highest ppg per 36 minutes by rookies

Darius Acuff Jr. has the most points per game / minutes played / 36 by a rookie this season, with 2.73.

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  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Minutes Played, Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEPPG/(MIN/36)PPGMINSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
2.73
25.2
332
2026-27
9
36.9
3.7
7.1
0.9
0.1
9.3
23.2
40.2
3.0
9.7
31.0
3.6
4.3
82.1
50.2
0.3
3.3
3.4
227
33
64
8
1
31
28
-80
2Caleb Wilson
C. Wilson
2.69
19.5
261
2026-27
8
32.6
6.5
2.4
1.9
1.1
7.0
17.1
40.9
2.4
7.9
30.2
3.1
4.5
69.4
51.0
1.9
4.6
2.8
156
52
19
15
9
22
22
-83
3Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
2.64
21.0
286
2026-27
9
31.8
7.1
4.1
1.1
0.6
6.9
14.0
49.2
2.3
5.9
39.6
4.9
6.4
75.9
62.4
2.8
4.3
3.2
189
64
37
10
5
29
27
-22
4Cameron Boozer
C. Boozer
1.94
15.6
289
2026-27
9
32.1
10.0
5.2
0.3
0.7
4.7
13.8
33.9
2.0
6.3
31.6
4.2
4.4
95.0
49.4
1.6
8.4
3.1
140
90
47
3
6
28
18
+11
5Darryn Peterson
D. Peterson
1.79
13.6
272
2026-27
9
30.2
3.8
3.9
1.2
0.9
4.6
12.3
36.9
1.7
4.9
34.1
2.8
3.1
89.3
49.5
1.1
2.7
1.3
122
34
35
11
8
12
26
-61
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
0.41
37.6
3,338
1959-60
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
2,707
1,941
168
150
7Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
0.4
25.5
2,294
1962-63
57
40.2
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
1,452
458
175
188
8Vince Carter
V. Carter
0.37
18.3
1,760
1998-99
50
35.2
5.7
3.0
1.1
1.5
6.9
15.3
45.0
0.4
1.3
28.8
4.1
5.4
76.1
51.6
1.9
3.8
2.2
913
283
149
55
77
110
140
+47
9Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
0.37
21.4
2,106
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
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
10Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
0.36
16.5
1,632
1998-99
48
34.0
6.4
2.4
1.7
1.0
5.9
13.5
43.9
1.8
4.3
41.2
2.9
4.1
71.3
54.0
2.4
4.0
2.4
791
309
115
82
50
113
139
-64
11Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
0.36
30.5
3,032
1960-61
71
42.7
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
2,165
716
690
219
12Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
0.34
31.6
3,344
1961-62
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
2,495
1,500
210
281
13Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
0.34
23.7
2,531
1982-83
70
36.2
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
14Walter Davis
W. Davis
0.34
24.2
2,590
1977-78
81
32.0
6.0
3.4
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
52.6
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.33
21.2
2,318
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
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
16Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
0.32
21.0
2,344
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
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.32
28.2
3,144
1984-85
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
18Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
0.31
24.9
2,855
1958-59
70
40.8
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
1,742
1,050
287
270
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
0.31
25.7
2,990
1965-66
80
37.4
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,059
850
173
297
20Ja Morant
J. Morant
0.31
17.8
2,074
2019-20
67
31.0
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
21Keith Van Horn
K. Van Horn
0.3
19.7
2,325
1997-98
62
37.5
6.6
1.7
1.0
0.4
7.2
16.9
42.6
1.1
3.6
30.8
4.2
4.9
84.6
51.6
2.3
4.3
2.6
1,219
408
106
64
25
164
216
+145
22Eric Paschall
E. Paschall
0.3
14.0
1,654
2019-20
60
27.6
4.6
2.1
0.5
0.2
5.3
10.7
49.7
0.6
2.2
28.7
2.7
3.5
77.4
57.1
1.4
3.2
1.6
837
275
127
32
13
94
125
-374
23RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
0.3
14.3
1,704
2019-20
56
30.4
5.0
2.6
1.0
0.3
5.2
13.0
40.2
1.1
3.5
32.0
2.8
4.5
61.4
47.9
0.9
4.1
2.2
803
279
143
55
17
124
122
-325
24Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
0.3
19.3
2,314
2020-21
72
32.1
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
25Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
0.3
17.4
2,088
2021-22
64
32.6
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275

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PPG

25.2

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Darius Acuff Jr.

RPG

14.6

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APG

7.1

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Darius Acuff Jr.
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ORTG

108.2

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122.2

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-14.0

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34.0

18th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
4
5
.444
3.5
12
2
5
.286
4.5
13
1
7
.125
6.0
14
Kings Kings
1
8
.111
6.5
15
1
8
.111
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
@
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
@
10:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
10:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
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7 - 2

124

Final

109

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
8
2
.800
2
7
2
.778
0.5
3
6
2
.750
1.0
4
6
4
.600
2.0
5
5
4
.556
2.5
6
5
4
.556
2.5
7
4
4
.500
3.0
8
4
5
.444
3.5
9
3
6
.333
4.5
10
3
6
.333
4.5
11
3
7
.300
5.0
12
2
6
.250
5.0
13
2
6
.250
5.0
14
1
7
.125
6.0
15
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
8
2
.800
2
7
2
.778
0.5
3
7
2
.778
0.5
4
7
2
.778
0.5
5
6
2
.750
1.0
6
7
3
.700
1.0
7
6
3
.667
1.5
8
6
3
.667
1.5
9
4
3
.571
2.5
10
5
4
.556
2.5
11
4
5
.444
3.5
12
2
5
.286
4.5
13
1
7
.125
6.0
14
1
8
.111
6.5
15
1
8
.111
6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/7
@
5:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
7:30 PM
Sat
11/7
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
8:30 PM