most mpg per game by a rookie single season after 2000

Since 2000-01, Shane Battier has the most minutes per game by a rookie in a season with 39.7 minutes per game in 2001-02.

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NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shane Battier
S. Battier
39.7
2001-02
MEM MEM
78
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.3
3.5
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.0
51.8
2.3
3.1
2.0
3,097
1,125
418
216
121
81
155
215
-289
2LeBron James
L. James
39.5
2003-04
CLE CLE
79
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.6
2012-13
POR POR
82
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
4O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
38.0
2008-09
MEM MEM
82
18.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
6.9
15.6
43.8
1.8
4.6
38.4
3.0
3.4
87.9
53.9
0.7
3.1
2.8
3,120
1,516
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
5Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
38.0
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
6John Wall
J. Wall
37.8
2010-11
WAS WAS
69
16.4
4.6
8.3
1.8
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
7Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
37.2
2009-10
SAC SAC
72
20.1
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
8Derrick Rose
D. Rose
37.0
2008-09
CHI CHI
81
16.8
3.9
6.3
0.8
0.2
7.1
14.9
47.5
0.2
0.9
22.2
2.4
3.1
78.8
51.6
1.2
2.7
2.5
3,000
1,361
317
512
66
18
202
125
-121
9Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
36.7
2001-02
MEM MEM
82
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
10Caron Butler
C. Butler
36.6
2002-03
MIA MIA
78
15.4
5.1
2.7
1.8
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.6
0.4
1.4
31.8
4.0
4.8
82.4
50.2
1.7
3.4
2.5
2,858
1,201
397
213
137
31
192
230
-383
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
36.5
2003-04
DEN DEN
82
21.0
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
1,725
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
12Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
36.2
2014-15
MIN MIN
82
16.9
4.6
2.1
1.0
0.6
6.1
13.9
43.7
0.5
1.5
31.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
51.7
1.6
2.9
2.2
2,969
1,387
374
170
86
50
177
190
-550
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36.2
2009-10
GSW GSW
80
17.5
4.5
5.9
1.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
2.1
4.8
43.7
2.2
2.5
88.5
56.8
0.6
3.9
3.0
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
36.0
2005-06
NOK NOK
78
16.1
5.1
7.8
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
15Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
35.6
2004-05
CHA CHA
73
15.1
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
16Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
35.6
2003-04
CHI CHI
76
12.0
3.4
6.8
1.3
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.6
1.9
4.9
39.0
1.8
2.2
80.4
51.0
0.6
2.9
2.7
2,706
915
259
517
101
21
204
276
-257
17Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
35.4
2021-22
TOR TOR
74
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
18VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
35.0
2025-26
PHI PHI
75
16.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
34.9
2003-04
MIA MIA
61
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.8
5.1
74.7
53.0
1.4
2.7
3.2
2,126
991
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
34.6
2007-08
SEA SEA
80
20.3
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
2,768
1,624
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
21Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
34.5
2013-14
PHI PHI
70
16.7
6.2
6.3
1.9
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
22Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
34.3
2008-09
LAC LAC
78
16.1
2.6
2.8
1.0
0.4
5.3
11.6
45.6
1.7
4.3
38.9
3.8
4.5
85.4
59.3
0.6
2.0
2.1
2,677
1,252
201
215
78
35
164
172
-457
23Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
33.8
2021-22
CLE CLE
69
15.0
8.3
2.5
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
24Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
33.8
2022-23
ORL ORL
72
20.0
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
25Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
33.7
2017-18
PHI PHI
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
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PPG

19.2

Jackson

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RPG

6.7

Aldama

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APG

5.6

Spencer

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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.9

25th

DRTG

118.8

24th

NETRTG

-5.9

24th

3P%

35.3

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz
22
60
.268
42.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/21
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
10/23
MEM MEM
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
10/25
MEM MEM
@
SAC SAC
9:00 PM
Mon
10/26
MEM MEM
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Thu
10/29
MEM MEM
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

25 - 57

101

Final

132

HOU Rockets

52 - 30

Sun 12 Apr 2026

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

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31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

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28.8

Edwards

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

11.9

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan
APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

2.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

1.9

Wallace

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BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

1.9

Huff

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3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

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3.8

Ball

LaMelo Ball

3.4

Knueppel

Kon Knueppel
TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

Jalen Duren

67.6

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

67.4

Queta

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Nuggets

122.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.8

Spurs

119.6

Hornets

119.4

Cavaliers

119.2
DRtg Rankings
Thunder

107.7

Pistons

109.7

Spurs

111.3

Celtics

112.7

Raptors

113.0

Rockets

113.2
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Thunder

11.1

Spurs

8.3

Pistons

8.2

Celtics

8.1

Knicks

6.5

Rockets

5.4
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Wizards

17-65

Pacers

19-63

Nets

20-62

Jazz

22-60

Kings

22-60

Grizzlies

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

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3,694

Dončić

Luka Dončić

3,474

Johnson

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

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3,909.3

Dončić

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3,685.5

Johnson

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USG% Leaders

38.0

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Brown

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33.4

Leonard

Kawhi Leonard
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38.0

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37.4

Thompson

Amen Thompson

36.4

Durant

Kevin Durant
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1.78

Jokić

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1.61

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1.71

Dončić

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Hornets

50-34

Spurs

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Suns

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Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

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Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105
Mon
3/30
CHI CHI
@
SAS SAS
114-129
Mon
3/30
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
124-94
Mon
3/30
CLE CLE
@
UTA UTA
122-113
Mon
3/30
DET DET
@
OKC OKC
110-114

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:00 PM
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM