most points per game rookie season 2022

Cade Cunningham averaged the most points per game by a rookie in 2021-22, with 17.4 per game.

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1Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
17.4
2021-22
64
32.6
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
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
2Jalen Green
J. Green
17.3
2021-22
67
31.9
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
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
3Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
15.3
2021-22
74
35.4
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
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
4Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
15.2
2021-22
79
30.7
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
1,197
356
231
68
34
119
164
-243
5Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
15.0
2021-22
69
33.8
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
6Davion Mitchell
D. Mitchell
11.5
2021-22
75
27.7
2.2
4.2
0.7
0.3
4.7
11.2
41.8
1.3
4.3
31.6
0.7
1.1
65.9
48.9
0.4
1.8
1.5
2,076
861
166
313
55
24
114
141
-273
7Tre Mann
T. Mann
10.4
2021-22
60
22.8
2.9
1.5
0.8
0.2
3.9
9.8
39.3
1.6
4.5
36.0
1.1
1.4
79.3
50.1
0.4
2.4
1.2
1,367
625
171
91
47
12
71
102
-278
8Bones Hyland
B. Hyland
10.1
2021-22
69
19.0
2.7
2.8
0.6
0.3
3.3
8.3
40.3
1.9
5.2
36.6
1.6
1.8
85.6
55.8
0.2
2.5
1.2
1,310
698
188
191
41
20
86
153
+39
9Alperen Şengün
A. Şengün
9.6
2021-22
72
20.7
5.5
2.6
0.8
0.9
3.5
7.3
47.4
0.4
1.6
24.8
2.3
3.2
71.1
55.2
1.9
3.5
2.0
1,489
692
393
185
59
68
145
214
-309
10Herbert Jones
H. Jones
9.5
2021-22
78
29.9
3.8
2.1
1.7
0.8
3.5
7.4
47.6
0.7
2.2
33.7
1.8
2.1
84.0
57.3
1.3
2.5
1.3
2,335
742
296
167
130
60
100
238
+68
11Jonathan Kuminga
J. Kuminga
9.3
2021-22
70
16.9
3.3
0.9
0.4
0.3
3.4
6.6
51.3
0.7
2.1
33.6
1.9
2.7
68.4
60.0
0.8
2.6
1.1
1,185
652
234
64
31
22
74
146
+35
12Ayo Dosunmu
A. Dosunmu
8.8
2021-22
77
27.4
2.8
3.3
0.8
0.4
3.6
6.9
52.0
0.9
2.4
37.6
0.7
1.0
67.9
59.6
0.4
2.4
1.4
2,110
679
214
256
60
29
108
182
-199
13Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
8.5
2021-22
67
17.6
2.4
1.2
0.5
0.1
3.3
7.5
43.3
0.7
2.6
27.0
1.3
1.6
82.9
51.9
0.2
2.2
0.8
1,176
570
161
78
33
8
55
66
-139
14Corey Kispert
C. Kispert
8.2
2021-22
77
23.4
2.7
1.1
0.5
0.3
3.0
6.7
45.5
1.5
4.2
35.0
0.7
0.8
87.1
58.6
0.7
2.0
0.6
1,801
634
209
85
35
22
50
93
+40
15Ziaire Williams
Z. Williams
8.1
2021-22
62
21.7
2.1
1.0
0.6
0.2
3.1
6.8
45.0
1.2
3.9
31.4
0.7
0.9
78.2
55.9
0.4
1.7
0.7
1,346
501
129
65
35
12
41
113
+122
16Josh Christopher
J. Christopher
7.9
2021-22
74
18.0
2.5
2.0
0.9
0.2
3.0
6.8
44.8
0.8
2.6
29.6
1.1
1.5
73.5
53.4
0.7
1.8
1.5
1,334
587
186
150
65
13
114
97
-272
17Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
7.3
2021-22
61
23.2
3.2
1.8
0.5
0.3
2.4
5.2
45.9
0.9
2.7
31.7
1.6
1.9
83.9
60.0
0.7
2.4
0.7
1,418
444
193
110
29
20
40
87
+54
18Trey Murphy III
T. Murphy III
5.4
2021-22
62
13.9
2.4
0.6
0.4
0.1
1.8
4.5
39.4
1.1
3.0
38.2
0.7
0.8
88.2
55.8
0.8
1.6
0.3
864
334
147
38
23
7
16
60
-1
19Dalano Banton
D. Banton
3.2
2021-22
64
10.9
1.9
1.5
0.4
0.2
1.3
3.2
41.1
0.2
0.8
25.5
0.4
0.7
59.1
46.3
0.6
1.3
0.8
696
205
124
99
28
10
53
68
+32

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PPG

22.9

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RPG

8.9

Thompson

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APG

7.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.8

16th

DRTG

105.9

2nd

NETRTG

7.9

6th

3P%

38.0

3rd

2026-27 Conference Standings
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Pistons Pistons
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Schedule
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11/9
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Thu
11/12
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Sat
11/14
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8:00 PM
Tue
11/17
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8:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
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9 - 2

121

Final

116

DET Pistons

6 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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3.0
6
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3.0
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.500
3.5
8
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6
.400
4.5
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4.5
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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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10/20
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113-121
Tue
10/20
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106-100
Tue
10/20
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116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

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Mon
11/9
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7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
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7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
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11/9
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11/9
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