highest usage rate by a rookie pg since 2000

Since 1999-00, Dennis Smith Jr. has the highest usage percentage by a rookie point guard, at 28.9 percent in 2017-18.

Interpreted as:
highest usage rate with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a rookie pg since 2000
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dennis 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
2Trae 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
3Cade 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
4Brandon 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
5Ja 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
6Stephon 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
7Russell 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
8Emmanuel 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
9Michael 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
10Jeremiah 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
11Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
25.3
2018-19
CLE CLE
82
31.8
16.7
2.9
3.0
0.5
0.1
6.3
14.7
43.0
1.5
3.6
40.2
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.0
0.7
2.2
2.3
2,605
1,371
236
243
44
6
185
186
-672
12Kemba Walker
K. Walker
25.2
2011-12
CHA CHA
66
27.2
12.1
3.5
4.4
0.9
0.3
4.3
11.6
36.6
1.0
3.4
30.5
2.5
3.2
78.9
46.4
0.5
3.1
1.8
1,792
799
234
289
60
20
119
79
-504
13Steve Francis
S. Francis
25.1
1999-00
HOU HOU
77
36.1
18.0
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
14Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.0
2003-04
MIA MIA
61
34.9
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.8
5.1
74.7
53.0
1.4
2.7
3.2
2,126
991
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
15Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
24.4
2013-14
ORL ORL
80
31.1
13.8
4.1
4.1
1.6
0.5
4.9
11.7
41.9
0.9
2.8
32.7
3.1
4.0
78.0
51.4
0.5
3.6
3.2
2,487
1,106
329
327
129
37
256
210
-270
16Jonny Flynn
J. Flynn
24.2
2009-10
MIN MIN
81
28.9
13.5
2.4
4.4
1.0
0.0
4.9
11.8
41.7
1.0
2.7
35.8
2.8
3.3
82.6
51.1
0.3
2.1
2.9
2,339
1,094
191
356
82
2
233
98
-627
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
24.2
2012-13
POR POR
82
38.6
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
18Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
24.2
2019-20
MIA MIA
67
29.3
15.3
2.7
3.3
0.8
0.2
6.0
13.6
43.9
2.0
5.8
35.0
1.3
1.5
85.0
53.4
0.3
2.4
1.7
1,962
1,024
180
220
56
15
114
152
+61
19D'Angelo Russell
D. Russell
24.1
2015-16
LAL LAL
80
28.2
13.2
3.4
3.3
1.2
0.2
4.9
12.0
41.0
1.6
4.6
35.1
1.8
2.4
73.7
50.7
0.6
2.8
2.5
2,259
1,054
274
266
93
13
196
142
-546
20John Wall
J. Wall
23.8
2010-11
WAS WAS
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
8.3
1.8
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
21De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
23.4
2017-18
SAC SAC
73
27.8
11.6
2.8
4.4
1.0
0.3
4.5
10.9
41.2
0.6
2.1
30.7
1.9
2.7
72.3
47.8
0.5
2.3
2.4
2,026
844
204
320
70
20
173
163
-414
22Darren Collison
D. Collison
23.2
2009-10
NOH NOH
76
27.8
12.4
2.5
5.7
1.0
0.1
4.9
10.4
47.7
0.6
1.5
40.0
1.9
2.3
85.1
54.6
0.5
2.0
2.7
2,109
946
192
432
78
4
202
92
-175
23Derrick Rose
D. Rose
22.6
2008-09
CHI CHI
81
37.0
16.8
3.9
6.3
0.8
0.2
7.1
14.9
47.5
0.2
0.9
22.2
2.4
3.1
78.8
51.6
1.2
2.7
2.5
3,000
1,361
317
512
66
18
202
125
-121
24Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
22.2
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
25Chris Paul
C. Paul
22.1
2005-06
NOK NOK
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
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Pistons Pistons - z
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Knicks Knicks - x
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Hornets Hornets
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Warriors Warriors
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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Mon
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BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
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PHX PHX
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MEM MEM
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Mon
3/30
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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