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

Since 2000-01, Allen Iverson averaged the most points per game in his first season, with 31.1 per game.

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Assumption:41+ GP/82TG

	NAME	PPG	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	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	31.1	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
2	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	29.8	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
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.7	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
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28.5	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
5	Vince Carter V. Carter	27.6	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
6	Chris Webber C. Webber	27.1	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
7	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	26.8	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
8	Darius Acuff Jr. D. Acuff Jr.	25.9	10	37.1	3.8	7.4	0.9	0.1	9.5	23.0	41.3	3.0	9.4	31.9	3.9	4.6	84.8	51.8	0.3	3.5	3.6	371	259	38	74	9	1	36	30	-92
9	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	25.3	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
10	Antawn Jamison A. Jamison	24.9	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
11	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	23.9	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
12	Antoine Walker A. Walker	23.4	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
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	23.2	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
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	23.1	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
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	22.9	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
16	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	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
17	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22.2	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
18	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	22.0	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
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	22.0	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
20	Ray Allen R. Allen	22.0	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
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	21.8	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
22	Michael Finley M. Finley	21.5	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
23	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	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
24	Yaxel Lendeborg Y. Lendeborg	21.2	10	29.5	7.2	4.0	1.0	0.8	7.1	14.1	50.4	2.3	5.7	40.4	4.7	6.2	75.8	63.0	2.6	4.6	3.5	295	212	72	40	10	8	35	32	-16
25	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21.2	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

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RPG

9.7

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6.7

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0

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Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	TOR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sun 11/15	IND	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	PHI	@	ORL	7:00 PM

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Final

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Bulls

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PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

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8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

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1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

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FanDuel Points Leaders

614

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

599

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

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Gilgeous-Alexander

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MPG Leaders

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Acuff

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Murray

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Wembanyama

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Dončić

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1.98

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

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1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
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12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

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1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5