most points by a rookie before turning 20years in the nba

Carmelo Anthony has dropped the most points by a rookie younger than 20 in a season, with 1,725 points in 2003-04.

	NAME	PTS	Age	SEASON	TM	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	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1,725	19	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	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	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
2	LeBron James L. James	1,654	19	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	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	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,624	19	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	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	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
4	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	1,473	19	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	21.0	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	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
5	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	1,392	19	2020-21	MIN	72	32.1	19.3	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	336	211	82	36	160	129	-228
6	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1,194	19	2018-19	DAL	57	32.2	20.9	7.3	5.7	1.0	0.3	6.9	15.9	43.4	2.5	7.0	35.3	4.7	6.5	72.6	56.0	1.1	6.2	3.4	1,837	415	324	57	16	194	107	-16
7	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	1,169	19	2025-26	NOP	82	25.8	14.3	3.7	3.4	1.2	0.4	5.3	12.3	43.4	1.2	3.7	33.0	2.4	3.0	78.9	52.5	0.7	2.9	2.2	2,112	300	279	97	30	178	151	-287
8	Devin Booker D. Booker	1,048	19	2015-16	PHX	76	27.7	13.8	2.5	2.6	0.6	0.3	4.8	11.4	42.3	1.3	3.8	34.3	2.8	3.4	84.0	53.5	0.4	2.1	2.1	2,108	187	200	44	20	160	225	-374
9	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	1,010	19	2022-23	HOU	79	31.0	12.8	7.2	1.3	0.5	0.9	4.6	11.3	40.8	1.5	4.9	30.7	2.1	2.6	78.6	51.4	1.5	5.7	1.3	2,450	569	101	43	74	104	227	-555
10	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	993	19	2025-26	UTA	72	27.6	13.8	4.2	1.8	0.8	0.7	5.5	12.4	44.3	1.9	5.5	34.4	0.9	1.2	75.0	53.3	1.4	2.8	1.5	1,988	302	131	60	49	107	193	-448
11	Dwight Howard D. Howard	981	19	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	12.0	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179
12	Kevin Knox II K. Knox II	963	19	2018-19	NYK	75	28.8	12.8	4.5	1.1	0.6	0.3	4.5	12.2	37.0	1.7	4.9	34.3	2.2	3.0	71.7	47.5	0.8	3.7	1.5	2,158	335	82	43	24	114	175	-637
13	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	878	19	2024-25	ATL	71	24.8	12.4	3.6	1.3	0.7	0.5	4.7	10.4	44.9	1.6	4.6	34.6	1.4	2.0	72.3	54.8	1.2	2.4	1.2	1,757	258	89	50	35	88	141	-151
14	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	869	19	2024-25	WAS	67	27.1	13.0	6.5	2.4	0.7	1.5	4.9	12.4	39.4	1.6	5.1	30.8	1.7	2.5	67.9	48.2	1.9	4.6	1.7	1,814	435	161	44	101	114	146	-547
15	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	835	19	2017-18	BOS	63	30.6	13.3	5.0	1.4	0.9	0.8	4.7	9.9	47.3	1.3	2.9	43.2	2.6	3.2	82.9	58.7	0.7	4.3	1.3	1,926	314	88	59	50	81	131	+271
16	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	835	19	1995-96	MIN	80	28.7	10.4	6.3	1.8	1.1	1.6	4.5	9.2	49.1	0.1	0.4	28.6	1.3	1.9	70.5	52.2	2.2	4.1	1.4	2,293	501	145	86	131	110	189
17	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	826	19	2014-15	MIN	54	34.6	15.3	4.3	1.9	1.1	0.6	5.7	13.1	43.5	0.6	1.8	35.4	3.3	4.4	73.9	50.8	1.5	2.8	2.0	1,867	233	104	60	32	106	131	-280
18	Bub Carrington B. Carrington	807	19	2024-25	WAS	82	30.0	9.8	4.2	4.4	0.7	0.3	3.7	9.1	40.1	1.7	5.0	33.9	0.8	1.0	81.2	51.4	0.4	3.8	1.7	2,458	341	364	54	21	141	190	-798
19	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	807	19	1979-80	NJN	62		13.0					5.3			0.0			2.3	3.4	69.2
20	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	803	19	2020-21	CHA	51	28.8	15.7	5.9	6.1	1.6	0.4	5.7	13.2	43.6	1.8	5.1	35.2	2.5	3.2	75.8	53.9	1.2	4.7	2.8	1,468	302	313	81	18	145	136	-84
21	RJ Barrett	803	19	2019-20	NYK	56	30.4	14.3	5.0	2.6	1.0	0.3	5.2	13.0	40.2	1.1	3.5	32.0	2.8	4.5	61.4	47.9	0.9	4.1	2.2	1,704	279	143	55	17	124	122	-325
22	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	798	19	2018-19	MEM	58	26.1	13.8	4.7	1.1	0.9	1.4	5.1	10.2	50.6	0.9	2.4	35.9	2.6	3.4	76.6	59.1	1.3	3.4	1.7	1,515	272	64	52	82	98	220	-103
23	Shaedon Sharpe S. Sharpe	789	19	2022-23	POR	80	22.2	9.9	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.3	3.8	8.1	47.2	1.3	3.5	36.0	0.9	1.3	71.4	56.8	0.8	2.2	1.0	1,779	236	94	38	24	83	136	-297
24	JR Smith	782	19	2004-05	NOH	76	24.5	10.3	2.0	1.9	0.7	0.1	3.9	9.8	39.4	1.1	3.7	28.8	1.5	2.1	68.9	47.8	0.5	1.5	1.4	1,859	152	142	55	11	109	135	-397
25	Bradley Beal B. Beal	780	19	2012-13	WAS	56	31.2	13.9	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.5	5.0	12.3	41.0	1.6	4.2	38.6	2.2	2.8	78.6	51.5	0.8	3.0	1.6	1,745	211	137	50	29	90	113	-89

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6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 11/2	POR	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 11/4	TOR	@	DEN	9:00 PM

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Jerome

33.0

Booker

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Edwards

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APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

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3.5

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4.0

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5.5

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5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

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FanDuel Points Leaders

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Johnson

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

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1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0

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

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Carmelo Anthony has dropped the most points by a rookie younger than 20 in a season, with 1,725 points in 2003-04.

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