highest ppg rookie of the year

Stephon Castle has 15.6 points per game in his career.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg rookie of the year by a player
NAMEPPGROYGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Stephon Castle
S. Castle
15.6
1
149
28.2
4.4
5.6
1.0
0.3
5.4
12.1
44.8
1.2
3.9
30.5
3.6
4.9
72.9
54.7
1.3
3.2
2.6
4,200
2,323
659
834
152
41
394
386
+169
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.4
1
181
30.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
3Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
22.3
1
270
34.5
7.4
4.8
0.8
0.6
7.6
17.0
44.9
1.4
4.4
31.7
5.7
7.7
74.3
54.8
1.1
6.3
3.0
9,313
6,031
2,000
1,292
218
154
805
554
-238
4Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
17.4
1
356
34.3
7.5
5.2
1.3
1.1
6.8
14.3
47.5
1.0
3.4
30.1
2.8
3.7
77.3
54.9
2.2
5.3
2.4
12,203
6,204
2,665
1,842
445
383
850
804
+233
5LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
20.8
1
303
31.0
5.7
7.3
1.4
0.3
7.3
17.5
41.8
3.2
8.8
36.5
2.9
3.4
84.7
54.6
1.2
4.5
3.2
9,391
6,304
1,726
2,224
427
93
971
922
+12
6Ja Morant
J. Morant
22.4
1
327
31.7
4.6
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.3
46.6
1.3
4.3
31.1
4.9
6.4
77.3
55.7
0.9
3.7
3.4
10,370
7,331
1,513
2,428
335
92
1,108
555
+770
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.2
1
514
35.0
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
8Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
13.1
1
383
31.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
9Malcolm Brogdon
M. Brogdon
15.3
1
463
29.1
4.1
4.7
0.8
0.2
5.6
12.1
46.3
1.6
4.2
38.8
2.4
2.8
87.4
57.2
0.8
3.4
1.7
13,479
7,077
1,917
2,156
370
108
789
846
+491
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.8
1
720
33.7
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,293
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
11Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
18.2
1
834
33.5
4.5
2.3
1.0
0.7
6.8
15.0
45.1
1.5
4.3
36.2
3.1
4.3
72.8
53.9
1.3
3.2
1.8
27,950
15,214
3,754
1,937
818
587
1,528
1,809
-459
12Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
10.2
1
395
25.2
4.3
4.3
1.3
0.5
3.8
9.4
40.2
0.5
1.8
25.6
2.2
3.1
70.5
47.3
1.0
3.4
2.3
9,942
4,040
1,718
1,708
498
215
916
964
-882
13Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,612
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
14Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
23.7
1
779
34.5
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
15Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
19.0
1
765
31.9
8.0
4.0
0.8
0.5
7.1
14.4
49.3
0.7
2.1
32.8
4.1
5.9
69.6
55.9
1.9
6.0
2.3
24,384
14,513
6,109
3,055
627
359
1,732
2,058
+2496
16Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
15.7
1
594
30.7
4.6
4.8
1.2
0.4
5.9
13.4
44.0
0.8
2.6
32.3
3.1
4.1
75.7
51.7
0.8
3.7
2.5
18,242
9,347
2,720
2,852
734
222
1,489
1,308
-1151
17Derrick Rose
D. Rose
17.4
1
723
30.5
3.2
5.2
0.7
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
0.8
2.6
31.6
3.0
3.6
83.1
52.7
0.8
2.4
2.4
22,054
12,573
2,324
3,770
536
242
1,746
887
+449
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.1
1
1,201
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,076
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
19Brandon Roy
B. Roy
18.8
1
326
35.5
4.3
4.7
1.0
0.2
6.8
14.9
45.9
1.0
2.8
34.8
4.2
5.2
80.0
54.8
1.1
3.2
1.8
11,561
6,136
1,388
1,517
335
76
595
630
+678
20Chris Paul
C. Paul
16.8
1
1,370
33.5
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
21Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
12.0
1
616
30.9
9.7
0.8
0.7
1.6
4.9
9.5
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.8
58.6
53.5
3.2
6.5
1.6
19,055
7,370
5,967
520
414
1,003
984
1,696
-927
22LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1
1,622
37.6
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
23Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
18.9
1
846
31.0
7.8
1.2
0.8
1.2
7.0
13.0
53.7
0.0
0.2
23.6
4.9
6.4
76.1
59.7
2.4
5.4
2.3
26,254
15,994
6,632
1,050
636
1,054
1,953
2,685
+1631
24Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
17.0
1
1,226
33.4
9.2
3.2
0.5
1.6
6.5
12.8
50.7
0.1
0.4
36.8
3.9
5.1
75.3
56.5
2.5
6.7
2.2
41,001
20,894
11,305
3,925
606
1,941
2,638
2,632
+1826
25Mike Miller
M. Miller
10.6
1
1,032
26.9
4.2
2.6
0.6
0.2
3.9
8.5
45.9
1.5
3.8
40.7
1.3
1.7
76.9
57.6
0.6
3.6
1.5
27,812
10,973
4,376
2,666
573
229
1,561
2,043
-168
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Team Leaders

PPG

23.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

6.6

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/30
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

2 - 2

82

Final

103

SAS Spurs

2 - 2

Sun 24 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

8.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

107.8

Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

124.5

Thunder

121.3

Spurs

116.0

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.4

Spurs

105.1

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Thunder

110.3
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

20.1

Thunder

11.1

Spurs

10.9

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Raptors

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

729.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

691

Mobley

Evan Mobley

685.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

720

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

686.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.64

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.62

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

57-40

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

54-42
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
BOS BOS
@
CHA CHA
114-99
Sun
3/29
SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116
Sun
3/29
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
87-139
Sun
3/29
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
134-102
Sun
3/29
NYK NYK
@
OKC OKC
100-111

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/30
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM