most points per minute nba from 1939-40 to 2024-25

Between the 1939-40 and 2024-25 seasons, Joel Embiid had the most points per minute played, with 0.87.

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most points per minute with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player NBA from 1939-40 to 2024-25

	NAME	PTS/MIN	PTS	MIN	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	0.87	12,523	14,408	452	31.9	27.7	11.0	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.1	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	10.0	82.8	61.3	2.2	8.8	3.4	4,987	1,658	411	738	1,547	1,369	+2490
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	0.82	12,878	15,711	450	34.9	28.6	8.6	8.2	1.2	0.5	9.7	20.7	46.8	3.1	8.8	35.0	6.2	8.2	75.1	58.8	0.9	7.7	3.9	3,881	3,700	556	203	1,777	1,028	+1236
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	0.79	32,292	41,011	1,072	38.3	30.1	6.2	5.3	2.3	0.8	11.4	22.9	49.7	0.5	1.7	32.7	6.8	8.2	83.5	56.9	1.6	4.7	2.7	6,672	5,633	2,514	893	2,924	2,783	+1438
4	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	0.79	5,279	6,714	214	31.4	24.7	6.6	4.3	1.0	0.6	9.5	16.2	58.9	0.1	0.5	32.7	5.4	7.9	68.9	62.7	2.3	4.3	2.8	1,415	920	219	138	608	483	+401
5	George Gervin G. Gervin	0.78	20,708	26,536	791	33.5	26.2	4.6	2.8	1.2	0.8	10.2	19.9	51.1	0.1	0.5	29.7	5.7	6.8	84.4	57.2	1.5	3.1	3.0	3,607	2,214	941	670	2,137	2,331
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	0.74	30,571	41,236	1,123	36.7	27.2	7.0	4.4	1.0	1.1	9.4	18.7	50.2	2.0	5.0	39.0	6.5	7.4	88.2	62.0	0.7	6.3	3.2	7,828	4,908	1,173	1,273	3,553	2,137	+4732
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	0.74	11,294	15,291	462	33.1	24.4	4.8	5.1	1.4	0.8	8.5	17.0	50.1	1.3	3.7	35.5	6.0	7.0	86.2	60.7	0.8	4.0	2.3	2,211	2,362	666	370	1,072	1,044	+1274
8	Trae Young T. Young	0.74	12,220	16,621	483	34.4	25.3	3.5	9.8	1.0	0.2	8.0	18.5	43.3	2.6	7.5	35.2	6.7	7.6	87.3	57.9	0.6	2.9	4.2	1,687	4,748	505	74	2,051	841	-121
9	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	0.73	13,320	18,244	539	33.8	24.7	4.3	4.7	1.4	0.3	8.8	19.5	44.9	3.0	8.2	36.6	4.2	5.0	84.0	56.9	0.8	3.5	2.7	2,324	2,530	740	173	1,447	1,300	+2590
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	0.73	20,538	28,233	859	32.9	23.9	9.9	5.0	1.1	1.2	8.8	15.9	55.1	0.6	2.2	28.4	5.8	8.3	69.3	61.1	1.9	8.1	3.0	8,530	4,288	961	1,064	2,586	2,531	+3014
11	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	0.73	2,638	3,633	117	31.1	22.5	10.8	3.8	1.2	3.7	8.2	17.5	46.9	2.3	6.8	33.9	3.8	4.8	80.9	57.7	2.1	8.7	3.5	1,261	442	140	430	409	258	-40
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	0.73	25,386	34,974	1,026	34.1	24.7	4.7	6.4	1.5	0.3	8.4	17.9	47.1	4.0	9.3	42.3	3.9	4.3	91.1	62.5	0.7	4.0	3.1	4,819	6,540	1,553	265	3,187	2,310	+6177
13	Freeman Williams F. Williams	0.72	4,738	6,606	323	20.5	14.7	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.1	6.1	13.0	46.7	0.5	1.5	33.1	2.1	2.6	82.4	51.9	0.8	0.8	1.8	510	516	247	18	568	533
14	LeBron James L. James	0.71	42,184	59,042	1,562	37.8	27.0	7.5	7.4	1.5	0.7	9.9	19.6	50.6	1.6	4.7	34.9	5.5	7.5	73.7	59.0	1.2	6.4	3.5	11,731	11,584	2,345	1,150	5,471	2,781	+7389
15	Devin Booker D. Booker	0.71	16,452	23,148	673	34.4	24.4	4.0	5.2	0.9	0.3	8.5	18.4	46.4	2.1	6.0	35.4	5.2	6.0	87.3	58.1	0.6	3.4	3.0	2,718	3,522	577	190	2,035	1,972	+30
16	Ja Morant J. Morant	0.71	6,942	9,801	307	31.9	22.6	4.7	7.4	1.0	0.3	8.2	17.4	46.9	1.4	4.3	31.6	4.9	6.4	76.6	55.9	0.9	3.8	3.4	1,448	2,267	315	86	1,037	515	+820
17	Anthony Davis A. Davis	0.7	18,978	27,082	787	34.4	24.1	10.7	2.6	1.3	2.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	0.5	1.6	29.6	5.6	7.0	79.4	59.2	2.7	8.0	2.0	8,416	2,009	1,033	1,815	1,573	1,840	+929
18	John Drew J. Drew	0.7	15,291	21,828	739	29.5	20.7	6.9	1.7	1.4	0.3	7.4	15.8	47.0	0.0	0.2	17.5	5.8	7.8	74.8	53.8	2.9	4.0	2.7	5,088	1,224	1,004	193	1,402	2,641
19	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	0.7	26,668	38,113	1,074	35.5	24.8	6.7	2.5	1.3	0.6	9.3	20.1	46.1	0.7	2.1	31.9	5.6	6.9	81.1	53.6	2.7	3.9	2.5	7,169	2,677	1,378	642	2,669	2,061	-392
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	0.69	22,598	32,612	900	36.2	25.1	4.3	6.7	1.0	0.3	8.1	18.4	43.9	3.1	8.4	37.1	5.8	6.5	89.9	59.0	0.6	3.7	2.8	3,845	6,069	874	267	2,541	1,708	+2415
21	James Harden J. Harden	0.69	27,687	40,011	1,151	34.8	24.1	5.6	7.2	1.5	0.6	7.1	16.2	43.9	2.8	7.6	36.3	7.1	8.2	86.1	60.8	0.8	4.9	3.7	6,473	8,316	1,715	655	4,260	2,857	+4610
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	0.69	33,643	48,637	1,346	36.1	25.0	5.2	4.7	1.4	0.5	8.7	19.5	44.7	1.4	4.1	32.9	6.2	7.4	83.7	55.0	1.1	4.1	3.0	7,047	6,306	1,944	640	4,010	3,353	+4153
23	David Thompson D. Thompson	0.69	11,264	16,305	509	32.0	22.1	3.8	3.2	0.9	0.8	8.3	16.4	50.4	0.1	0.3	27.7	5.5	7.1	77.8	56.6	1.4	2.3	2.6	1,921	1,631	459	407	1,129	1,287
24	Jerry West J. West	0.69	25,192	36,571	932	39.2	27.0	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7	9.7	20.4	47.4				7.7	9.4	81.4	55.0	1.0	2.8		5,376	6,238	81	23		2,435
25	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	0.69	9,097	13,262	381	34.8	23.9	5.3	4.2	1.3	0.6	8.4	18.8	44.6	2.9	8.0	36.4	4.2	5.2	80.4	56.6	0.7	4.6	2.9	2,017	1,600	504	233	1,099	770	+780

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Maxey

RPG

8.4

Drummond

APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

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DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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61-44

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Worst Record ATS

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38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0