most mpg as a 2nd year player as a 1st pick

Elvin Hayes had 44.7 minutes per game in his 2nd season.

NAME MPG SEASON TM GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
44.7
1969-70
SDR SDR
82
27.5
16.9
2.0
11.1
24.6
45.2
5.2
7.6
68.8
49.2
3,665
2,256
1,386
162
270
2 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
44.3
1961-62
CIN CIN
79
30.8
12.5
11.4
11.0
22.9
47.8
8.9
11.0
80.3
55.4
3,503
2,432
985
899
258
3 LeBron James
L. James
42.4
2004-05
CLE CLE
80
27.2
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
3,388
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
4 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
41.3
1962-63
CHI CHI
80
27.9
16.4
2.9
10.5
19.9
52.7
6.9
10.3
67.4
57.1
3,306
2,233
1,309
233
283
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41.0
1959-60
MIN MIN
70
29.6
16.4
3.5
10.8
25.4
42.4
8.1
11.0
73.2
48.9
2,873
2,074
1,150
243
234
6 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
40.5
1992-93
CHA CHA
82
22.1
10.5
4.3
0.6
0.3
8.9
16.9
52.6
0.2
0.9
25.4
4.1
5.3
76.7
57.4
3.4
7.1
2.8
3,323
1,810
864
353
53
27
227
187
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40.1
1970-71
MIL MIL
82
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
8 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
39.8
1993-94
ORL ORL
81
29.3
13.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
3,224
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
9 Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
39.6
1995-96
MIL MIL
82
20.2
6.1
3.6
1.2
0.5
7.6
16.9
45.4
1.1
3.2
34.2
3.9
4.7
81.2
53.4
1.7
4.5
3.4
3,249
1,660
504
293
95
42
282
236
10 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
39.4
1997-98
PHI PHI
80
22.0
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.3
8.1
17.6
46.1
0.9
2.9
29.8
4.9
6.7
72.9
53.5
1.1
2.6
3.1
3,150
1,758
296
494
176
25
244
200
-92
11 Elton Brand
E. Brand
39.3
2000-01
CHI CHI
74
20.1
10.1
3.2
1.0
1.6
7.8
16.4
47.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.4
70.8
52.4
3.9
6.2
3.0
2,906
1,490
746
240
71
118
219
243
-464
12 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
39.3
1998-99
SAS SAS
50
21.7
11.4
2.4
0.9
2.5
8.4
16.9
49.5
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.9
7.2
69.0
54.1
3.2
8.2
2.9
1,963
1,084
571
121
45
126
146
147
+371
13 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
38.7
1971-72
DET DET
80
25.7
14.2
3.1
10.4
21.1
49.3
4.9
6.3
76.8
53.8
3,092
2,056
1,132
248
297
14 Joe Smith
J. Smith
38.6
1996-97
GSW GSW
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
15 Chris Webber
C. Webber
38.3
1994-95
WAS WAS
54
20.1
9.6
4.7
1.5
1.6
8.6
17.4
49.5
0.7
2.7
27.6
2.2
4.3
50.2
52.1
3.7
5.9
3.1
2,067
1,085
518
256
83
85
167
186
16 David Thompson
D. Thompson
37.8
1977-78
DEN DEN
80
27.2
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
8.4
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
17 Austin Carr
A. Carr
37.8
1972-73
CLE CLE
82
20.5
4.5
3.4
8.6
19.2
44.6
3.4
4.2
82.2
48.8
3,097
1,685
369
279
185
18 David Robinson
D. Robinson
37.7
1990-91
SAS SAS
82
25.6
13.0
2.5
1.5
3.9
9.2
16.7
55.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
7.2
9.5
76.2
61.5
4.1
8.9
3.3
3,095
2,101
1,063
208
127
320
270
264
19 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
37.6
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
22.1
10.4
2.7
1.0
2.0
9.2
18.3
50.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.6
53.3
2.8
7.6
4.0
3,086
1,809
853
224
81
168
326
306
20 Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
37.4
1987-88
CLE CLE
79
18.7
8.4
4.2
0.6
0.7
7.0
13.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.7
71.6
56.3
1.9
6.5
3.4
2,957
1,480
665
333
48
56
267
235
21 Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.1
1980-81
LAL LAL
37
21.6
8.6
8.6
3.4
0.7
8.4
15.9
53.2
0.1
0.5
17.6
4.6
6.1
76.0
58.2
2.7
5.9
3.9
1,371
798
320
317
127
27
143
100
22 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
37.0
2016-17
MIN MIN
82
25.1
12.3
2.7
0.7
1.3
9.8
18.0
54.2
1.2
3.4
36.7
4.3
5.2
83.2
61.8
3.6
8.7
2.6
3,030
2,061
1,007
220
56
103
212
241
-28
23 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
36.8
2005-06
ORL ORL
82
15.8
12.5
1.5
0.8
1.4
5.7
10.7
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
7.3
59.5
56.5
3.5
9.0
2.6
3,021
1,292
1,022
125
65
115
217
277
+24
24 Derrick Rose
D. Rose
36.8
2009-10
CHI CHI
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
25 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
36.3
1985-86
HOU HOU
68
23.5
11.5
2.0
2.0
3.4
9.2
17.5
52.6
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.9
64.5
56.0
4.9
6.6
2.9
2,467
1,597
781
137
134
231
195
271
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ORTG

115.3

13th

DRTG

110.8

4th

NETRTG

4.6

7th

3P%

35.3

21st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111
Fri
3/28
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
111-132
Sat
3/29
LAC LAC
@
CLE CLE
122-127
Sat
3/29
POR POR
@
NYK NYK
93-110
Sat
3/29
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
104-123

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Tue
5/27
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Wed
5/28
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/29
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM