highest rpg for a nba player in their rookie season in 2021

Isaiah Stewart averaged the most rebounds per game by a rookie in 2020-21, with 6.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest rpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for a NBA player in their rookie season in 2021
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Isaiah Stewart
I. Stewart
6.7
2020-21
DET DET
68
21.4
7.9
0.9
0.6
1.3
3.3
6.0
55.3
0.3
0.9
33.3
0.9
1.4
69.6
59.7
2.3
4.3
1.0
1,455
537
453
59
39
86
67
184
-60
2LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
5.9
2020-21
CHA CHA
51
28.8
15.7
6.1
1.6
0.4
5.7
13.2
43.6
1.8
5.1
35.2
2.5
3.2
75.8
53.9
1.2
4.7
2.8
1,468
803
302
313
81
18
145
136
-84
3Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
5.3
2020-21
HOU HOU
70
29.2
11.3
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
4Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
4.9
2020-21
WAS WAS
54
23.3
6.3
1.2
0.6
0.3
2.4
5.8
41.7
1.0
3.1
31.5
0.5
0.8
64.4
51.5
0.4
4.4
0.6
1,257
342
262
63
32
15
33
140
-81
5Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
4.7
2020-21
MIN MIN
72
32.1
19.3
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
6Patrick Williams
P. Williams
4.6
2020-21
CHI CHI
71
27.9
9.2
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
7Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
4.5
2020-21
DET DET
70
27.3
12.2
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
8Xavier Tillman
X. Tillman
4.3
2020-21
MEM MEM
59
18.4
6.6
1.3
0.7
0.6
2.8
5.1
55.9
0.4
1.1
33.8
0.6
0.9
64.2
60.5
1.3
3.1
0.8
1,085
390
256
75
44
33
45
116
+33
9Jaden McDaniels
J. McDaniels
3.7
2020-21
MIN MIN
63
24.0
6.8
1.1
0.6
1.0
2.6
5.8
44.7
1.1
3.1
36.4
0.4
0.7
60.0
55.2
0.8
2.9
0.7
1,511
427
232
71
35
60
47
172
-103
10RJ Hampton
RJ Hampton
3.5
2020-21
TOT
51
17.4
6.9
1.7
0.4
0.2
2.7
6.1
43.5
0.5
1.7
31.0
1.1
1.6
67.1
50.7
0.6
2.9
1.0
888
354
179
87
21
10
53
61
-284
11Precious Achiuwa
P. Achiuwa
3.4
2020-21
MIA MIA
61
12.1
5.0
0.5
0.3
0.5
2.0
3.7
54.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.8
50.9
55.0
1.2
2.2
0.7
737
304
208
29
20
28
43
91
-116
12Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
3.2
2020-21
OKC OKC
65
27.4
10.1
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
13Desmond Bane
D. Bane
3.1
2020-21
MEM MEM
68
22.3
9.2
1.7
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.3
46.9
1.7
4.0
43.2
0.6
0.7
81.6
60.0
0.5
2.6
0.9
1,519
625
210
118
41
16
59
125
+12
14Isaac Okoro
I. Okoro
3.1
2020-21
CLE CLE
67
32.4
9.6
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
15Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
3.0
2020-21
SAC SAC
58
30.1
13.0
5.3
1.3
0.5
5.0
10.7
47.2
2.1
5.1
40.9
0.8
1.0
85.7
58.5
0.7
2.3
1.6
1,746
753
173
309
77
28
92
83
-180
16Devin Vassell
D. Vassell
2.8
2020-21
SAS SAS
62
17.0
5.5
0.9
0.7
0.3
2.0
4.9
40.6
0.8
2.4
34.7
0.7
0.8
84.3
52.4
0.4
2.4
0.4
1,056
341
174
56
43
18
22
88
-65
17Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
2.4
2020-21
BOS BOS
66
19.2
7.7
1.8
0.6
0.1
2.8
6.3
44.0
1.5
3.8
41.1
0.6
0.7
88.9
58.2
0.5
1.9
0.8
1,267
510
158
120
37
9
53
104
+40
18Obi Toppin
O. Toppin
2.2
2020-21
NYK NYK
62
11.0
4.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
1.7
3.4
49.8
0.4
1.4
30.6
0.3
0.4
73.1
57.4
0.4
1.8
0.4
683
253
138
29
17
15
23
55
+25
19Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
2.1
2020-21
NYK NYK
64
19.4
11.4
2.0
0.5
0.2
3.6
9.1
39.5
1.8
4.7
38.9
2.4
2.7
89.1
55.7
0.4
1.8
0.9
1,243
731
137
127
30
12
58
114
+182
20Facundo Campazzo
F. Campazzo
2.1
2020-21
DEN DEN
65
21.9
6.1
3.6
1.2
0.2
1.8
4.8
38.1
1.2
3.3
35.2
1.2
1.4
87.9
55.8
0.3
1.7
1.1
1,425
396
134
232
79
14
73
132
+78
21Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
1.7
2020-21
PHI PHI
61
15.3
8.0
2.0
0.4
0.2
3.2
7.0
46.2
0.5
1.7
30.1
1.0
1.1
87.1
53.1
0.2
1.5
0.7
935
488
104
120
26
13
41
79
-52
22Kira Lewis Jr.
K. Lewis Jr.
1.3
2020-21
NOP NOP
54
16.7
6.4
2.3
0.7
0.2
2.4
6.2
38.6
0.7
2.2
33.3
0.8
0.9
84.3
47.7
0.2
1.1
0.6
904
343
71
124
38
10
34
88
+23
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PPG

29.3

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

RPG

8.5

Duren

Jalen Duren

APG

7.7

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors
46
36
.561
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
8:00 PM
Last Game
DET Pistons

3 - 3

115

Final

94

CLE Cavaliers

3 - 3

Fri 15 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.3

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.7

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Allen

Jarrett Allen

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

113.6

Proctor

Tyrese Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Thunder

127.8

Knicks

126.0

Spurs

118.2

Celtics

113.7

Cavaliers

113.6

Pistons

112.1
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Spurs

103.6

Knicks

105.7

Magic

107.4

Pistons

107.7

Rockets

108.5

Thunder

110.2
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Knicks

20.3

Thunder

17.5

Spurs

14.6

Pistons

4.4

Celtics

3.0

Cavaliers

-0.7

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

599.6

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

517.1

Harden

James Harden

502

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

651

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

537

Harden

James Harden

500.3

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
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.

41.2

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

55-38

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Pelicans

45-37
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

40-55

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
Sat
3/28
SAS SAS
@
MIL MIL
127-95
Sat
3/28
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
109-87
Sat
3/28
PHI PHI
@
CHA CHA
118-114
Sat
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ATL ATL
113-123
Sat
3/28
CHI CHI
@
MEM MEM
124-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
8:00 PM
Mon
5/18
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/20
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM