most points in a game by a player in the 2021 draft

Cam Thomas has the most points by a 2021 draft pick in a game, with 47 points versus the Clippers on February 6, 2023.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player in the 2021 draft

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	47	2/6/2023	BKN	vs	LAC	39	4	3	0	0	15	29	51.7	7	11	63.6	10	11	90.9	69.4	1	3	4	3	+3
2	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	46	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	12	11	5	2	14	45	31.1	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	43.5	5	7	2	4	+10
3	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	46	3/17/2025	PHI	@	HOU	43	13	4	2	1	15	27	55.6	8	14	57.1	8	13	61.5	70.3	2	11	6	3	-6
4	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	46	4/9/2023	BKN	vs	PHI	43	2	1	1	1	16	29	55.2	6	8	75.0	8	8	100.0	70.7	0	2	4	1	-20
5	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	45	3/5/2024	HOU	vs	SAS	37	16	3	5	1	19	32	59.4	2	3	66.7	5	7	71.4	64.1	6	10	2	3	+18
6	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	45	11/6/2023	BKN	vs	MIL	41	4	3	1	0	17	33	51.5	6	16	37.5	5	6	83.3	63.1	1	3	1	3	+3
7	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	44	3/1/2025	PHI	vs	GSW	37	6	1	3	1	18	24	75.0	6	9	66.7	2	8	25.0	79.9	1	5	2	3	-5
8	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	44	2/4/2023	BKN	vs	WAS	29	5	5	0	0	16	23	69.6	4	5	80.0	8	9	88.9	81.6	2	3	4	2	+6
9	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	43	11/15/2024	BKN	@	NYK	39	2	3	1	1	16	22	72.7	7	10	70.0	4	6	66.7	87.3	0	2	4	2	-1
10	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	43	12/18/2023	DET	@	ATL	44	5	7	3	1	16	24	66.7	3	5	60.0	8	9	88.9	76.9	1	4	3	1	-2
11	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	43	2/7/2023	BKN	vs	PHX	39	5	3	1	1	11	23	47.8	3	9	33.3	18	20	90.0	67.6	0	5	3	2	-4
12	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	42	11/26/2025	DET	@	BOS	36	8	5	1	1	12	26	46.2	4	9	44.4	14	16	87.5	63.6	3	5	4	3	0
13	Jalen Green J. Green	42	1/13/2025	HOU	vs	MEM	40	3	4	1	0	13	18	72.2	5	6	83.3	11	11	100.0	91.9	0	3	3	1	+8
14	Jalen Green J. Green	42	3/19/2024	HOU	@	WAS	36	10	3	1	1	12	21	57.1	7	13	53.8	11	13	84.6	78.6	2	8	1	2	+26
15	Jalen Green J. Green	42	1/23/2023	HOU	vs	MIN	35	4	4	1	1	15	25	60.0	6	12	50.0	6	10	60.0	71.4	2	2	1	0	+19
16	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	41	11/30/2025	ATL	@	PHI	45	14	7	1	1	10	21	47.6	4	8	50.0	17	22	77.3	66.8	0	14	6	1	-3
17	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	41	11/8/2025	NOP	@	SAS	38	9	3	1	0	15	22	68.2	5	11	45.5	6	6	100.0	83.2	3	6	1	1	-14
18	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	41	10/26/2025	BKN	@	SAS	32	2	0	0	0	11	25	44.0	5	12	41.7	14	14	100.0	65.8	0	2	3	0	-7
19	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	41	2/3/2025	NOP	@	DEN	38	3	3	2	1	13	21	61.9	8	12	66.7	7	7	100.0	85.1	1	2	0	1	-9
20	Aaron Wiggins A. Wiggins	41	2/1/2025	OKC	vs	SAC	40	14	3	0	0	16	30	53.3	6	14	42.9	3	4	75.0	64.5	6	8	2	2	+31
21	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	41	12/7/2024	CLE	@	CHA	34	10	2	1	3	16	23	69.6	6	8	75.0	3	4	75.0	82.8	3	7	3	4	+19
22	Jalen Green J. Green	41	11/27/2024	HOU	@	PHI	41	7	2	2	1	12	20	60.0	4	6	66.7	13	14	92.9	78.4	1	6	5	1	+3
23	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	41	4/12/2024	BKN	@	NYK	37	1	6	0	0	15	26	57.7	4	9	44.4	7	7	100.0	70.5	0	1	4	4	-8
24	Jalen Green J. Green	41	3/23/2024	HOU	vs	UTA	33	4	4	1	0	15	22	68.2	7	11	63.6	4	4	100.0	86.3	1	3	3	3	+31
25	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	41	12/26/2023	DET	vs	BKN	37	9	5	1	1	15	21	71.4	3	4	75.0	8	10	80.0	80.7	1	8	3	4	+5