highest rookie ppg under 23 ppg in the history

Ron Harper has scored the most points per game by a rookie with fewer than 23.0 points per game, with 22.9 per game in 1986-87.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	Ron Harper R. Harper	22.9	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
2	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	540	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
3	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	2010-11	LAC	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
4	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	22.0	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	2,717	1,741	468	334	82	13	269	223
5	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	21.9	1994-95	MIL	80	37.0	6.4	2.5	1.4	0.3	8.0	17.6	45.1	1.1	3.4	32.1	5.0	6.2	79.6	53.8	2.1	4.3	3.9	2,958	1,755	513	197	115	22	313	234
6	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	21.7	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	1,781	726	165	48	101	222	279
7	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	21.6	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2	7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	6.0	7.6	79.7	57.0	2.7	2.7	3.4	3,077	1,772	443	270	89	16	280	241
8	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	2023-24	SAS	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
9	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	21.4	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	7.0	2.2	1.1	0.3	8.9	17.9	49.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.6	5.0	71.6	53.2	2.2	4.7	2.4	2,626	1,732	565	176	89	21	194	308
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	21.3	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21.2	2018-19	DAL	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
12	Austin Carr A. Carr	21.2	1971-72	CLE	43	35.8	3.5	3.4			8.9	20.8	42.6				3.5	4.6	76.0	46.5				1,539	911	150	148				99
13	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	21.2	2025-26	DAL	67	33.9	6.6	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	47.1	1.0	3.5	29.7	4.1	5.0	82.3	55.0	1.2	5.4	2.3	2,270	1,419	445	304	82	63	157	140	-289
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	21.1	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
15	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	21.0	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	6.4	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	1,725	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
16	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.0	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	1,639	805	76	27	271	236	286
17	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	21.0	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
18	LeBron James L. James	20.9	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	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
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	20.6	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
20	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	20.6	1980-81	UTA	81	35.4	3.6	2.4	1.3	0.5	8.8	19.1	46.4	0.1	0.6	19.2	2.8	4.0	71.6	49.6	1.0	2.6	2.9	2,867	1,671	288	194	106	40	231	219
21	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	20.5	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	2,638	1,616	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20.4	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	13.8	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	994	229				258
23	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	20.3	1976-77	BUF	77	36.6	7.6	1.9	1.2	0.2	7.1	13.6	52.0				6.2	7.6	81.8	60.1	3.3	4.4		2,816	1,564	587	144	91	15		215
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20.3	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	2,768	1,624	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
25	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20.2	2016-17	PHI	31	25.4	7.8	2.1	0.9	2.5	6.5	13.8	46.6	1.2	3.2	36.7	6.2	7.9	78.3	58.4	2.0	5.9	3.8	786	627	243	66	27	76	117	112	+67

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

6th

DRTG

115.0

15th

NETRTG

4.3

9th

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	54	25	.684	3.0
3	Knicks	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/8	ATL	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Fri 4/10	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	WAS	@	CLE	6:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

50 - 29

142

Final

126

Grizzlies

25 - 54

Mon 6 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.4

Duren

67.4

Ayton

67.1

Allen

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.3

120.7

119.9

119.6

119.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.1

109.6

111.1

112.6

112.9

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

12.0

8.4

8.1

7.8

6.6

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-62

18-61

20-59

21-59

25-54

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,950.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,412

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,205

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,617.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-30

47-32

46-32-1

45-35

45-34

44-35

Worst Record ATS

32-47

33-46

34-46

34-45

34-44-1

35-44

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	57	22	.722
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.0
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.0
4	Cavaliers - x	50	29	.633	7.0
5	Hawks	45	34	.570	12.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.0
7	76ers	43	36	.544	14.0
8	Magic	43	36	.544	14.0
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	14.5
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.0
11	Bucks - e	31	48	.392	26.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.0
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.0
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.0
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	63	16	.797
2	Spurs - x	60	19	.759	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	51	28	.646	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.0
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.0
6	Timberwolves - x	47	32	.595	16.0
7	Suns	43	36	.544	20.0
8	Clippers	41	38	.519	22.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	39	.506	23.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	37.5
12	Grizzlies - e	25	54	.316	38.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	54	.316	38.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	42.5
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	42.5