highest rookie per since 2000

Since 1999-00, Victor Wembanyama has the highest PER by a rookie, with a 23.1 rating in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:
highest rookie per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games since 2000
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.1
2023-24
71
29.7
21.4
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
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.5
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
22.1
2005-06
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
4Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.9
2010-11
82
38.0
22.5
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
5Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.6
1999-00
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
6Yao Ming
Y. Ming
20.6
2002-03
82
29.0
13.5
8.2
1.7
0.4
1.8
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.7
4.5
81.1
57.0
2.4
5.8
2.1
2,382
1,104
675
137
31
147
173
230
+142
7Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
20.5
2018-19
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
8Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
20.5
2023-24
82
29.4
16.5
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
9Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
20
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
10Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
19.5
2001-02
82
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
19.5
2018-19
72
32.2
21.2
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
12Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
18.8
2001-02
82
26.2
10.7
4.9
1.1
1.4
1.9
3.5
7.7
45.0
0.3
1.2
25.0
3.5
4.5
76.8
55.3
1.8
3.1
1.3
2,151
880
402
94
116
159
108
156
+347
13Steve Francis
S. Francis
18.4
1999-00
77
36.1
18.0
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
14Kevin Love
K. Love
18.3
2008-09
81
25.3
11.1
9.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
15LeBron James
L. James
18.3
2003-04
79
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
16Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
18.2
2009-10
72
37.2
20.1
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
17Brandon Roy
B. Roy
18
2006-07
57
35.4
16.8
4.4
4.0
1.2
0.2
6.1
13.4
45.6
1.0
2.6
37.7
3.5
4.2
83.8
54.8
1.0
3.4
2.0
2,015
955
250
230
67
10
116
139
-191
18Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
18
2010-11
80
27.8
9.4
7.5
1.3
1.2
0.6
3.8
6.9
55.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.9
62.2
57.5
3.1
4.4
1.0
2,222
751
601
105
93
45
81
196
-136
19Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
17.9
2025-26
71
31.4
19.0
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.7
3.5
8.0
43.6
2.5
2.9
87.0
65.0
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,231
1,352
373
242
51
17
140
157
+280
20Andre Miller
A. Miller
17.9
1999-00
82
25.5
11.1
3.4
5.8
1.0
0.2
4.1
9.2
44.9
0.1
0.6
20.4
2.8
3.6
77.4
51.7
1.0
2.4
2.0
2,093
914
280
476
84
17
166
194
-107
21Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
17.9
2008-09
82
30.5
13.0
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
5.5
10.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.6
79.3
56.8
2.7
5.4
1.8
2,501
1,068
665
86
44
151
147
257
-104
22Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
17.9
2002-03
81
25.3
10.0
7.5
1.3
0.7
0.6
4.1
7.6
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.4
77.1
57.7
2.5
5.0
1.3
2,049
810
609
106
59
50
103
224
-497
23Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
17.8
2015-16
72
28.4
14.3
7.3
1.3
0.7
1.9
5.2
12.3
42.1
1.1
3.4
33.3
2.8
3.3
83.8
51.8
1.8
5.5
1.7
2,047
1,028
526
94
53
134
121
205
+15
24Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
17.6
2011-12
65
25.5
11.5
2.6
4.1
0.8
0.1
3.9
8.8
44.8
1.3
3.4
37.9
2.4
2.8
83.2
57.4
0.7
1.8
1.6
1,656
749
168
266
53
8
105
121
-74
25Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
17.6
2003-04
61
34.9
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.8
5.1
74.7
53.0
1.4
2.7
3.2
2,126
991
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

7.1

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

5th

DRTG

111.2

3rd

NETRTG

7.8

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
57
16
.781
2
Spurs Spurs
55
18
.753
2.0
3
47
26
.644
10.0
4
46
28
.622
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/28
@
3:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM
Wed
4/1
@
10:00 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:30 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

55 - 18

123

Final

98

MEM Grizzlies

24 - 48

Wed 25 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
52
20
.722
2
48
24
.667
4.0
3
48
25
.658
4.5
4
45
28
.616
7.5
5
41
32
.562
11.5
6
40
32
.556
12.0
7
40
33
.548
12.5
8
39
34
.534
13.5
9
38
34
.528
14.0
10
38
34
.528
14.0
11
29
43
.403
23.0
12
29
43
.403
23.0
13
17
55
.236
35.0
14
Nets Nets - e
17
56
.233
35.5
15
16
57
.219
36.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
57
16
.781
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.0
3
47
26
.644
10.0
4
46
28
.622
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.0
6
43
29
.597
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.0
8
37
36
.507
20.0
9
37
37
.500
20.5
10
35
38
.479
22.0
11
25
48
.342
32.0
12
24
48
.333
32.5
13
23
50
.315
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
52
.288
36.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
54
.260
38.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/27
@
105-115
Fri
2/27
@
134-125
Fri
2/27
@
129-101
Fri
2/27
@
115-105
Sat
2/28
@
89-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
3/26
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
7:00 PM
Fri
3/27
@
7:30 PM