most nba points scored in first 3 seasons since 1976

Since 1975-76, Shaquille O'Neal posted the most points in his first 3 seasons, with 6,585 points.

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	NAME	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	6,585	241	38.2	27.3	12.8	2.3	0.9	2.9	10.9	18.6	58.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	10.1	55.8	59.3	4.4	8.5	3.0	9,218	3,095	561	209	709	733	860
2	George Gervin G. Gervin	6,492	244	34.6	26.6	5.2	3.1	1.5	1.3	10.4	19.2	54.0				5.8	7.0	83.0	59.6	1.6	3.6	3.7	8,450	1,274	759	378	305	592	816
3	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	6,385	229	40.6	27.9	12.7	3.6	1.2	1.7	10.9	21.5	50.5				6.2	8.3	74.4	55.4	3.0	9.7	4.4	9,308	2,901	818	275	385	346	857
4	LeBron James L. James	6,307	238	41.5	26.5	6.6	6.6	1.8	0.7	9.6	21.0	45.8	1.3	3.8	33.0	6.0	8.0	74.6	54.0	1.2	5.4	3.3	9,871	1,576	1,563	430	176	795	476	+283
5	David Thompson D. Thompson	6,122	238	36.5	25.7	4.2	3.9	1.2	1.0	9.8	19.2	51.3				6.0	7.9	76.6	56.8	1.7	2.5	2.8	8,696	998	924	276	234	431	629
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	6,027	226	38.3	26.7	14.5	4.4	1.4	3.5	10.9	19.8	55.2				4.9	6.7	72.1	58.7	3.2	11.3	3.4	8,660	3,274	1,001	323	784	208	736
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	5,967	236	37.7	25.3	6.2	2.7	1.2	0.9	8.7	18.7	46.2	1.2	3.3	36.1	6.8	7.7	88.2	57.1	1.1	5.1	3.1	8,892	1,453	628	286	212	728	427	-721
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	5,762	182	37.8	31.7	5.6	5.0	2.6	1.2	11.5	23.3	49.3	0.1	0.7	17.6	8.6	10.1	85.1	57.1	2.0	3.7	3.3	6,876	1,028	911	469	215	608	568
9	David Robinson D. Robinson	5,672	232	37.3	24.4	12.4	2.4	1.8	4.1	8.8	16.1	54.4	0.0	0.1	11.8	6.9	9.4	73.5	60.4	3.9	8.5	3.1	8,661	2,875	553	423	944	709	742
10	Randy Smith R. Smith	5,506	246	38.9	22.4	4.8	5.6	2.0	0.1	8.9	18.8	47.4				4.6	5.7	79.5	52.5	1.4	3.4	3.5	9,575	1,184	1,383	501	23	286	762
11	Walter Davis W. Davis	5,440	235	31.2	23.1	4.8	4.0	1.6	0.3	9.4	17.1	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	5.3	82.7	59.5	1.5	3.3	3.5	7,336	1,129	949	374	65	818	694
12	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	5,419	243	33.1	22.3	2.5	5.5	2.0	0.4	8.8	17.3	51.0				4.6	5.6	82.2	56.3	0.7	1.8	3.5	8,041	613	1,336	482	90	280	551
13	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	5,405	237	36.1	22.8	5.6	2.7	1.1	0.5	8.1	18.0	44.8	0.6	2.2	28.2	6.1	7.6	79.5	53.4	1.9	3.7	2.9	8,544	1,318	637	253	113	689	683	+235
14	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	5,401	244	35.6	22.1	6.6	1.9	1.4	0.8	8.8	18.6	47.1	0.1	0.4	26.2	4.5	5.9	76.5	52.2	2.9	3.7	2.5	8,681	1,617	455	336	204	620	577
15	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	5,375	230	35.5	23.4	9.7	2.4	1.5	0.8	9.5	18.8	50.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.1	72.3	54.3	3.8	5.9	2.7	8,160	2,237	544	338	186	612	856
16	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	5,346	246	37.4	21.7	12.9	3.0	0.6	2.2	8.2	14.9	55.4				5.3	7.5	70.1	59.8	3.8	9.2	4.1	9,209	3,184	736	136	540	676	807
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	5,322	242	37.4	22.0	5.6	5.9	2.2	0.5	8.9	20.1	44.2				4.2	4.6	92.1	49.7	0.9	4.7	2.7	9,050	1,367	1,417	532	130	224	597
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	5,307	246	34.9	21.6	11.7	2.4	0.7	1.4	8.4	15.5	54.3	1.0	2.6	38.7	3.8	4.5	83.6	61.8	3.1	8.6	2.3	8,575	2,877	580	178	356	554	771	+212
19	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	5,301	234	36.5	22.7	5.5	3.4	1.3	0.3	8.5	17.5	48.6	0.5	1.3	35.7	5.2	6.2	84.0	56.0	1.7	3.7	3.0	8,543	1,280	795	306	71	700	640
20	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	5,264	211	33.9	24.9	5.8	4.0	0.9	0.3	9.8	19.8	49.7	0.3	1.0	27.6	5.0	6.9	72.9	54.7	2.1	3.7	3.2	7,152	1,226	854	197	70	681	645
21	Karl Malone K. Malone	5,250	245	34.8	21.4	10.4	2.4	1.3	0.6	8.5	16.7	51.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	7.1	61.7	54.1	3.0	7.5	3.4	8,530	2,559	593	326	154	841	914
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	5,247	241	37.8	21.8	10.7	5.3	1.9	0.8	8.8	18.2	48.5	0.4	1.1	33.1	3.8	4.4	85.4	54.1	2.5	8.2	3.3	9,117	2,584	1,268	447	182	806	762
23	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	5,229	185	40.3	28.3	4.6	5.7	1.5	0.3	11.1	25.0	44.3				6.1	7.4	83.4	50.1	1.0	3.6	5.0	7,455	852	1,059	272	53	248	504
24	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	5,200	234	35.2	22.2	8.5	3.0	1.3	1.1	9.1	16.9	53.9	0.0	0.1	22.2	3.9	5.2	76.1	57.8	3.1	5.5	2.3	8,230	1,999	697	308	262	530	580
25	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	5,168	240	36.5	21.5	10.2	3.5	1.8	0.4	9.0	18.1	49.5				3.6	4.3	84.0	53.9	3.3	6.9	3.6	8,752	2,442	832	436	103	579	591

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PPG

35.0

Banchero

RPG

7.0

Banchero

APG

10.0

Banchero

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.6

14th

DRTG

121.0

22nd

NETRTG

-6.4

17th

3P%

32.5

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
8	Knicks	1	.000	1.5
9	Nets	1	.000	1.5
10	Magic	1	.000	1.5
11	Celtics	1	.000	1.5
12	Cavaliers	1	.000	1.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM

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1 - 0

132

Final

125

Magic

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PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.8

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.6

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FanDuel Points Leaders

104.9

Maxey

83.8

James

79.1

Embiid

DraftKings Points Leaders

101.3

Maxey

83.8

James

80.5

Embiid

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.5

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

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1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

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1	76ers	2	0	1.000
2	Pistons	1	0	1.000	0.5
3	Hawks	1	0	1.000	0.5
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000	0.5
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000	0.5
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000	0.5
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000	0.5
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.5
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.5
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.5
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Cavaliers	0	1	.000	1.5
13	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.5
14	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.5
15	Heat	0	1	.000	1.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5