most points per game by nba player in a season under 23 years old after 1980

Since 1980-81, LeBron James has averaged the most points per game by a player younger than 23 in a season, with 31.4 per game in 2005-06.

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	NAME	PPG	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	31.4	21	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
2	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.1	21	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
3	Trae Young T. Young	29.6	21	2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	2,120	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	21	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	22	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	2,315	901	214	73	192	204	258
6	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	28.9	22	2006-07	DEN	65	38.2	6.0	3.8	1.2	0.4	10.6	22.4	47.6	0.6	2.3	26.8	7.1	8.7	80.8	55.2	2.2	3.8	3.6	2,486	1,881	391	249	77	23	234	203	+88
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.8	20	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	2,047	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
8	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28.5	22	2000-01	LAL	68	40.9	5.9	5.0	1.7	0.6	10.3	22.2	46.4	0.9	2.9	30.5	7.0	8.2	85.3	55.2	1.5	4.3	3.2	2,783	1,938	399	338	114	43	220	222	+369
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	28.4	22	2021-22	DAL	65	35.4	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	21.6	45.7	3.1	8.8	35.3	5.6	7.5	74.4	57.1	0.9	8.3	4.5	2,301	1,847	593	568	75	36	292	145	+146
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.2	21	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.7	21	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	27.7	22	2010-11	OKC	78	38.9	6.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	9.1	19.7	46.2	1.9	5.3	35.0	7.6	8.7	88.0	58.9	0.7	6.1	2.8	3,038	2,161	533	214	88	76	218	159	+271
13	LeBron James L. James	27.3	22	2006-07	CLE	78	40.9	6.7	6.0	1.6	0.7	9.9	20.8	47.6	1.3	4.0	31.9	6.3	9.0	69.8	55.2	1.1	5.7	3.2	3,190	2,132	526	470	125	55	250	171	+377
14	LeBron James L. James	27.2	20	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
15	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	27.0	20	2020-21	NOP	61	33.2	7.2	3.7	0.9	0.6	10.4	17.0	61.1	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	8.7	69.8	64.9	2.7	4.5	2.7	2,026	1,647	441	226	57	39	167	135	+89
16	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	26.8	21	2000-01	ORL	77	40.1	7.5	4.6	1.5	1.5	10.2	22.4	45.7	0.8	2.2	35.5	5.6	7.6	73.3	52.1	2.5	5.0	2.6	3,087	2,065	580	352	116	118	198	160	+252
17	Devin Booker D. Booker	26.6	22	2018-19	PHX	64	35.0	4.1	6.8	0.9	0.2	9.2	19.6	46.7	2.1	6.5	32.6	6.1	7.1	86.6	58.4	0.6	3.5	4.1	2,242	1,700	265	433	56	13	264	200	-330
18	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	26.5	21	2005-06	DEN	80	36.8	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	9.5	19.7	48.1	0.5	1.9	24.3	7.2	8.9	80.8	56.3	1.5	3.4	2.7	2,941	2,122	394	216	88	42	218	229	+4
19	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	26.4	22	2020-21	BOS	64	35.8	7.4	4.3	1.2	0.5	9.5	20.6	45.9	2.9	7.6	38.6	4.6	5.3	86.8	57.6	0.8	6.6	2.7	2,290	1,692	472	276	75	31	171	122	+161
20	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	26.0	22	2004-05	PHX	80	36.1	8.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	9.3	16.7	55.9	0.0	0.2	18.8	7.3	9.9	73.3	61.7	2.7	6.2	2.4	2,889	2,080	713	131	77	130	189	278	+602
21	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	25.9	22	2023-24	MIN	79	35.1	5.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	9.1	19.7	46.1	2.4	6.7	35.7	5.4	6.4	83.6	57.5	0.7	4.8	3.1	2,770	2,049	430	405	101	42	241	141	+432
22	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	25.6	22	2001-02	ORL	76	38.3	7.9	5.3	1.6	1.0	9.4	20.9	45.1	1.4	3.7	36.4	5.5	7.3	74.8	53.2	2.0	5.9	2.5	2,912	1,948	597	400	119	73	189	139	+291
23	Trae Young T. Young	25.3	22	2020-21	ATL	63	33.7	3.9	9.4	0.8	0.2	7.7	17.7	43.8	2.2	6.3	34.3	7.7	8.7	88.6	58.9	0.6	3.3	4.1	2,124	1,594	245	594	53	12	261	111	+267
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	25.3	20	2008-09	OKC	74	39.0	6.5	2.8	1.3	0.7	8.9	18.8	47.6	1.3	3.1	42.2	6.1	7.1	86.3	57.7	1.0	5.5	3.0	2,885	1,871	482	205	96	53	225	134	-501
25	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	25.3	20	2026-27	DAL	4	30.8	5.3	6.8	2.8	1.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	1.8	5.5	31.8	5.5	6.0	91.7	63.5	0.0	5.3	3.0	123	101	21	27	11	5	12	9	+48

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Mitchell

RPG

8.8

Mobley

APG

6.2

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.2

10th

DRTG

113.3

17th

NETRTG

1.0

14th

3P%

35.4

12th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 11/4	CLE	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	PHI	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

3 - 2

111

Final

114

Hawks

3 - 3

Thu 29 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

118.0

117.6

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

14.2

12.1

12.0

9.6

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

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)
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Since 1980-81, LeBron James has averaged the most points per game by a player younger than 23 in a season, with 31.4 per game in 2005-06.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.0

33.3

28.8

16.2

13.8

12.2

10.4

9.5

9.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.8

2.6

2.4

5.3

4.5

4.0

84.1

78.8

77.0

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

284.4

270.7

247.7

280.5

275.3

259.5

40.2

37.9

35.5

38.5

37.6

37.3

1.77

1.65

1.58

1.71

1.70

1.65

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule