highest rebounds per game average for an nba rookie

Ryan Kalkbrenner has grabbed the most rebounds per game by a rookie this season, with 6.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest rebounds per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games average for an NBA rookie this regular season
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
6.5
2025-26
24
25.6
8.9
0.5
0.7
1.9
3.8
4.8
79.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
74.4
80.5
2.6
3.9
1.2
614
214
156
12
17
45
29
45
-84
2Derik Queen
D. Queen
6.4
2025-26
27
25.2
12.7
4.0
1.0
0.8
4.8
9.5
50.4
0.1
0.7
11.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
56.8
1.6
4.8
2.3
681
343
173
109
27
21
62
89
-116
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
6.3
2025-26
26
34.0
18.4
3.5
1.3
0.7
7.0
14.6
48.2
0.8
3.4
25.0
3.5
4.3
80.5
55.7
1.2
5.1
2.2
884
479
164
92
34
19
56
59
-152
4Cedric Coward
C. Coward
6.2
2025-26
26
27.1
13.4
2.8
0.5
0.3
4.8
10.5
46.2
1.5
4.5
32.2
2.3
2.7
84.3
57.4
1.4
4.8
1.6
704
349
162
73
14
8
41
54
+33
5VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
5.6
2025-26
22
35.0
15.2
4.0
1.3
0.5
5.6
13.3
42.1
2.0
5.3
38.8
2.0
2.6
77.2
52.8
1.7
3.9
1.7
770
335
123
87
28
10
38
72
+77
6Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
5.4
2025-26
26
34.0
19.0
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.7
14.2
47.2
3.4
8.5
40.5
2.2
2.4
92.1
62.4
1.0
4.4
2.3
883
495
140
90
19
6
61
62
-36
7Moussa Cisse
M. Cisse
3.5
2025-26
19
10.2
3.1
0.2
0.3
1.1
1.2
2.0
60.5
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.6
41.9
57.1
1.5
2.1
0.7
194
59
67
3
5
20
14
31
-20
8Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
3.4
2025-26
27
27.6
15.7
3.1
1.4
0.1
5.9
13.1
44.8
1.2
3.3
36.4
2.7
3.4
80.2
53.5
0.6
2.8
2.3
746
423
93
84
39
4
62
56
-204
9Sion James
S. James
3.3
2025-26
26
26.5
7.0
1.5
0.7
0.5
2.2
5.3
41.6
1.3
3.3
38.4
1.3
1.5
85.0
58.5
0.4
2.8
1.0
690
181
85
40
18
12
25
45
-46
10Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
3.2
2025-26
25
23.6
10.0
1.7
0.8
0.4
4.0
9.1
43.6
1.4
4.1
35.0
0.7
0.9
77.3
53.0
1.4
1.9
1.4
590
251
81
43
19
10
34
65
-125
11Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
3.2
2025-26
22
17.5
6.8
1.4
0.6
0.4
2.7
4.8
56.2
0.5
1.1
48.0
0.9
1.5
62.5
63.0
1.7
1.5
1.2
385
150
71
30
14
8
26
51
-31
12Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
3.2
2025-26
23
22.9
8.5
3.5
0.9
0.3
3.0
7.7
38.8
1.8
5.2
35.3
0.7
0.7
88.2
52.6
0.5
2.7
1.7
526
195
73
81
21
8
40
45
-60
13Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
2.8
2025-26
17
23.3
11.2
1.4
0.4
0.4
4.1
9.4
44.0
1.9
4.9
39.8
1.0
1.2
81.0
56.5
0.5
2.4
1.5
396
190
48
23
7
7
25
31
-111
14Will Richard
W. Richard
2.7
2025-26
23
19.1
8.0
1.1
1.0
0.0
2.8
5.3
53.3
1.3
3.2
39.7
1.0
1.3
77.4
67.5
1.0
1.7
0.7
440
183
62
25
23
1
15
47
+9
15Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
2.5
2025-26
22
16.6
4.1
1.4
0.4
0.3
1.5
4.1
37.8
0.5
1.8
27.5
0.5
0.8
66.7
46.5
0.6
2.0
0.9
365
91
56
30
9
6
20
46
-87
16Micah Peavy
M. Peavy
2.5
2025-26
22
16.1
4.9
1.1
0.6
0.1
2.0
5.1
40.2
0.3
1.6
20.0
0.5
0.6
71.4
45.3
1.0
1.4
0.4
354
107
54
24
13
2
9
37
-57
17Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
2.2
2025-26
21
16.6
6.3
3.5
0.5
0.2
2.2
5.2
42.2
0.8
2.7
29.8
1.1
1.1
95.8
55.2
0.5
1.8
1.4
348
132
47
73
10
4
30
41
-11
18Hugo González
H. González
2.2
2025-26
21
11.8
3.6
0.5
0.7
0.1
1.5
2.9
51.7
0.5
1.1
47.8
0.1
0.3
42.9
60.2
0.7
1.5
0.6
247
76
46
11
14
3
12
38
+52
19Drake Powell
D. Powell
1.8
2025-26
18
18.5
6.3
2.1
0.8
0.2
2.2
4.6
48.8
0.8
2.1
37.8
1.1
1.2
95.2
62.5
0.2
1.6
1.2
333
114
32
37
14
3
22
32
-20
20Will Riley
W. Riley
1.8
2025-26
18
11.4
4.6
0.9
0.3
0.1
1.7
3.4
48.4
0.3
1.1
26.3
0.9
1.2
77.3
57.2
0.7
1.1
0.7
206
82
32
17
5
2
13
13
-76
21Carter Bryant
C. Bryant
1.7
2025-26
18
7.9
2.5
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.9
2.8
33.3
0.4
1.6
28.6
0.2
0.2
75.0
42.6
0.3
1.3
0.3
142
45
30
1
4
2
6
15
+21
22Tyrese Proctor
T. Proctor
1.2
2025-26
19
12.1
5.3
1.4
0.3
0.0
1.7
4.9
34.4
1.0
3.2
31.1
0.9
1.1
85.7
49.4
0.2
1.1
0.4
230
101
23
27
6
0
7
25
-34
23Chris Youngblood
C. Youngblood
1.0
2025-26
19
5.6
1.8
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.5
1.6
33.3
0.4
1.3
32.0
0.4
0.4
100.0
52.9
0.2
0.8
0.1
107
35
19
6
1
0
1
17
-7
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Team Leaders

PPG

21.3

Bridges

Miles Bridges

RPG

7.6

Diabaté

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APG

8.5

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.7

19th

DRTG

118.3

22nd

NETRTG

-3.6

19th

3P%

34.7

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
10
15
.400
10.5
12
Hornets Hornets
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

8 - 18

119

Final

111

CLE Cavaliers

15 - 12

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
10
15
.400
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
12
14
.462
12.0
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
109-96
Fri
11/14
@
123-112
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM