2000-01
82
38.1
9.2
2.1
1.0
1.2
7.2
15.2
47.4
1.8
4.8
38.7
5.5
6.6
83.8
60.1
1.5
7.7
1.9
3,125
1,784
754
173
79
101
156
245
+532
21Michael Finley
M. Finley
21.5
2000-01
82
42.0
5.2
4.4
1.4
0.4
8.7
18.9
45.8
1.1
3.2
34.6
3.1
4.0
77.5
52.1
1.3
3.9
2.3
3,443
1,765
425
360
118
32
190
174
+407
22Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
2023-24
71
29.7
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
2018-19
72
32.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
24Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
2025-26
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
21.0
2003-04
82
36.5
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
1,725
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65

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.561
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1
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22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
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7
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45
37
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8
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39
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11
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32
50
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12
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
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14
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22
60
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