most blocks as nba rookie

Ryan Kalkbrenner has denied the most shots by a rookie this season, with 49 blocks.

Interpreted as:
most blocks as NBA rookie this regular season
NAMEBLKSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLTOVPF+/-
1Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
49
2025-26
28
25.0
8.6
6.3
0.6
0.6
1.8
3.6
4.7
77.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
1.8
73.5
78.7
2.6
3.7
1.1
701
240
176
16
18
30
49
-86
2Derik Queen
D. Queen
40
2025-26
41
26.2
12.8
7.5
4.3
1.0
1.0
5.0
10.0
49.6
0.2
1.0
17.9
2.6
3.4
77.1
55.3
1.7
5.8
2.5
1,075
523
307
178
43
102
125
-148
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
31
2025-26
39
34.6
19.1
6.4
4.3
1.3
0.8
7.3
15.2
48.0
1.0
3.4
29.3
3.6
4.4
81.8
55.9
1.2
5.2
2.2
1,348
746
249
166
51
87
89
-145
4Moussa Cisse
M. Cisse
23
2025-26
22
10.5
3.0
3.9
0.1
0.4
1.0
1.2
2.0
60.5
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.5
42.4
57.4
1.6
2.2
0.7
231
66
85
3
8
16
36
-22
5Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
20
2025-26
34
20.7
7.5
4.9
1.8
0.9
0.6
3.1
5.8
54.1
0.4
1.2
36.6
0.8
1.3
62.2
59.1
2.5
2.5
1.1
704
255
168
62
32
38
88
+2
6Dylan Cardwell
D. Cardwell
19
2025-26
13
17.6
4.3
6.2
0.8
0.7
1.5
1.7
3.5
48.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
1.8
50.0
50.4
2.8
3.3
0.8
229
56
80
11
9
10
46
-2
7VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
17
2025-26
34
36.1
16.1
5.4
4.4
1.6
0.5
6.0
14.0
42.7
2.3
6.0
38.2
1.8
2.3
78.5
53.6
1.7
3.7
1.7
1,226
546
183
148
53
59
108
+96
8Sion James
S. James
17
2025-26
40
25.6
6.5
3.4
1.9
0.6
0.4
2.0
4.9
40.5
1.1
3.0
37.8
1.4
1.6
86.2
57.9
0.5
2.9
0.8
1,024
259
135
77
25
33
69
-55
9Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
17
2025-26
32
23.5
10.5
6.5
1.1
0.4
0.5
4.5
8.0
56.1
0.3
0.8
32.0
1.3
1.8
71.9
59.8
1.9
4.6
1.0
753
335
207
35
13
33
87
-200
10Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
12
2025-26
32
23.1
9.9
3.2
1.5
0.7
0.4
3.9
9.0
43.8
1.4
4.0
34.9
0.6
0.9
66.7
52.6
1.4
1.8
1.2
740
317
102
48
23
37
76
-158
11Cedric Coward
C. Coward
11
2025-26
36
26.7
13.9
6.7
2.9
0.6
0.3
5.0
10.6
47.0
1.5
4.5
34.0
2.4
2.9
84.6
58.7
1.6
5.1
1.7
960
501
240
105
20
61
72
+23
12Noah Penda
N. Penda
11
2025-26
25
14.0
4.8
4.1
1.2
0.5
0.4
1.8
4.0
44.0
0.7
1.5
44.7
0.6
1.1
55.6
53.6
1.7
2.4
0.7
350
120
103
29
13
18
31
+16
13Asa Newell
A. Newell
10
2025-26
31
10.6
5.0
2.0
0.6
0.4
0.3
1.9
3.5
55.6
0.8
1.7
44.4
0.3
0.6
52.6
66.2
0.8
1.1
0.5
330
154
61
18
11
16
51
+4
14Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
10
2025-26
42
26.7
14.3
3.6
3.1
1.2
0.2
5.5
12.4
44.0
1.0
3.2
32.6
2.4
3.0
79.4
52.2
0.7
2.9
2.5
1,122
602
151
132
52
105
74
-287
15Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
10
2025-26
33
24.8
10.4
3.3
3.5
0.9
0.3
3.5
8.9
39.9
2.4
6.1
39.1
0.9
1.1
82.9
55.4
0.5
2.8
1.8
818
342
108
115
31
60
62
-34
16Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
10
2025-26
31
24.1
12.5
3.0
1.9
0.7
0.3
4.5
9.8
45.9
2.0
5.1
39.6
1.4
1.5
91.7
59.3
0.5
2.5
1.6
748
387
92
58
21
49
56
-126
17Hugo González
H. González
10
2025-26
34
15.0
4.0
3.3
0.6
0.6
0.3
1.6
3.3
48.7
0.5
1.4
34.7
0.3
0.5
52.9
56.4
0.9
2.4
0.6
509
136
112
22
22
21
65
+167
18Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
9
2025-26
36
18.8
5.4
2.7
1.3
0.6
0.3
2.1
5.1
40.4
0.7
2.3
30.9
0.6
0.9
68.8
49.5
0.6
2.1
1.1
675
195
98
45
23
40
73
-119
19Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
8
2025-26
34
17.4
7.1
1.9
3.1
0.5
0.2
2.4
5.6
41.9
1.1
3.2
34.5
1.3
1.4
95.7
57.4
0.3
1.6
1.1
591
243
66
106
17
37
65
-75
20Yang Hansen
Y. Hansen
8
2025-26
23
8.6
2.5
1.8
0.8
0.0
0.3
0.8
2.8
29.2
0.2
1.3
16.1
0.7
0.7
93.8
40.3
0.5
1.3
0.8
197
58
41
18
1
19
29
-25
21Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
8
2025-26
39
32.5
19.1
5.1
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.6
13.7
48.0
3.4
8.1
42.5
2.4
2.7
88.8
63.8
1.0
4.1
2.3
1,269
743
199
140
27
89
91
-14
22Yanic Konan Niederhäuser
Y. Konan Niederhäuser
8
2025-26
21
7.8
2.9
2.0
0.3
0.1
0.4
1.1
1.9
61.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.1
56.5
62.1
0.9
1.1
0.4
163
61
41
6
2
8
22
+25
23Khaman Maluach
K. Maluach
7
2025-26
18
4.7
1.3
1.0
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.4
1.1
40.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.4
0.4
87.5
48.9
0.3
0.7
0.5
84
23
18
3
1
9
15
-17
24Danny Wolf
D. Wolf
7
2025-26
23
19.5
7.5
4.3
1.8
0.6
0.3
2.7
7.0
38.1
1.0
3.0
34.3
1.1
1.4
81.3
49.4
1.0
3.3
1.1
449
172
98
41
14
26
34
-31
25Rasheer Fleming
R. Fleming
6
2025-26
23
7.2
2.7
1.3
0.2
0.3
0.3
1.0
3.0
34.8
0.3
1.7
20.0
0.3
0.4
77.8
43.2
0.7
0.6
0.2
165
63
30
4
6
4
19
-19
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Team Leaders

PPG

20.1

Ball

LaMelo Ball

RPG

8.4

Diabaté

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APG

7.7

Ball

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.1

10th

DRTG

117.7

22nd

NETRTG

-0.5

17th

3P%

37.0

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
Hornets Hornets
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
14
10
29
.256
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/15
@
10:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
8:30 PM
Sun
1/18
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

14 - 26

109

Final

117

LAC Clippers

16 - 23

Mon 12 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
15
.625
4.0
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
25
17
.595
5.0
5
22
17
.564
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
23
19
.548
7.0
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
14
10
29
.256
18.5
15
9
32
.220
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
28
13
.683
6.0
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
14
.632
8.5
6
23
14
.622
9.0
7
24
16
.600
9.5
8
22
19
.537
12.0
9
19
22
.463
15.0
10
17
22
.436
16.0
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
15
26
.366
19.0
13
14
26
.350
19.5
14
11
30
.268
23.0
15
10
33
.233
25.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
12/17
@
111-105
Wed
12/17
@
114-116
Wed
12/17
@
98-99
Wed
12/17
@
143-135
Wed
12/17
@
115-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/15
@
2:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
7:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
8:00 PM