most nba ppg in a rookie season in the current century

Between the 1999-00 and 2098-99 seasons, Yaxel Lendeborg has averaged the most points per game by a rookie this season, with 22.6 per game.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
22.6
2026-27
GSW GSW
5
33.6
9.2
4.0
1.0
0.6
7.6
16.0
47.5
2.2
6.2
35.5
5.2
7.0
74.3
59.2
4.0
5.2
3.6
168
113
46
20
5
3
18
12
+4
2Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
38.0
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
3Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
21.5
2026-27
SAC SAC
4
35.3
2.8
4.8
0.8
0.3
8.0
23.3
34.4
1.8
8.5
20.6
3.8
4.8
78.9
42.4
0.3
2.5
2.8
141
86
11
19
3
1
11
11
-47
4Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
6Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
2025-26
DAL DAL
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
7Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
21.0
2003-04
DEN DEN
82
36.5
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
8LeBron James
L. James
20.9
2003-04
CLE CLE
79
39.5
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
9Caleb Wilson
C. Wilson
20.8
2026-27
CHI CHI
5
34.6
7.0
2.2
1.8
1.4
7.6
18.4
41.3
1.6
7.2
22.2
4.0
5.4
74.1
50.1
2.2
4.8
3.2
173
104
35
11
9
7
16
14
-38
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.5
2017-18
UTA UTA
79
33.4
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.3
2007-08
SEA SEA
80
34.6
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
12Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
20.1
2009-10
SAC SAC
72
37.2
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
13Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.1
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
2022-23
ORL ORL
72
33.8
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
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
2020-21
MIN MIN
72
32.1
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
16Trae Young
T. Young
19.1
2018-19
ATL ATL
81
30.9
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
19.0
2012-13
POR POR
82
38.6
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
18Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
18.5
2011-12
CLE CLE
51
30.5
3.7
5.4
1.1
0.4
6.9
14.6
46.9
1.4
3.6
39.9
3.4
3.8
87.2
56.6
0.9
2.9
3.1
1,558
944
191
275
54
20
160
110
-160
19Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
18.5
2025-26
CHA CHA
81
31.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
20O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
18.5
2008-09
MEM MEM
82
38.0
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
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
18.3
2015-16
MIN MIN
82
32.0
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
22Steve Francis
S. Francis
18.0
1999-00
HOU HOU
77
36.1
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
23Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.8
2019-20
MEM MEM
67
31.0
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
24Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
17.6
2001-02
MEM MEM
82
36.7
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
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
17.5
2009-10
GSW GSW
80
36.2
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
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Team Leaders

PPG

28.8

Curry

Stephen Curry

RPG

9.2

Lendeborg

Yaxel Lendeborg

APG

6.8

Green

Draymond Green
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.6

5th

DRTG

119.4

26th

NETRTG

-1.8

18th

3P%

36.9

9th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
2
3
.400
3.0
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Clippers Clippers
1
3
.250
3.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
LAL LAL
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
11/1
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
11/2
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Thu
11/5
MIA MIA
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sat
11/7
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

2 - 3

119

Final

114

MIN Timberwolves

3 - 2

Wed 28 Oct 2026

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PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

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33.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

29.8

Jerome

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RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.2

Gobert

Rudy Gobert
APG Leaders

10.4

Young

Trae Young

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.8

Williamson

Zion Williamson

2.8

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

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4.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

4.3

Camara

Toumani Camara
TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

Toumani Camara

78.8

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

77.3

Williams

Robert Williams III

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

128.7

Rockets

123.3

Lakers

123.3

Celtics

118.0

Warriors

117.6

Grizzlies

117.5
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

98.2

Timberwolves

103.4

76ers

103.5

Thunder

106.2

Pistons

106.3

Clippers

107.5
NetRtg Rankings
Trail Blazers

18.6

Raptors

14.4

Rockets

14.2

Timberwolves

12.1

Grizzlies

9.8

Lakers

9.6
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Pelicans

0-4

Nets

0-4

Kings

0-4

Heat

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Bucks

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

Jalen Johnson
USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.9

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

35.5

Miller

Brandon Miller
MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

Jamal Murray

37.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

1.58

Dončić

Luka Dončić
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

4-0

Rockets

5-0

Timberwolves

4-1

Pistons

4-1

Raptors

3-1

Clippers

3-1
Worst Record ATS
Suns

0-3

Heat

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Knicks

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Magic

1-3

Cavaliers

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
4
1
.800
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
3
Raptors Raptors
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Celtics Celtics
3
1
.750
0.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
6
Hornets Hornets
3
2
.600
1.0
7
Hawks Hawks
2
3
.400
2.0
8
Knicks Knicks
2
3
.400
2.0
9
Wizards Wizards
2
3
.400
2.0
10
Pacers Pacers
2
3
.400
2.0
11
Magic Magic
1
3
.250
2.5
12
Bulls Bulls
1
4
.200
3.0
13
Bucks Bucks
1
4
.200
3.0
14
Heat Heat
1
4
.200
3.0
15
Nets Nets
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
5
0
1.000
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
4
0
1.000
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
0
1.000
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
4
1
.800
1.0
5
Thunder Thunder
4
1
.800
1.0
6
Spurs Spurs
3
2
.600
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
3
2
.600
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
2
3
.400
3.0
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Clippers Clippers
1
3
.250
3.5
13
Jazz Jazz
1
4
.200
4.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
0
4
.000
4.5
15
Kings Kings
0
4
.000
4.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/29
CLE CLE
@
ATL ATL
8:00 PM
Thu
10/29
SAC SAC
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
10/29
MEM MEM
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Fri
10/30
CHA CHA
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM