most apg rookie center since 1980s

Since 1979-80, Derik Queen has the most assists per game by a rookie center, with 4.2 per game this season.

Interpreted as:
most apg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games rookie center since 1980s
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Derik Queen
D. Queen
4.2
2025-26
54
25.9
12.2
7.3
1.1
0.9
4.7
9.6
49.1
0.3
1.0
26.9
2.5
3.2
77.7
55.4
1.6
5.6
2.4
1,401
660
392
228
57
49
131
152
-206
2Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
3.8
1986-87
80
33.7
15.7
8.1
0.6
0.8
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
69.6
57.9
1.9
6.2
3.1
2,695
1,253
647
304
49
63
248
248
3Chris Webber
C. Webber
3.6
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
694
272
93
164
206
247
4Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
2.8
1984-85
76
29.2
10.0
8.6
0.7
2.7
3.9
7.3
53.7
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.0
71.1
57.8
2.7
5.9
2.3
2,216
758
656
215
55
203
172
278
5Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
2.7
1980-81
81
30.4
9.8
8.6
0.7
1.0
4.2
8.3
50.3
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
76.5
53.6
3.3
5.3
1.6
2,460
791
693
216
56
78
132
332
6Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
2.6
2021-22
72
20.7
9.6
5.5
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
7Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
2.5
2021-22
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
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
8DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
2.5
2010-11
81
28.5
14.1
8.6
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
9Alex Sarr
A. Sarr
2.4
2024-25
67
27.1
13.0
6.5
0.7
1.5
4.9
12.4
39.4
1.6
5.1
30.8
1.7
2.5
67.9
48.2
1.9
4.6
1.7
1,814
869
435
161
44
101
114
146
-547
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
2.4
2015-16
80
21.7
10.0
7.0
1.0
0.6
3.8
7.5
51.2
0.4
1.1
33.3
1.9
2.4
81.1
58.2
2.3
4.7
1.3
1,733
796
560
189
79
50
104
208
+92
11Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
2.2
1991-92
71
38.3
16.6
12.3
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
12Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
2.1
1983-84
81
30.0
12.0
6.9
0.9
0.8
4.8
10.1
48.0
0.0
0.2
18.8
2.3
3.0
75.3
52.6
1.4
5.5
2.0
2,426
970
562
170
73
67
161
303
13Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
2.0
1979-80
82
38.4
21.7
8.9
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
14David Robinson
D. Robinson
2.0
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
15Vin Baker
V. Baker
2.0
1993-94
82
31.2
13.5
7.6
0.7
1.4
5.3
10.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.9
5.0
56.9
52.6
3.4
4.2
2.0
2,560
1,105
621
163
60
114
162
231
16Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
2.0
1983-84
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
17Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
2.0
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
18Kyle Filipowski
K. Filipowski
1.9
2024-25
72
21.1
9.6
6.1
0.7
0.3
3.6
7.2
50.2
1.1
3.1
35.0
1.3
2.0
65.0
59.4
1.6
4.6
1.4
1,522
690
440
140
48
22
102
171
-366
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1.9
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
20Nene
Nene
1.9
2002-03
80
28.2
10.5
6.1
1.6
0.8
4.0
7.7
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
4.3
57.8
54.5
2.6
3.5
2.3
2,258
839
491
149
127
65
181
295
-261
21Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
1.8
1995-96
73
23.8
14.5
8.1
0.9
1.1
5.4
9.9
54.5
0.5
1.4
37.5
3.2
4.2
75.7
61.7
2.0
6.0
2.1
1,735
1,058
588
130
64
78
154
211
22Danny Schayes
D. Schayes
1.8
1981-82
82
19.8
7.9
5.2
0.6
0.9
3.1
6.4
48.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.3
75.7
53.2
1.6
3.6
1.8
1,623
644
427
146
46
72
151
292
23Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
1.8
2018-19
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
24Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
1.7
2008-09
82
30.7
11.9
7.4
0.8
1.1
4.3
8.1
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.6
73.3
59.0
2.5
4.9
2.0
2,521
975
605
143
63
90
164
265
-337
25Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
1.7
2014-15
75
30.8
9.9
8.1
1.8
1.9
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.9
49.3
2.5
5.7
1.9
2,311
744
611
128
133
142
146
208
-430

More Pelicans Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Murphy

Trey Murphy III

RPG

7.3

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

4.2

Queen

Derik Queen
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

23rd

DRTG

119.3

27th

NETRTG

-5.7

25th

3P%

34.5

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
20
32
.385
20.0
12
19
34
.358
21.5
13
17
37
.315
24.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
15
40
.273
26.5
15
12
43
.218
29.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/11
@
8:00 PM
Fri
2/20
@
8:00 PM
Sat
2/21
@
7:00 PM
Tue
2/24
@
8:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
SAC Kings

12 - 43

94

Final

120

NOP Pelicans

15 - 40

Mon 9 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
39
13
.750
2
34
19
.642
5.5
3
34
20
.630
6.0
4
33
21
.611
7.0
5
32
22
.593
8.0
6
30
23
.566
9.5
7
28
24
.538
11.0
8
28
27
.509
12.5
9
26
29
.473
14.5
10
25
29
.463
15.0
11
24
30
.444
16.0
12
21
30
.412
17.5
13
15
37
.288
24.0
14
14
38
.269
25.0
15
14
40
.259
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
41
13
.759
2
37
16
.698
3.5
3
33
19
.635
7.0
4
34
20
.630
7.0
5
32
21
.604
8.5
6
33
22
.600
8.5
7
32
22
.593
9.0
8
29
25
.537
12.0
9
26
28
.481
15.0
10
25
28
.472
15.5
11
20
32
.385
20.0
12
19
34
.358
21.5
13
17
37
.315
24.0
14
15
40
.273
26.5
15
12
43
.218
29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/14
@
111-118
Wed
1/14
@
105-108
Wed
1/14
@
111-91
Wed
1/14
@
119-114
Wed
1/14
@
101-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM