highest usage rate by a nba rookie minimum 35 games 2022

Cade Cunningham had the highest usage percentage by a rookie among players with 35+ games played in 2021-22, at 27.6 percent.

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	NAME	USG%	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	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	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	27.6	64	2021-22	DET	32.6	17.4	5.5	5.6	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	1,114	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
2	Jalen Suggs J. Suggs	25.2	48	2021-22	ORL	27.2	11.8	3.6	4.4	1.2	0.4	4.1	11.4	36.1	0.9	4.1	21.4	2.6	3.4	77.3	45.5	0.5	3.0	3.0	1,307	564	171	209	59	19	143	142	-206
3	Bones Hyland B. Hyland	23.9	69	2021-22	DEN	19.0	10.1	2.7	2.8	0.6	0.3	3.3	8.3	40.3	1.9	5.2	36.6	1.6	1.8	85.6	55.8	0.2	2.5	1.2	1,310	698	188	191	41	20	86	153	+39
4	Jalen Green J. Green	23.7	67	2021-22	HOU	31.9	17.3	3.4	2.6	0.7	0.3	6.1	14.2	42.6	2.3	6.8	34.3	2.8	3.5	79.7	54.7	0.5	2.9	2.0	2,138	1,157	226	176	44	18	135	103	-519
5	Jared Butler J. Butler	23.2	42	2021-22	UTA	8.6	3.8	1.1	1.5	0.4	0.2	1.5	3.6	40.4	0.7	2.1	31.8	0.3	0.4	68.8	50.9	0.1	1.0	0.8	360	161	45	63	17	8	33	47	-11
6	Duane Washington Jr. D. Washington Jr.	22.6	48	2021-22	IND	20.2	9.9	1.7	1.8	0.5	0.1	3.6	8.9	40.5	1.7	4.5	37.7	1.0	1.3	75.4	52.1	0.1	1.6	1.2	968	473	83	85	26	3	57	66	-125
7	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	22.6	70	2021-22	GSW	16.9	9.3	3.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	3.4	6.6	51.3	0.7	2.1	33.6	1.9	2.7	68.4	60.0	0.8	2.6	1.1	1,185	652	234	64	31	22	74	146	+35
8	Brandon Boston B. Boston	22.4	51	2021-22	LAC	14.9	6.7	2.2	1.0	0.5	0.3	2.5	6.4	38.5	0.7	2.2	30.6	1.2	1.4	81.9	48.1	0.3	1.8	0.6	760	343	111	51	26	13	31	43	-37
9	Isaiah Jackson I. Jackson	22.4	36	2021-22	IND	15.0	8.3	4.1	0.3	0.7	1.4	3.2	5.7	56.3	0.1	0.4	31.3	1.7	2.4	68.2	60.7	1.7	2.5	1.1	541	297	149	10	25	52	40	92	-39
10	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	22.3	54	2021-22	OKC	31.5	12.5	7.8	6.4	0.9	0.4	5.2	12.4	41.9	1.0	3.9	26.3	1.0	1.5	70.9	47.8	1.8	6.0	3.2	1,700	674	421	345	51	20	171	88	-299
11	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	22.1	67	2021-22	BKN	17.6	8.5	2.4	1.2	0.5	0.1	3.3	7.5	43.3	0.7	2.6	27.0	1.3	1.6	82.9	51.9	0.2	2.2	0.8	1,176	570	161	78	33	8	55	66	-139
12	Tre Mann T. Mann	22.0	60	2021-22	OKC	22.8	10.4	2.9	1.5	0.8	0.2	3.9	9.8	39.3	1.6	4.5	36.0	1.1	1.4	79.3	50.1	0.4	2.4	1.2	1,367	625	171	91	47	12	71	102	-278
13	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	21.9	72	2021-22	HOU	20.7	9.6	5.5	2.6	0.8	0.9	3.5	7.3	47.4	0.4	1.6	24.8	2.3	3.2	71.1	55.2	1.9	3.5	2.0	1,489	692	393	185	59	68	145	214	-309
14	Keon Johnson K. Johnson	21.3	37	2021-22	TOT	18.8	7.2	2.2	2.1	0.8	0.3	2.6	7.4	35.3	0.9	2.7	34.0	1.1	1.4	80.4	45.3	0.6	1.5	1.2	697	267	81	76	28	12	46	69	-287
15	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	21.2	79	2021-22	ORL	30.7	15.2	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	5.8	12.3	46.8	1.2	3.4	35.4	2.4	2.8	86.3	55.9	1.1	3.4	1.5	2,429	1,197	356	231	68	34	119	164	-243
16	Chris Duarte C. Duarte	21.1	55	2021-22	IND	28.0	13.1	4.1	2.1	1.0	0.2	4.9	11.3	43.2	1.7	4.6	36.9	1.6	2.0	80.4	53.7	0.7	3.4	1.6	1,541	720	226	114	56	10	90	95	-55
17	Josh Christopher J. Christopher	21.1	74	2021-22	HOU	18.0	7.9	2.5	2.0	0.9	0.2	3.0	6.8	44.8	0.8	2.6	29.6	1.1	1.5	73.5	53.4	0.7	1.8	1.5	1,334	587	186	150	65	13	114	97	-272
18	Davion Mitchell D. Mitchell	20.7	75	2021-22	SAC	27.7	11.5	2.2	4.2	0.7	0.3	4.7	11.2	41.8	1.3	4.3	31.6	0.7	1.1	65.9	48.9	0.4	1.8	1.5	2,076	861	166	313	55	24	114	141	-273
19	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	20.4	69	2021-22	CLE	33.8	15.0	8.3	2.5	0.8	1.7	6.1	12.0	50.8	0.3	1.3	25.0	2.4	3.7	66.3	54.9	2.1	6.2	1.9	2,331	1,034	570	174	56	115	133	147	+94
20	Ömer Yurtseven Ö. Yurtseven	19.9	56	2021-22	MIA	12.6	5.3	5.3	0.9	0.3	0.4	2.3	4.4	52.6	0.0	0.2	9.1	0.7	1.1	62.3	54.6	1.5	3.7	0.7	706	299	294	49	17	20	41	84	+63
21	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	19.0	74	2021-22	TOR	35.4	15.3	7.5	3.5	1.1	0.7	6.2	12.6	49.2	0.8	2.6	30.1	2.1	2.9	73.5	55.2	2.6	4.9	1.8	2,617	1,134	557	256	80	55	136	192	+66
22	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	18.4	54	2021-22	NOP	15.4	6.1	1.9	2.8	1.3	0.1	2.4	5.4	44.6	0.6	2.0	29.1	0.7	1.0	67.9	52.0	0.5	1.4	0.7	834	330	100	152	71	7	40	73	+143
23	Jock Landale J. Landale	18.2	54	2021-22	SAS	10.9	4.9	2.6	0.8	0.2	0.3	1.9	3.8	49.5	0.5	1.6	32.6	0.6	0.8	82.9	59.7	1.2	1.4	0.6	589	265	138	45	10	14	31	53	-17
24	Trendon Watford T. Watford	17.5	48	2021-22	POR	18.1	7.6	4.1	1.7	0.5	0.6	3.0	5.6	53.2	0.2	0.8	23.7	1.5	2.0	75.5	59.0	1.2	3.0	0.9	869	364	199	81	25	28	44	116	-349
25	Greg Brown III G. Brown III	17.2	48	2021-22	POR	13.3	4.7	2.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	1.7	4.0	42.6	0.4	1.3	31.1	0.9	1.4	67.7	51.5	0.8	2.0	0.8	640	225	135	35	26	24	36	90	-241

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.9

Cunningham

RPG

10.5

Duren

APG

9.9

Cunningham

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.9

10th

DRTG

109.7

2nd

NETRTG

8.2

3rd

3P%

35.6

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Tue 10/27	DET	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	CHA	@	DET	7:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

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

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Cade Cunningham had the highest usage percentage by a rookie among players with 35+ games played in 2021-22, at 27.6 percent.

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23.9

10.5

9.9

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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