highest rookie usage rate 2021 nba season

Anthony Edwards had the highest usage percentage by a rookie in 2020-21, at 27.0 percent.

Interpreted as:
highest rookie usage rate with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games 2021 NBA season
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
27.0
2020-21
72
32.1
19.3
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
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
2Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
19.5
2020-21
65
27.4
10.1
3.2
3.5
0.9
0.2
3.5
9.4
36.8
1.6
4.8
33.5
1.6
2.1
74.8
48.9
0.4
2.9
2.2
1,778
658
211
227
56
11
141
126
-621
3Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
18.7
2020-21
70
27.3
12.2
4.5
1.4
0.7
0.2
4.0
9.9
40.4
2.5
6.6
38.0
1.8
2.1
84.4
56.7
0.6
3.9
0.9
1,909
857
318
95
52
14
60
110
-213
4Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
16.4
2020-21
70
29.2
11.3
5.3
2.5
1.2
0.5
4.5
8.9
50.6
0.9
2.8
30.8
1.5
2.1
69.4
57.6
1.9
3.5
1.4
2,043
794
374
178
85
36
98
222
-189
5Patrick Williams
P. Williams
14.9
2020-21
71
27.9
9.2
4.6
1.4
0.9
0.6
3.6
7.4
48.3
0.8
1.9
39.1
1.3
1.8
72.8
56.2
0.9
3.7
1.4
1,983
655
327
99
64
46
98
126
-292
6Isaac Okoro
I. Okoro
14.3
2020-21
67
32.4
9.6
3.1
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.5
8.3
42.0
0.9
3.2
29.0
1.7
2.3
72.6
51.4
1.0
2.1
1.3
2,173
646
206
128
62
24
86
185
-407
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

More NBA News

More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

RPG

11.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

5.0

Randle

Julius Randle
Team Rankings

ORTG

116.8

12th

DRTG

113.5

8th

NETRTG

3.3

10th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/21
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/23
@
7:00 PM
Sun
10/25
@
7:00 PM
Mon
10/26
@
7:00 PM
Wed
10/28
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

4 - 2

139

Final

109

Fri 15 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
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
44
38
.537
16.0
10
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
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
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
Mon
3/30
@
131-105
Mon
3/30
@
114-129
Mon
3/30
@
124-94
Mon
3/30
@
122-113
Mon
3/30
@
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
@
3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
@
9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
@
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
@
7:00 PM