most points scored by a rookie in a debut performance

Kon Knueppel has dropped the most points by a rookie this season, with 1,146 points.

Interpreted as:
most points scored by a rookie in a debut performance this regular season
NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
1,146
2025-26
59
31.9
19.4
5.4
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.7
13.6
49.1
3.5
8.0
44.2
2.6
2.9
89.3
65.5
1.2
4.2
2.2
1,884
320
206
43
14
128
127
+164
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
999
2025-26
49
34.1
20.4
6.6
4.1
1.2
0.8
7.8
16.1
48.2
1.1
3.5
30.2
3.8
4.7
80.4
56.0
1.1
5.4
2.2
1,669
321
202
58
39
108
105
-155
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
844
2025-26
55
35.3
15.3
5.6
4.0
1.5
0.5
5.7
13.2
43.1
2.1
5.7
36.0
1.9
2.4
80.8
53.9
1.5
4.0
1.9
1,943
306
218
81
27
102
166
+45
4Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
784
2025-26
60
25.5
13.1
3.7
3.2
1.3
0.3
5.0
11.7
42.5
1.0
3.3
31.8
2.1
2.7
78.3
50.7
0.7
3.0
2.2
1,532
222
191
75
19
133
105
-261
5Derik Queen
D. Queen
715
2025-26
59
25.7
12.1
7.3
4.0
1.0
0.9
4.6
9.5
48.8
0.3
1.0
27.1
2.6
3.3
77.0
55.1
1.7
5.5
2.4
1,518
429
235
60
53
141
168
-235
6Cedric Coward
C. Coward
639
2025-26
48
26.3
13.3
6.2
2.9
0.6
0.4
4.9
10.4
46.8
1.5
4.4
34.0
2.1
2.5
84.3
58.0
1.4
4.9
1.8
1,263
299
140
27
19
84
94
+40
7Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
620
2025-26
52
26.5
11.9
4.0
1.7
0.8
0.5
4.8
10.8
44.8
1.5
4.5
33.2
0.8
1.0
72.2
52.8
1.6
2.4
1.3
1,380
207
88
42
25
67
133
-330
8Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
572
2025-26
45
24.4
12.7
2.7
2.1
0.6
0.3
4.6
10.6
44.0
2.0
5.3
37.6
1.4
1.6
90.3
56.4
0.5
2.2
1.4
1,099
123
95
28
14
65
80
-180
9Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
548
2025-26
53
24.2
10.3
7.0
1.1
0.5
0.5
4.4
7.9
55.2
0.2
0.8
25.0
1.4
1.8
77.7
59.4
1.9
5.1
0.9
1,281
371
60
26
25
50
124
-332
10Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
536
2025-26
52
25.2
10.3
3.2
3.3
0.8
0.3
3.4
8.6
39.9
2.4
6.2
38.5
1.0
1.3
83.1
56.1
0.4
2.8
1.7
1,308
165
173
42
17
86
93
-161
11Dylan Harper
D. Harper
529
2025-26
48
22.1
11.0
3.4
3.8
0.9
0.3
4.5
9.4
47.3
0.6
2.5
25.4
1.5
2.0
72.9
53.5
0.7
2.7
1.4
1,059
161
181
41
15
67
89
+224
12Caleb Love
C. Love
507
2025-26
45
22.2
11.3
2.5
2.7
0.6
0.1
4.2
10.8
39.0
2.1
6.4
32.1
0.8
1.1
73.5
50.0
0.6
2.0
1.4
999
114
122
27
4
61
47
-118
13Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
395
2025-26
57
22.2
6.9
3.2
1.8
0.9
0.3
2.6
6.6
39.7
0.9
2.8
31.8
0.8
1.1
72.6
48.7
0.8
2.4
1.3
1,263
185
104
49
18
75
111
-173
14Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
388
2025-26
48
22.8
8.1
6.0
0.8
0.6
1.5
3.4
4.5
75.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.8
69.0
76.3
2.6
3.4
1.0
1,096
288
37
27
71
48
77
-18
15Danny Wolf
D. Wolf
385
2025-26
45
20.3
8.6
4.6
2.1
0.6
0.5
3.1
7.7
40.3
1.2
3.7
32.1
1.2
1.6
76.1
51.2
1.0
3.6
1.2
914
207
95
25
24
52
92
-148
16Will Riley
W. Riley
374
2025-26
50
17.2
7.5
2.4
1.5
0.6
0.1
2.7
6.3
42.6
0.8
2.5
32.3
1.3
1.6
78.0
53.0
0.9
1.6
0.9
858
122
76
30
5
46
42
-236
17Will Richard
W. Richard
372
2025-26
53
19.6
7.0
2.5
1.5
1.2
0.1
2.5
5.3
47.7
1.1
3.2
34.9
0.8
0.9
84.0
61.0
1.0
1.5
0.8
1,038
135
78
64
6
42
99
+10
18Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
366
2025-26
47
22.3
7.8
5.0
2.0
0.9
0.9
3.2
5.8
55.7
0.4
1.0
35.4
1.0
1.5
65.3
60.5
2.4
2.5
1.1
1,046
233
93
44
41
51
118
-20
19Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
358
2025-26
TOT
51
18.7
7.0
2.0
3.4
0.6
0.3
2.4
6.1
38.9
1.0
3.3
29.0
1.3
1.5
90.5
52.1
0.3
1.7
1.4
955
102
174
29
13
69
92
-126
20Kobe Sanders
K. Sanders
333
2025-26
48
21.2
6.9
2.5
1.7
0.6
0.1
2.5
5.8
44.0
1.0
2.7
36.9
0.9
1.1
80.4
55.6
0.5
2.0
1.3
1,017
121
82
27
6
63
99
-19
21Sion James
S. James
324
2025-26
60
23.7
5.4
3.5
2.0
0.6
0.3
1.7
4.5
36.9
1.0
2.7
35.6
1.2
1.4
84.1
53.3
0.6
2.9
0.9
1,424
210
121
34
18
53
111
-53
22Nolan Traore
N. Traore
296
2025-26
37
22.3
8.0
1.6
3.7
0.7
0.4
2.9
7.5
39.1
0.9
2.9
32.1
1.2
1.5
77.2
48.7
0.3
1.3
1.9
824
59
138
26
13
69
75
-153
23Drake Powell
D. Powell
280
2025-26
47
19.0
6.0
1.7
1.5
0.5
0.1
2.1
4.9
42.4
0.7
2.5
28.2
1.1
1.3
89.8
54.9
0.3
1.4
1.0
894
79
70
24
7
47
65
-253
24Ryan Nembhard
R. Nembhard
253
2025-26
38
18.8
6.7
1.8
4.9
0.3
0.0
2.8
6.4
42.9
0.9
2.3
37.9
0.3
0.3
76.9
50.5
0.2
1.6
1.4
713
68
186
10
1
55
52
-38
25Hugo González
H. González
211
2025-26
54
15.1
3.9
3.3
0.6
0.6
0.3
1.6
3.4
47.8
0.5
1.6
31.8
0.2
0.4
47.6
55.2
0.8
2.5
0.6
816
178
31
33
14
30
94
+261

More Hornets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

20.9

Miller

Brandon Miller

RPG

8.6

Diabaté

Moussa Diabaté

APG

7.3

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.6

5th

DRTG

115.8

17th

NETRTG

2.9

10th

3P%

37.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
31
29
.517
14.0
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
Hornets Hornets
29
31
.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
1:00 PM
Tue
3/3
@
7:00 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

29 - 31

133

Final

109

IND Pacers

15 - 45

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
31
29
.517
14.0
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
29
31
.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
9
29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
@
111-115
Mon
1/26
@
87-103
Mon
1/26
@
95-104
Mon
1/26
@
122-139
Mon
1/26
@
109-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
1:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
3:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
8:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
9:30 PM