most nba points in first game by a rookie since 1988

Since 1987-88, VJ Edgecombe has scored the most points by a rookie in his first game, with 34 points versus the Celtics on October 22.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
34
10/22/2025
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
42
7
3
1
0
13
26
50.0
5
13
38.5
3
6
50.0
59.4
1
6
2
1
-2
2Lamar Odom
L. Odom
30
11/2/1999
LAC LAC
vs
SEA SEA
44
12
3
2
2
10
18
55.6
2
5
40.0
8
15
53.3
61.0
2
10
3
1
-7
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
30
11/1/1996
PHI PHI
vs
MIL MIL
37
2
6
1
0
12
19
63.2
2
4
50.0
4
6
66.7
69.3
2
0
3
5
-15
4Willie Anderson
W. Anderson
30
11/5/1988
SAS SAS
vs
LAL LAL
38
5
6
2
0
12
25
48.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
52.6
2
3
2
4
5Gordan Giricek
G. Giricek
29
10/30/2002
MEM MEM
vs
DAL DAL
31
5
1
1
0
10
13
76.9
4
6
66.7
5
8
62.5
87.8
0
5
3
1
-5
6Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
27
10/19/2022
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
35
9
5
0
2
11
18
61.1
0
0
5
7
71.4
64.0
2
7
4
5
+2
7Chris Duarte
C. Duarte
27
10/20/2021
IND IND
@
CHA CHA
33
5
1
1
0
9
15
60.0
6
9
66.7
3
3
100.0
82.7
0
5
1
4
+7
8P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
27
10/23/2019
CHA CHA
vs
CHI CHI
38
4
1
1
1
9
17
52.9
7
11
63.6
2
2
100.0
75.5
1
3
4
2
+8
9Bobby Jackson
B. Jackson
27
10/31/1997
DEN DEN
vs
SAS SAS
37
6
1
2
0
10
19
52.6
2
3
66.7
5
5
100.0
63.7
3
3
4
4
-9
10Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
27
11/3/1995
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
37
1
0
3
0
11
18
61.1
2
4
50.0
3
3
100.0
69.9
1
0
6
2
11Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
26
10/28/2015
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
38
7
1
1
2
10
16
62.5
0
0
6
6
100.0
69.7
4
3
8
4
-9
12Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
26
11/4/1994
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
26
4
2
0
3
9
18
50.0
5
8
62.5
3
6
50.0
63.0
2
2
0
0
13Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
M. Abdul-Rauf
26
11/10/1990
DEN DEN
@
PHX PHX
25
3
6
1
0
12
19
63.2
1
1
100.0
1
2
50.0
65.4
1
2
7
4
14LeBron James
L. James
25
10/29/2003
CLE CLE
@
SAC SAC
42
6
9
4
0
12
20
60.0
0
2
0.0
1
3
33.3
58.6
2
4
2
3
-9
15Grant Hill
G. Hill
25
11/4/1994
DET DET
vs
LAL LAL
38
10
5
0
3
8
19
42.1
1
1
100.0
8
10
80.0
53.4
6
4
3
5
16Willie Burton
W. Burton
25
11/2/1990
MIA MIA
vs
WAS WAS
24
3
1
2
0
9
14
64.3
0
0
7
9
77.8
69.6
2
1
3
5
17Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
24
10/23/2019
MIA MIA
vs
MEM MEM
27
2
3
2
0
10
18
55.6
1
2
50.0
3
3
100.0
62.1
0
2
1
5
+27
18Steve Smith
S. Smith
24
11/2/1991
MIA MIA
vs
NYK NYK
38
6
5
2
0
8
11
72.7
2
2
100.0
6
6
100.0
88.0
0
6
5
3
19Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
23
10/31/2012
POR POR
vs
LAL LAL
35
3
11
1
0
7
17
41.2
1
4
25.0
8
8
100.0
56.0
0
3
6
2
+16
20Nick Van Exel
N. Van Exel
23
11/5/1993
LAL LAL
vs
PHX PHX
31
3
8
0
0
9
13
69.2
2
5
40.0
3
4
75.0
77.9
0
3
3
4
21David Robinson
D. Robinson
23
11/4/1989
SAS SAS
vs
LAL LAL
34
17
1
1
3
6
11
54.5
0
0
11
14
78.6
67.0
7
10
3
5
22Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22
1/22/2020
NOP NOP
vs
SAS SAS
18
7
3
0
0
8
11
72.7
4
4
100.0
2
4
50.0
86.2
2
5
5
1
+3
23Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
22
10/30/2013
PHI PHI
vs
MIA MIA
36
7
12
9
0
6
10
60.0
4
6
66.7
6
8
75.0
81.4
0
7
1
1
+12
24Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
22
11/5/1993
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
33
3
5
0
0
8
15
53.3
1
6
16.7
5
9
55.6
58.0
1
2
1
2
25Bo Kimble
B. Kimble
22
11/2/1990
LAC LAC
vs
SAC SAC
31
3
2
0
0
9
15
60.0
0
1
0.0
4
5
80.0
64.0
1
2
3
4
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