highest scoring nba debut as a rookie

Kon Knueppel has put up the most points by a rookie this season, with 1,402 points.

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highest scoring NBA debut as a rookie this regular season
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
1,402
2025-26
74
31.6
18.9
5.4
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.4
3.5
8.0
43.3
2.5
2.9
86.2
64.6
1.2
4.2
2.0
2,336
399
254
51
17
146
157
+279
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
1,279
2025-26
63
33.8
20.3
6.5
4.6
1.2
0.9
7.8
16.5
47.0
1.0
3.4
28.2
3.8
4.7
81.0
54.6
1.2
5.3
2.4
2,132
412
287
74
59
150
130
-257
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
1,090
2025-26
68
34.8
16.0
5.6
4.0
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.6
2.0
5.7
36.0
2.0
2.5
82.7
54.2
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,367
382
274
96
36
122
200
+8
4Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
989
2025-26
76
24.9
13.0
3.5
3.3
1.1
0.3
4.9
11.5
42.6
1.1
3.4
33.2
2.0
2.6
78.2
51.3
0.7
2.8
2.2
1,889
269
248
85
26
167
134
-293
5Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
907
2025-26
67
27.3
13.5
4.1
1.8
0.8
0.7
5.3
12.0
44.5
1.9
5.4
35.7
0.9
1.2
77.8
54.0
1.5
2.7
1.4
1,830
278
123
56
44
94
182
-379
6Derik Queen
D. Queen
854
2025-26
75
24.4
11.4
6.8
3.6
0.9
0.9
4.3
9.0
47.5
0.3
1.1
27.5
2.6
3.3
78.7
54.7
1.6
5.2
2.3
1,832
511
273
71
66
171
195
-282
7Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
816
2025-26
68
26.1
12.0
7.3
1.3
0.5
0.5
5.0
8.9
56.5
0.3
0.9
30.6
1.7
2.1
77.9
61.0
1.9
5.4
1.2
1,776
499
87
35
36
82
161
-459
8Cedric Coward
C. Coward
774
2025-26
58
25.9
13.3
6.1
2.8
0.6
0.4
4.8
10.4
46.4
1.5
4.4
33.3
2.2
2.6
84.9
57.8
1.4
4.7
1.7
1,503
351
165
36
24
101
115
+8
9Dylan Harper
D. Harper
717
2025-26
62
22.3
11.6
3.4
3.8
0.8
0.3
4.7
9.4
49.9
0.9
2.6
32.5
1.3
1.8
74.5
56.8
0.7
2.7
1.4
1,385
211
238
48
21
86
120
+283
10Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
703
2025-26
57
24.0
12.3
2.8
2.0
0.5
0.3
4.5
10.7
42.2
1.9
5.4
36.4
1.3
1.5
87.4
54.1
0.5
2.3
1.5
1,370
157
112
31
18
87
112
-295
11Will Riley
W. Riley
618
2025-26
66
20.6
9.4
2.7
1.8
0.6
0.1
3.3
7.4
44.0
1.0
3.0
33.8
1.8
2.3
79.3
55.5
0.8
1.9
1.2
1,362
177
119
42
6
76
73
-366
12Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
539
2025-26
69
24.1
7.8
3.6
2.2
0.9
0.3
3.0
7.4
40.7
1.0
3.0
32.8
0.8
1.1
69.2
49.2
0.9
2.8
1.4
1,661
251
152
63
22
96
143
-204
13Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
536
2025-26
52
25.2
10.3
3.2
3.3
0.8
0.3
3.4
8.6
39.9
2.4
6.2
38.5
1.0
1.3
83.1
56.1
0.4
2.8
1.7
1,308
165
173
42
17
86
93
-161
14Danny Wolf
D. Wolf
508
2025-26
57
20.8
8.9
4.9
2.2
0.5
0.6
3.1
7.7
40.5
1.2
3.7
32.2
1.5
1.9
77.1
52.1
1.0
3.9
1.3
1,187
281
127
30
32
73
126
-231
15Caleb Love
C. Love
507
2025-26
46
21.9
11.0
2.5
2.7
0.6
0.1
4.1
10.6
38.7
2.0
6.3
32.0
0.8
1.1
73.5
49.7
0.5
1.9
1.3
1,008
114
123
27
4
61
48
-119
16Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
483
2025-26
TOT
65
20.2
7.4
2.0
3.9
0.7
0.3
2.4
6.5
37.6
1.0
3.4
29.0
1.5
1.7
89.3
51.1
0.3
1.7
1.6
1,315
132
256
44
19
107
114
-242
17Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
479
2025-26
62
21.6
7.7
5.5
0.8
0.5
1.5
3.3
4.3
75.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
1.7
69.4
75.7
2.4
3.1
0.9
1,338
342
48
30
90
58
98
+27
18Will Richard
W. Richard
439
2025-26
64
20.4
6.9
2.5
1.4
1.2
0.1
2.5
5.3
47.9
1.1
3.2
34.8
0.7
0.8
85.2
61.0
1.0
1.5
0.8
1,306
162
88
78
8
53
126
-47
19Nolan Traore
N. Traore
434
2025-26
51
22.3
8.5
1.7
3.8
0.7
0.4
3.1
8.4
37.3
1.0
3.2
31.9
1.3
1.6
77.1
46.9
0.3
1.4
2.3
1,137
85
196
38
20
117
112
-270
20Kobe Sanders
K. Sanders
427
2025-26
61
20.2
7.0
2.3
1.6
0.7
0.1
2.6
5.6
46.0
1.1
2.8
40.9
0.7
0.9
81.1
58.6
0.4
1.9
1.2
1,234
142
100
41
8
76
130
-1
21Sion James
S. James
404
2025-26
75
22.6
5.4
3.4
2.0
0.6
0.3
1.7
4.4
37.8
1.0
2.7
36.9
1.1
1.3
84.2
54.6
0.6
2.8
0.8
1,695
253
148
43
20
61
136
+6
22Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
394
2025-26
50
22.0
7.9
4.9
1.9
0.9
1.0
3.2
5.8
56.3
0.3
1.0
35.4
1.1
1.6
65.4
60.9
2.4
2.5
1.1
1,099
244
94
46
48
55
127
-32
23Drake Powell
D. Powell
358
2025-26
57
20.1
6.3
1.7
1.5
0.5
0.2
2.2
5.2
42.1
0.8
2.8
29.9
1.0
1.1
90.8
54.6
0.3
1.3
0.9
1,147
95
83
28
10
54
80
-369
24Javon Small
J. Small
351
2025-26
38
19.8
9.2
3.1
3.7
0.8
0.2
3.1
6.7
46.6
1.4
3.2
44.6
1.6
1.9
83.6
61.6
0.8
2.3
1.3
753
119
142
31
9
50
59
-61
25Ryan Nembhard
R. Nembhard
337
2025-26
54
18.5
6.2
1.9
4.9
0.4
0.0
2.6
6.1
41.6
0.8
2.2
37.6
0.3
0.4
77.3
49.3
0.2
1.8
1.4
1,001
105
263
19
1
74
70
-48

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PPG

20.3

Miller

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RPG

8.7

Diabaté

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APG

7.0

Ball

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Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

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DRTG

114.7

12th

NETRTG

4.4

7th

3P%

38.0

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
39
35
.527
15.0
9
40
36
.526
15.0
10
Hornets Hornets
39
36
.520
15.5
11
29
45
.392
25.0
12
29
46
.387
25.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/2
@
7:00 PM
Fri
4/3
@
7:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
7:00 PM
Tue
4/7
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

50 - 24

114

Final

99

CHA Hornets

39 - 36

Sun 29 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
50
25
.667
4.5
3
48
27
.640
6.5
4
47
28
.627
7.5
5
42
32
.568
12.0
6
43
33
.566
12.0
7
41
34
.547
13.5
8
39
35
.527
15.0
9
40
36
.526
15.0
10
39
36
.520
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
46
.387
25.5
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
59
16
.787
2
Spurs Spurs - y
57
18
.760
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.5
4
48
28
.632
11.5
5
46
29
.613
13.0
6
45
29
.608
13.5
7
42
33
.560
17.0
8
39
36
.520
20.0
9
38
38
.500
21.5
10
36
39
.480
23.0
11
25
50
.333
34.0
12
25
51
.329
34.5
13
24
51
.320
35.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
55
.276
38.5
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/3
@
107-130
Wed
3/4
@
114-115
Wed
3/4
@
122-112
Wed
3/4
@
110-126
Wed
3/4
@
115-113

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM