most points per minute as a rookie since 1985 with a minimum of 400 minutes played

Since 1984-85, Zion Williamson has the most points per minute played by a rookie with 400+ minutes played in a season, with 0.81 in 2019-20.

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Data note: Minutes Played: player season data complete from 1951-52

	NAME	PTS/MIN	MIN	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	0.81	668	540	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	22.5	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	0.8	786	627	2016-17	PHI	31	25.4	20.2	7.8	2.1	0.9	2.5	6.5	13.8	46.6	1.2	3.2	36.7	6.2	7.9	78.3	58.4	2.0	5.9	3.8	243	66	27	76	117	112	+67
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	0.74	3,144	2,313	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	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	534	481	196	69	291	285
4	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	0.72	2,106	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	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
5	Cedric Ceballos C. Ceballos	0.71	730	519	1990-91	PHX	63	11.6	8.2	2.4	0.6	0.3	0.1	3.2	6.7	48.7	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.7	2.6	66.3	52.7	1.2	1.2	1.1	150	35	22	5	69	70
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	0.66	3,002	1,993	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	983	164	138	319	257	259
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	0.66	2,318	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	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
8	Cam Whitmore C. Whitmore	0.66	880	579	2023-24	HOU	47	18.7	12.3	3.8	0.7	0.6	0.4	4.5	9.9	45.4	1.7	4.7	35.9	1.6	2.4	67.9	56.1	0.9	2.9	1.0	180	33	30	17	46	64	-28
9	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	0.64	2,717	1,741	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	22.0	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	468	334	82	13	269	223
10	Walter Berry W. Berry	0.63	1,586	1,001	1986-87	TOT	63	25.2	15.9	4.9	1.7	0.6	0.6	6.5	12.2	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.6	64.9	56.1	2.2	2.7	2.4	309	105	38	40	153	196
11	Ledell Eackles L. Eackles	0.63	1,459	917	1988-89	WAS	80	18.2	11.5	2.3	1.5	0.5	0.1	4.0	9.2	43.4	0.1	0.5	22.5	3.4	4.3	78.6	51.9	1.3	1.0	1.6	180	123	41	5	128	156
12	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	0.63	2,344	1,473	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	21.0	6.7	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.3	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
13	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	0.63	1,505	942	1990-91	DEN	67	22.5	14.1	1.8	3.1	0.8	0.1	6.2	15.1	41.3	0.4	1.5	24.0	1.3	1.5	85.7	44.8	0.5	1.3	1.6	121	206	55	4	110	149
14	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	0.62	2,644	1,639	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	21.0	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	805	76	27	271	236	286
15	Trae Young T. Young	0.62	2,503	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	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
16	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	0.62	2,002	1,235	2004-05	CHI	82	24.4	15.1	2.6	2.0	0.6	0.1	5.3	12.9	41.1	1.6	4.0	40.5	2.8	3.3	86.3	52.6	0.7	2.0	2.3	215	164	53	10	186	224	+146
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	0.62	3,071	1,893	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
18	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	0.61	2,638	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	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
19	Ron Harper R. Harper	0.61	3,064	1,874	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	392	394	209	84	345	247
20	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	0.61	1,735	1,058	1995-96	POR	73	23.8	14.5	8.1	1.8	0.9	1.1	5.4	9.9	54.5	0.5	1.4	37.5	3.2	4.2	75.7	61.7	2.0	6.0	2.1	588	130	64	78	154	211
21	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	0.61	1,558	944	2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	18.5	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	6.9	14.6	46.9	1.4	3.6	39.9	3.4	3.8	87.2	56.6	0.9	2.9	3.1	191	275	54	20	160	110	-160
22	Don MacLean D. MacLean	0.6	674	407	1992-93	WAS	62	10.9	6.6	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.5	5.8	43.5	0.0	0.1	50.0	1.5	1.8	81.1	49.7	0.5	1.4	0.7	122	39	11	4	42	82
23	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	0.6	967	583	1989-90	POR	77	12.6	7.6	1.4	1.5	0.3	0.0	2.7	5.5	48.5	0.4	1.0	45.9	1.8	2.1	84.4	58.6	0.6	0.8	1.2	111	116	23	2	96	134
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	0.6	2,314	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	336	211	82	36	160	129	-228
25	Walt Williams W. Williams	0.6	1,673	1,001	1992-93	SAC	59	28.4	17.0	4.5	3.0	1.1	0.5	6.1	13.9	43.5	1.0	3.2	31.9	3.8	5.1	74.2	52.4	1.9	2.5	3.0	265	178	66	29	179	209

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PPG

21.8

Williamson

RPG

7.8

Queen

APG

6.0

Murray

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.5

15th

DRTG

114.5

20th

NETRTG

-2.1

19th

3P%

30.1

28th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	NOP	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	UTA	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	MIN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NOP	@	LAC	9:00 PM

Last Game

Kings

0 - 5

120

Final

132

Pelicans

1 - 4

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 1984-85, Zion Williamson has the most points per minute played by a rookie with 400+ minutes played in a season, with 0.81 in 2019-20.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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28.8

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9.5

9.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.8

2.6

2.4

5.3

4.5

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84.1

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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

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