most points by a rookie in the last 10 years

Between December 8, 2015 and December 8, 2025, Donovan Mitchell has scored the most points by a rookie, with 1,616 points in 2017-18.

	NAME	PTS	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1,616	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	20.5	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	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
2	Trae Young T. Young	1,549	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	19.1	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	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1,526	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	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	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
4	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1,522	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	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	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
5	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	1,437	2022-23	ORL	72	33.7	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	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	1,392	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
7	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	1,371	2018-19	CLE	82	31.8	16.7	2.9	3.0	0.5	0.1	6.3	14.7	43.0	1.5	3.6	40.2	2.6	3.1	83.9	52.0	0.7	2.2	2.3	2,605	236	243	44	6	185	186	-672
8	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	1,357	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
9	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	1,302	2022-23	IND	78	28.5	16.7	4.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	5.3	12.2	43.4	1.3	4.0	32.3	4.8	5.8	82.8	56.6	1.1	3.0	1.9	2,222	318	116	48	13	152	162	-179
10	Brandon Miller B. Miller	1,279	2023-24	CHA	74	32.2	17.3	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	6.4	14.6	44.0	2.5	6.7	37.3	1.9	2.3	82.7	55.2	0.8	3.4	1.8	2,383	315	175	66	42	132	184	-510
11	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	1,279	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	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	659	661	140	70	278	211	+387
12	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	1,242	2017-18	LAL	77	31.2	16.1	6.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	6.1	13.5	45.0	2.1	5.6	36.6	1.9	2.7	70.7	54.9	1.1	5.1	1.8	2,401	483	141	49	34	140	160	-126
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,208	2015-16	MIN	62	33.4	19.5	10.9	2.3	0.7	1.5	8.1	14.8	54.6	0.4	1.2	31.5	2.9	3.6	80.8	59.3	3.0	7.9	2.3	2,071	675	142	44	95	141	184	-108
14	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	1,204	2022-23	DET	74	31.1	16.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.6	1.6	4.7	34.3	3.6	4.8	74.7	52.8	1.0	2.9	3.2	2,304	288	387	61	17	237	242	-642
15	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	1,197	2021-22	ORL	79	30.7	15.2	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	5.8	12.3	46.8	1.2	3.4	35.4	2.4	2.8	86.3	55.9	1.1	3.4	1.5	2,429	356	231	68	34	119	164	-243
16	Ja Morant J. Morant	1,193	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	17.8	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	259	488	58	18	220	110	-17
17	Stephon Castle S. Castle	1,190	2024-25	SAS	81	26.7	14.7	3.7	4.1	0.9	0.3	5.2	12.2	42.8	1.2	4.1	28.5	3.1	4.2	72.4	52.2	1.1	2.6	2.2	2,162	297	332	74	22	177	164	-239
18	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	1,159	2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	16.3	10.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.2	12.3	58.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.8	3.1	7.1	1.8	2,183	729	125	61	67	126	209	-383
19	Jalen Green J. Green	1,157	2021-22	HOU	67	31.9	17.3	3.4	2.6	0.7	0.3	6.1	14.2	42.6	2.3	6.8	34.3	2.8	3.5	79.7	54.7	0.5	2.9	2.0	2,138	226	176	44	18	135	103	-519
20	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	1,134	2021-22	TOR	74	35.4	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	557	256	80	55	136	192	+66
21	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	1,114	2021-22	DET	64	32.6	17.4	5.5	5.6	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
22	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1,112	2017-18	BOS	80	30.5	13.9	5.0	1.6	1.0	0.7	5.0	10.4	47.5	1.3	3.0	43.4	2.7	3.2	82.6	58.6	0.6	4.4	1.4	2,443	402	128	83	58	114	170	+344
23	Jalen Williams J. Williams	1,056	2022-23	OKC	75	30.3	14.1	4.5	3.3	1.4	0.5	5.5	10.6	52.1	1.0	2.7	35.6	2.1	2.5	81.2	60.1	1.1	3.4	1.6	2,275	337	248	103	35	123	191	-53
24	Dennis Smith Jr. D. Smith Jr.	1,048	2017-18	DAL	69	29.7	15.2	3.8	5.2	1.0	0.3	5.9	14.8	39.5	1.5	4.9	31.3	1.9	2.8	69.4	47.3	0.7	3.0	2.8	2,049	260	358	71	18	194	152	-329
25	Dario Šarić D. Šarić	1,040	2016-17	PHI	81	26.3	12.8	6.3	2.2	0.7	0.4	4.7	11.4	41.1	1.3	4.2	31.1	2.1	2.7	78.2	50.8	1.4	5.0	2.3	2,129	513	182	57	30	183	162	-307