highest usage rate by a rookie past twenty seasons

Since 2007-08, Darius Acuff Jr. has the highest usage percentage by a rookie this season, at 32.5 percent.

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  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Usage Percentage: player season data complete from 1977-78
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
32.5
2026-27
SAC SAC
9
36.9
25.2
3.7
7.1
0.9
0.1
9.3
23.2
40.2
3.0
9.7
31.0
3.6
4.3
82.1
50.2
0.3
3.3
3.4
332
227
33
64
8
1
31
28
-80
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
32.1
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
21.4
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
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
30.4
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
21.2
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
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
29.2
2017-18
UTA UTA
79
33.4
20.5
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
5Dennis Smith Jr.
D. Smith Jr.
28.9
2017-18
DAL DAL
69
29.7
15.2
3.8
5.2
1.0
0.3
5.9
14.8
39.5
1.5
4.9
31.3
1.9
2.8
69.4
47.3
0.7
3.0
2.8
2,049
1,048
260
358
71
18
194
152
-329
6Trae Young
T. Young
28.3
2018-19
ATL ATL
81
30.9
19.1
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28.0
2007-08
SEA SEA
80
34.6
20.3
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
8Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
27.7
2008-09
MIA MIA
81
24.8
13.9
5.4
1.0
0.5
0.5
5.6
11.8
47.2
0.4
1.0
40.7
2.3
3.0
77.2
52.8
1.4
4.1
1.5
2,009
1,123
439
83
41
37
121
184
+8
9Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
27.6
2021-22
DET DET
64
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
10Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
27.4
2022-23
ORL ORL
72
33.8
20.0
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
11Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
27.2
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
38.0
22.5
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
12DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
27.1
2010-11
SAC SAC
81
28.5
14.1
8.6
2.5
1.0
0.8
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.4
5.0
68.7
48.4
2.7
6.0
3.3
2,309
1,143
699
204
85
68
268
332
-261
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
27.0
2020-21
MIN MIN
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
14Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
26.9
2025-26
DAL DAL
70
33.5
21.0
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
15Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
26.5
2026-27
GSW GSW
10
32.3
21.2
7.2
4.0
1.0
0.8
7.1
14.1
50.4
2.3
5.7
40.4
4.7
6.2
75.8
63.0
2.6
4.6
3.5
323
212
72
40
10
8
35
32
-16
16Caleb Wilson
C. Wilson
26.4
2026-27
CHI CHI
8
32.6
19.5
6.5
2.4
1.9
1.1
7.0
17.1
40.9
2.4
7.9
30.2
3.1
4.5
69.4
51.0
1.9
4.6
2.8
261
156
52
19
15
9
22
22
-83
17Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
26.1
2009-10
SAC SAC
72
37.2
20.1
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
18Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
26.1
2009-10
MIL MIL
82
32.6
15.5
3.4
5.7
1.3
0.2
5.5
14.8
37.1
1.8
4.7
37.4
2.7
3.3
81.7
47.5
0.6
2.8
2.4
2,671
1,270
282
470
105
18
200
191
+116
19Ja Morant
J. Morant
25.9
2019-20
MEM MEM
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
20Stephon Castle
S. Castle
25.9
2024-25
SAS SAS
81
26.7
14.7
3.7
4.1
0.9
0.3
5.2
12.2
42.8
1.2
4.1
28.5
3.1
4.2
72.4
52.2
1.1
2.6
2.2
2,162
1,190
297
332
74
22
177
164
-239
21Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
25.8
2008-09
OKC OKC
82
32.5
15.3
4.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
5.3
13.4
39.8
0.4
1.6
27.1
4.3
5.2
81.5
48.9
2.2
2.7
3.3
2,668
1,256
399
435
110
16
274
191
-272
22Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
25.7
2015-16
DEN DEN
68
30.4
12.8
3.4
5.5
1.0
0.5
4.8
13.3
36.4
1.1
3.4
31.9
2.1
3.1
67.0
43.7
0.5
2.9
3.2
2,068
872
232
372
65
35
217
141
-118
23Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
25.6
2013-14
PHI PHI
70
34.5
16.7
6.2
6.3
1.9
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
24Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
25.5
2025-26
NOP NOP
82
25.8
14.3
3.7
3.4
1.2
0.4
5.3
12.3
43.4
1.2
3.7
33.0
2.4
3.0
78.9
52.5
0.7
2.9
2.2
2,112
1,169
300
279
97
30
178
151
-287
25Jaden Ivey
J. Ivey
25.4
2022-23
DET DET
74
31.1
16.3
3.9
5.2
0.8
0.2
5.5
13.3
41.6
1.6
4.7
34.3
3.6
4.8
74.7
52.8
1.0
2.9
3.2
2,304
1,204
288
387
61
17
237
242
-642
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More Kings Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.2

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

RPG

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

APG

7.1

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.
Team Rankings

ORTG

108.2

24th

DRTG

122.2

29th

NETRTG

-14.0

28th

3P%

34.0

19th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
5
.444
3.5
12
Suns Suns
3
5
.375
4.0
13
Clippers Clippers
1
7
.125
6.0
14
Kings Kings
1
8
.111
6.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
8
.111
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
MIA MIA
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
ORL ORL
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
11/13
POR POR
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Sun
11/15
OKC OKC
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Wed
11/18
PHX PHX
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

7 - 2

124

Final

109

SAC Kings

1 - 8

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

31.3

Curry

Stephen Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.6

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.9

Young

Trae Young

8.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner
SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.8

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.4

Williamson

Zion Williamson
BPG Leaders

3.9

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.7

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.8

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.4

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

Isaiah Stewart

76.3

Matković

Karlo Matković

73.0

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.2

Trail Blazers

119.4

Rockets

119.4

Warriors

118.5

Celtics

118.2

Spurs

118.0
DRtg Rankings
Pistons

103.6

Thunder

105.5

Timberwolves

106.6

76ers

106.6

Spurs

107.8

Celtics

108.2
NetRtg Rankings
Timberwolves

10.6

Spurs

10.3

Celtics

10.0

Pistons

9.5

Rockets

9.3

Thunder

8.1
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-8

Bucks

1-8

Kings

1-8

Clippers

1-7

Bulls

1-7

Magic

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

611

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

477.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

597

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

501

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.6

Dončić

Luka Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
MPG Leaders

36.9

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.6

Murray

Jamal Murray

36.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.97

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

9-1

Pistons

6-2

Thunder

7-3

Rockets

7-3

Lakers

7-3

Warriors

7-3
Worst Record ATS
Jazz

1-8

Heat

2-7

Suns

2-6

Hornets

3-7

Cavaliers

3-7

Magic

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
76ers 76ers
8
2
.800
2
Celtics Celtics
7
2
.778
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
6
2
.750
1.0
4
Hawks Hawks
7
4
.636
1.5
5
Knicks Knicks
5
4
.556
2.5
6
Raptors Raptors
5
4
.556
2.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
5
.500
3.0
8
Wizards Wizards
4
6
.400
4.0
9
Heat Heat
3
6
.333
4.5
10
Hornets Hornets
3
7
.300
5.0
11
Pacers Pacers
3
7
.300
5.0
12
Magic Magic
2
7
.222
5.5
13
Nets Nets
2
7
.222
5.5
14
Bulls Bulls
1
7
.125
6.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
8
2
.800
2
Spurs Spurs
8
2
.800
3
Lakers Lakers
8
2
.800
4
Warriors Warriors
7
3
.700
1.0
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
3
.700
1.0
6
Rockets Rockets
7
3
.700
1.0
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
6
3
.667
1.5
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
3
.667
1.5
9
Nuggets Nuggets
5
3
.625
2.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
5
4
.556
2.5
11
Pelicans Pelicans
4
5
.444
3.5
12
Suns Suns
3
5
.375
4.0
13
Clippers Clippers
1
7
.125
6.0
14
Kings Kings
1
8
.111
6.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
8
.111
6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
3:30 PM
Sun
11/8
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
6:00 PM
Sun
11/8
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Sun
11/8
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
7:30 PM
Sun
11/8
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM