most mpg as a 21 year old 1st pick

LeBron James has played the most career minutes per game by a 21-year-old #1 overall pick with 42.1 minutes per game.

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  • Data note: Minutes Per Game: player game data complete from 1982-83
NAMEMPGAgeGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
42.1
22
80
30.2
7.2
6.8
1.5
0.8
10.7
22.6
47.5
1.5
4.6
33.7
7.2
10.1
71.9
55.9
1.1
6.2
3.3
3,370
2,418
576
546
119
64
265
173
+228
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
40.1
21
76
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
3Elton Brand
E. Brand
39.7
21
78
21.2
10.7
2.8
0.9
1.8
8.0
16.8
47.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.2
71.1
53.1
3.9
6.8
2.9
3,100
1,650
838
220
68
139
226
240
-531
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
39.1
21
82
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
38.9
21
83
26.6
12.8
2.4
0.9
2.9
10.7
18.3
58.5
0.0
0.0
5.1
9.4
54.6
59.2
4.2
8.6
3.1
3,229
2,206
1,064
203
74
240
257
304
6Joe Smith
J. Smith
38.6
21
80
18.7
8.5
1.6
0.9
1.1
7.3
16.2
45.4
0.2
0.6
26.1
3.8
4.7
81.4
51.2
3.3
5.2
2.4
3,086
1,493
679
125
74
86
192
244
-217
7Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
37.8
21
68
22.3
12.2
3.6
0.7
0.5
8.4
16.6
50.4
0.1
0.3
36.8
5.5
8.5
64.4
54.9
3.5
8.7
2.7
2,569
1,519
832
242
46
36
183
203
-79
8Dwight Howard
D. Howard
37.4
22
83
19.2
12.8
1.9
0.9
2.1
7.0
11.5
60.5
0.0
0.0
25.0
5.2
9.0
58.3
62.0
3.4
9.3
3.9
3,106
1,591
1,060
155
77
176
327
264
+214
9Derrick Rose
D. Rose
36.8
21
78
20.8
3.8
6.0
0.7
0.3
8.6
17.6
48.9
0.2
0.8
26.7
3.3
4.3
76.6
53.2
0.8
2.9
2.8
2,871
1,619
293
469
57
27
217
96
-37
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
36.6
22
86
24.8
12.5
2.5
0.7
1.3
9.7
17.7
54.6
1.2
3.4
36.1
4.3
5.1
84.5
62.3
3.5
9.0
2.5
3,148
2,137
1,072
211
56
115
218
257
-51
11Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
36.5
21
82
22.4
4.0
2.5
1.0
0.4
8.2
17.5
47.0
1.2
3.2
36.5
4.8
6.3
76.8
55.4
1.1
2.8
2.4
2,997
1,836
326
201
83
33
193
164
+24
12John Wall
J. Wall
36.2
21
66
16.3
4.5
8.0
1.4
0.9
5.7
13.5
42.3
0.0
0.6
7.1
4.8
6.1
78.9
50.2
0.7
3.8
3.9
2,386
1,076
300
530
95
57
255
137
-256
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
36.0
21
79
24.6
5.8
4.4
1.6
0.7
8.9
19.5
45.9
2.7
7.3
36.9
4.0
5.3
75.6
56.4
0.6
5.2
3.3
2,841
1,946
458
350
125
58
259
186
+97
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
35.2
22
76
23.4
7.1
5.4
0.8
0.6
8.3
18.1
45.6
1.6
4.7
34.0
5.3
7.3
72.3
54.9
1.1
6.0
3.0
2,676
1,779
536
411
61
48
225
140
+34
15Anthony Davis
A. Davis
35.2
21
65
24.0
10.1
1.8
1.3
2.7
9.2
17.0
53.9
0.0
0.2
9.1
5.6
6.6
84.0
60.0
2.5
7.6
1.4
2,288
1,557
656
116
87
178
89
136
+185
16Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
35.2
21
74
21.0
3.6
6.4
1.3
0.3
7.5
17.8
42.2
1.8
5.1
35.6
4.2
4.8
86.5
52.7
0.7
2.9
2.9
2,601
1,552
263
472
99
25
211
168
-277
17Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
34.9
22
31
19.4
5.8
2.2
1.6
0.2
7.3
17.2
42.1
0.7
2.9
24.2
4.2
5.6
74.6
49.3
2.0
3.8
3.9
1,081
601
181
67
50
6
121
83
18Chris Webber
C. Webber
34.3
21
51
18.6
9.5
3.7
1.4
2.1
8.1
15.6
51.5
0.3
1.4
21.7
2.2
4.5
49.3
52.8
3.8
5.6
2.5
1,748
949
484
190
70
107
130
170
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
34.3
22
41
20.6
11.7
1.4
1.1
2.5
8.3
15.4
54.1
0.0
0.0
4.0
6.7
58.7
56.2
5.3
6.3
3.1
1,405
844
479
56
46
101
126
175
20Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
33.7
21
81
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
+389
21Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
33.7
21
80
15.7
8.1
3.8
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
22Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
33.3
21
12
19.9
6.2
6.0
0.8
0.6
7.8
18.7
41.5
1.4
5.1
27.9
3.0
3.6
83.7
49.2
1.0
5.2
3.3
400
239
74
72
10
7
39
34
-60
23Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
33.2
21
30
19.0
12.0
1.9
0.7
1.7
8.5
15.5
54.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.6
76.9
57.1
4.1
7.9
2.4
996
570
360
57
22
51
71
97
+37
24Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
31.5
22
38
23.1
11.9
3.3
1.0
3.3
8.3
16.9
49.3
2.0
5.8
34.5
4.4
5.4
81.6
59.9
1.9
10.1
3.0
1,198
876
454
127
39
125
114
104
+144
25Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
29.6
22
83
10.2
6.9
2.4
0.6
0.8
4.2
7.8
54.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.7
63.4
56.4
2.1
4.8
1.8
2,459
844
573
203
50
66
150
261
+49

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PPG

22.6

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RPG

8.0

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APG

5.9

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ORTG

116.5

10th

DRTG

112.1

12th

NETRTG

4.5

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3P%

37.0

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
4
6
4
.600
2.0
5
5
4
.556
2.5
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
4
.556
2.5
7
4
4
.500
3.0
8
4
5
.444
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/7
@
8:00 PM
Mon
11/9
@
7:00 PM
Wed
11/11
@
7:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/14
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

8 - 2

95

Final

119

CLE Cavaliers

5 - 4

Fri 6 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
8
2
.800
2
7
2
.778
0.5
3
6
2
.750
1.0
4
6
4
.600
2.0
5
5
4
.556
2.5
6
5
4
.556
2.5
7
4
4
.500
3.0
8
4
5
.444
3.5
9
3
6
.333
4.5
10
3
6
.333
4.5
11
3
7
.300
5.0
12
2
6
.250
5.0
13
2
6
.250
5.0
14
1
7
.125
6.0
15
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
8
2
.800
2
7
2
.778
0.5
3
7
2
.778
0.5
4
7
2
.778
0.5
5
6
2
.750
1.0
6
7
3
.700
1.0
7
6
3
.667
1.5
8
6
3
.667
1.5
9
4
3
.571
2.5
10
5
4
.556
2.5
11
4
5
.444
3.5
12
2
5
.286
4.5
13
1
7
.125
6.0
14
1
8
.111
6.5
15
1
8
.111
6.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
11/7
@
5:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
7:30 PM
Sat
11/7
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
8:00 PM
Sat
11/7
@
8:30 PM