Ron Harper has the most games by a rookie with 4+ steals, with 23 games in 1986-87.

Interpreted as:

most regular-season games with 4 or more steals by a rookie

	NAME	GP	STL	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	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Ron Harper R. Harper	23	118	1986-87	CLE	39.0	23.0	4.7	4.8	5.1	0.8	8.8	21.7	40.6	0.2	1.3	12.9	5.3	7.5	70.5	46.2	1.9	2.8	4.2	898	530	109	111	18	96	73
2	Brevin Knight B. Knight	21	105	1997-98	CLE	35.6	11.1	3.3	10.0	5.0	0.1	4.0	8.5	47.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	3.6	86.8	55.3	0.9	2.5	2.7	748	234	70	209	2	57	71	+193
3	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	18	85	1987-88	NYK	40.2	15.3	4.9	11.3	4.7	0.0	6.1	14.4	42.1	0.4	1.6	24.1	2.8	3.8	75.0	47.8	1.8	3.1	2.6	723	276	88	203	0	47	53
4	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	17	71	1993-94	ORL	40.0	20.2	5.4	8.1	4.2	1.0	7.9	15.9	49.8	0.5	2.5	20.9	3.8	4.8	79.0	55.9	2.5	2.9	4.0	680	343	92	138	17	68	43
5	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	16	72	2008-09	MIA	35.4	12.1	2.6	5.2	4.5	0.1	4.2	9.1	45.9	1.8	4.3	40.6	1.9	2.6	73.8	58.7	0.5	2.1	2.1	566	193	42	83	1	33	44	+100
6	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	15	68	1989-90	GSW	37.0	15.8	3.7	10.1	4.5	0.3	6.3	13.5	46.5	0.3	1.3	20.0	3.0	3.9	77.6	52.1	0.7	3.1	4.8	555	237	56	152	5	72	41
7	Gary Grant G. Grant	15	65	1988-89	LAC	33.6	15.0	4.8	10.4	4.3	0.1	6.4	14.7	43.4	0.1	0.3	20.0	2.1	2.6	82.1	47.2	1.8	3.0	3.7	504	225	72	156	2	56	40
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	15	67	1984-85	CHI	38.7	29.8	6.7	5.4	4.5	0.9	10.6	20.5	51.6	0.1	0.4	16.7	8.5	10.4	82.1	59.3	2.2	4.5	4.3	581	447	100	81	14	64	61
9	Chris Paul C. Paul	14	64	2005-06	NOK	38.3	18.5	5.6	8.9	4.6	0.2	6.3	14.1	44.7	0.7	2.4	30.3	5.2	6.1	85.9	55.2	0.8	4.9	2.4	536	259	79	124	3	34	41	-16
10	Gary Payton G. Payton	14	63	1990-91	SEA	32.5	10.6	3.4	7.6	4.5	0.1	5.0	9.5	52.6	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.6	0.8	81.8	54.0	1.4	2.0	2.6	455	149	48	107	2	37	51
11	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	13	58	2014-15	PHI	32.6	10.6	9.5	1.9	4.5	2.9	4.5	9.0	49.6	0.0	0.0		1.7	3.4	50.0	50.6	3.4	6.2	1.8	423	138	124	25	38	24	39	+21
12	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	13	55	1994-95	DAL	38.7	11.7	5.2	10.5	4.2	0.4	4.2	11.5	36.9	0.5	2.9	15.8	2.8	3.7	75.0	44.7	2.2	3.1	3.8	503	152	68	136	5	49	25
13	Stephen Curry S. Curry	12	53	2009-10	GSW	38.6	20.5	3.9	6.8	4.4	0.3	7.9	15.4	51.4	2.1	4.5	46.3	2.6	2.8	93.9	61.6	0.7	3.3	3.5	464	246	47	81	4	42	46	+11
14	Eddie Jones E. Jones	12	55	1994-95	LAL	32.3	14.8	4.6	2.0	4.6	0.7	5.6	12.6	44.4	1.2	3.3	35.9	2.4	3.2	76.3	52.8	2.1	2.5	1.2	388	177	55	24	8	14	36
15	Mark Macon M. Macon	12	54	1991-92	DEN	33.3	12.3	2.8	3.3	4.5	0.1	5.0	13.2	38.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	2.9	80.0	42.7	1.1	1.8	2.7	399	148	34	40	1	32	42
16	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	12	53	1989-90	MIA	34.1	19.3	3.1	7.3	4.4	0.2	7.7	14.5	52.9	0.0	0.4	0.0	3.9	5.2	75.8	57.4	1.3	1.8	3.5	409	231	37	87	2	42	38
17	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	11	48	2014-15	ORL	33.0	8.8	5.2	7.0	4.4	0.5	3.9	8.6	45.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.8	55.0	46.7	1.7	3.5	2.7	363	97	57	77	5	30	26	-10
18	Michael Carter-Williams M. Carter-Williams	11	56	2013-14	PHI	34.5	18.9	7.0	6.3	5.1	0.7	7.0	15.5	45.3	1.0	3.2	31.4	3.9	5.2	75.4	53.3	1.2	5.8	3.3	379	208	77	69	8	36	31	-22
19	Nene	11	47	2002-03	DEN	32.7	11.2	6.5	1.6	4.3	0.4	4.5	8.5	53.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.1	4.3	48.9	53.6	2.5	4.0	2.9	360	123	72	18	4	32	28	-53
20	Jason Williams J. Williams	11	46	1998-99	SAC	37.9	13.5	3.6	7.0	4.2	0.1	4.6	12.6	36.7	2.6	6.9	38.2	1.5	2.1	73.9	49.6	0.2	3.5	2.8	417	148	40	77	1	31	26	+17
21	Willie Anderson W. Anderson	11	49	1988-89	SAS	35.4	21.4	6.2	6.1	4.5	1.2	8.9	17.4	51.3	0.1	0.5	20.0	3.5	4.1	84.4	55.7	3.1	3.1	3.6	389	235	68	67	13	40	31
22	Muggsy Bogues M. Bogues	11	49	1987-88	WAS	27.5	7.0	1.8	7.1	4.5	0.0	2.8	7.3	38.8	0.1	0.3	33.3	1.3	1.5	87.5	44.2	0.5	1.4	1.4	302	77	20	78	0	15	24
23	John Wall J. Wall	10	48	2010-11	WAS	40.0	18.5	5.7	9.4	4.8	0.6	6.8	15.1	45.0	0.5	1.8	27.8	4.4	5.6	78.6	52.7	0.8	4.9	4.5	400	185	57	94	6	45	21	-69
24	Kerry Kittles K. Kittles	10	45	1996-97	NJN	40.4	22.8	4.8	3.4	4.5	0.5	7.7	17.2	44.8	2.3	5.8	39.7	5.1	5.9	86.4	57.6	1.5	3.3	1.8	404	228	48	34	5	18	24	+11
25	George Lynch G. Lynch	10	46	1993-94	LAL	38.3	16.8	7.0	2.0	4.6	0.6	6.9	13.7	50.4	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	54.3	4.5	2.5	2.0	383	168	70	20	6	20	36

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 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