most points in first 9 games as rookie since 2000

Since 1999-00, Darius Acuff Jr. has scored the most points by a rookie in his first 9 games this season, with 227 points.

	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	Darius Acuff Jr. D. Acuff Jr.	227	2026-27	SAC	9	36.8	25.2	3.7	7.1	0.9	0.1	9.3	23.2	40.2	3.0	9.7	31.0	3.6	4.3	82.1	50.2	0.3	3.3	3.4	332	33	64	8	1	31	28	-80
2	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	223	2009-10	MIL	9	34.8	24.8	4.7	5.8	1.1	0.2	9.2	19.3	47.7	2.7	4.8	55.8	3.7	4.7	78.6	57.9	0.7	4.0	3.8	313	42	52	10	2	34	20	+59
3	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	196	2022-23	ORL	9	34.0	21.8	7.7	3.6	0.7	1.0	7.4	16.8	44.4	1.0	4.0	25.0	5.9	8.0	73.6	53.6	0.9	6.8	3.0	306	69	32	6	9	27	20	-18
4	Dajuan Wagner D. Wagner	191	2002-03	CLE	9	39.0	21.2	1.7	4.9	1.3	0.2	7.0	17.9	39.1	1.8	4.7	38.1	5.4	6.7	81.7	51.0	0.9	0.8	3.2	351	15	44	12	2	29	34	-60
5	Yaxel Lendeborg Y. Lendeborg	189	2026-27	GSW	9	31.8	21.0	7.1	4.1	1.1	0.6	6.9	14.0	49.2	2.3	5.9	39.6	4.9	6.4	75.9	62.4	2.8	4.3	3.2	286	64	37	10	5	29	27	-22
6	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	189	2019-20	NOP	9	27.0	21.0	7.7	2.3	0.8	0.3	8.0	13.9	57.6	0.4	1.1	40.0	4.6	7.2	63.1	61.5	3.6	4.1	2.8	243	69	21	7	3	25	15	+79
7	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	186	2022-23	IND	9	28.1	20.7	3.9	2.1	0.4	0.1	6.3	13.9	45.6	2.7	6.2	42.9	5.3	6.2	85.7	62.1	1.3	2.6	2.2	253	35	19	4	1	20	21	-5
8	O.J. Mayo	185	2008-09	MEM	9	38.9	20.6	4.8	2.3	1.3	0.1	7.8	17.1	45.5	2.2	5.2	42.6	2.8	3.2	86.2	55.5	1.1	3.7	2.9	350	43	21	12	1	26	21	-42
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	180	2007-08	SEA	9	33.5	20.0	4.9	1.8	1.3	0.8	7.3	19.2	38.2	1.8	5.9	30.2	3.6	4.6	78.0	47.1	0.8	4.1	3.4	301	44	16	12	7	31	15	-89
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	179	2023-24	SAS	9	29.7	19.9	8.6	2.0	1.1	2.6	7.1	15.4	46.0	1.7	5.3	31.3	4.0	5.2	76.6	56.0	2.1	6.4	3.4	267	77	18	10	23	31	23	-34
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	175	2018-19	DAL	9	34.8	19.4	6.6	4.6	0.9	0.3	7.0	15.0	46.7	2.7	6.8	39.3	2.8	4.0	69.4	58.0	1.1	5.4	4.0	313	59	41	8	3	36	18	-33
12	Caleb Wilson C. Wilson	174	2026-27	CHI	9	32.5	19.3	6.3	2.1	1.9	1.0	7.0	17.2	40.6	2.3	7.7	30.4	3.0	4.2	71.1	50.7	1.8	4.6	2.8	292	57	19	17	9	25	24	-84
13	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	174	2012-13	POR	9	38.1	19.3	3.3	6.4	1.3	0.1	6.8	15.4	43.9	2.6	6.4	39.7	3.2	3.8	85.3	56.5	0.8	2.6	3.4	343	30	58	12	1	31	17	+10
14	Lamar Odom L. Odom	173	1999-00	LAC	9	40.8	19.2	8.8	2.9	1.0	1.0	6.0	14.3	41.9	0.8	2.6	30.4	6.4	9.1	70.7	52.4	2.6	6.2	3.7	367	79	26	9	9	33	35	-71
15	Trae Young T. Young	172	2018-19	ATL	9	31.0	19.1	3.2	7.9	0.4	0.3	6.7	15.2	43.8	2.0	6.2	32.1	3.8	5.0	75.6	54.8	0.6	2.7	3.8	279	29	71	4	3	34	18	-88
16	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	171	2015-16	PHI	9	33.3	19.0	6.8	1.3	0.2	1.8	8.2	17.6	46.8	0.0	0.0		2.6	4.3	59.0	48.8	2.4	4.3	3.0	299	61	12	2	16	27	29	-139
17	John Wall J. Wall	170	2010-11	WAS	9	38.8	18.9	3.9	9.3	3.0	0.2	6.8	15.3	44.2	1.1	2.9	38.5	4.2	5.3	79.2	53.4	0.2	3.7	4.0	349	35	84	27	2	36	25	-47
18	Derrick Rose D. Rose	166	2008-09	CHI	9	38.3	18.4	5.1	5.3	1.0	0.0	7.2	15.7	46.1	0.2	1.0	22.2	3.8	4.7	81.0	52.0	1.7	3.4	2.7	345	46	48	9	0	24	14	-32
19	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	162	2017-18	PHI	9	35.4	18.0	9.8	8.2	1.6	0.7	7.3	14.2	51.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	3.3	5.7	58.8	53.8	2.2	7.6	3.4	319	88	74	14	6	31	20	+6
20	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	162	2016-17	PHI	9	22.0	18.0	7.6	1.2	0.4	2.2	5.9	12.1	48.6	1.1	2.2	50.0	5.1	6.6	78.0	60.0	2.0	5.6	4.2	198	68	11	4	20	38	32	-18
21	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	161	2003-04	DEN	9	36.6	17.9	6.3	3.0	1.2	0.4	6.2	17.4	35.7	1.0	3.1	32.1	4.4	6.2	71.4	44.3	2.4	3.9	3.1	329	57	27	11	4	28	23	-22
22	Ja Morant J. Morant	160	2019-20	MEM	9	27.2	17.8	3.6	5.2	1.0	0.2	6.8	14.7	46.2	0.8	1.8	43.8	3.4	4.7	73.8	53.2	1.2	2.3	4.0	244	32	47	9	2	36	22	-34
23	Chris Paul C. Paul	157	2005-06	NOK	9	37.1	17.4	5.2	6.3	2.1	0.1	6.0	13.1	45.8	0.8	3.1	25.0	4.7	5.3	87.5	56.4	1.1	4.1	2.8	334	47	57	19	1	25	29	-5
24	VJ Edgecombe	152	2025-26	PHI	9	38.2	16.9	5.8	4.7	1.6	0.2	6.4	14.9	43.3	2.0	5.6	36.0	2.0	2.6	78.3	52.7	2.1	3.7	1.9	344	52	42	14	2	17	27	+33
25	Chris Duarte C. Duarte	152	2021-22	IND	9	34.8	16.9	4.6	2.2	1.0	0.1	6.4	14.8	43.6	2.7	6.2	42.9	1.3	1.4	92.3	54.8	0.6	4.0	1.9	313	41	20	9	1	17	21	+18

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.4

Acuff

RPG

13.2

Sabonis

APG

7.2

Acuff

Team Rankings

ORTG

107.7

27th

DRTG

120.4

27th

NETRTG

-12.7

28th

3P%

34.5

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	OKC	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Wed 11/18	PHX	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 11/20	SAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sat 11/21	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Mon 11/23	SAS	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

9 - 3

120

Final

107

Kings

1 - 11

Fri 13 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

13.2

Sabonis

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.2

Flagg

2.2

Thybulle

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

2.2

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Bane

TS% Leaders

73.7

Spencer

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.0

107.6

107.9

108.8

109.2

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

9.1

8.0

Tank Leaderboard

1-12

1-11

2-9

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

633.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

662

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.2

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

3-10

3-9

3-8

4-9

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Cavaliers	6	7	.462	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	8	.385	5.5
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	2	9	.182	7.5
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
6	Grizzlies	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
8	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BKN	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Since 1999-00, Darius Acuff Jr. has scored the most points by a rookie in his first 9 games this season, with 227 points.

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25.4

13.2

7.2

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

38.6

30.5

28.8

13.7

13.2

12.3

9.2

9.0

8.8

2.9

2.2

2.2

4.2

2.2

2.2

5.5

4.3

4.1

73.7

72.6

71.9

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

801.4

685.6

633.1

777

723.3

662

40.1

36.5

35.4

37.2

36.8

36.4

2.10

1.74

1.62

2.04

1.83

1.70

NBA 2026-27 Betting

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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule