most points scored in a rookie debut game for minnesota

Anthony Edwards has scored the most points by a Timberwolves rookie in a game, with 42 points on May 5, 2021 and on March 18, 2021.

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most points scored in a rookie debut regular-season game for minnesota

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	38	6	7	1	1	17	22	77.3	8	9	88.9	0	1	0.0	93.6	1	5	3	4	+11
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42	3/18/2021	MIN	@	PHX	38	7	3	2	0	15	31	48.4	4	13	30.8	8	13	61.5	57.2	3	4	2	2	+9
3	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	37	4/11/2015	MIN	@	GSW	45	9	4	0	0	13	21	61.9	6	10	60.0	5	5	100.0	79.7	1	8	3	4	-12
4	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	35	2/10/2016	MIN	vs	TOR	35	11	1	0	3	12	19	63.2	0	0		11	13	84.6	70.8	4	7	0	4	+11
5	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	35	12/15/1992	MIN	vs	BOS	51	17	1	0	1	11	24	45.8	1	2	50.0	12	17	70.6	55.6	5	12	4	5
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	34	3/14/2021	MIN	vs	POR	37	4	2	1	0	12	24	50.0	6	14	42.9	4	4	100.0	66.0	0	4	2	3	-7
7	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	33	1/31/2015	MIN	vs	CLE	43	1	1	4	0	14	25	56.0	3	4	75.0	2	3	66.7	62.7	1	0	1	1	-8
8	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	33	12/23/1996	MIN	vs	UTA	40	3	8	1	1	11	17	64.7	2	5	40.0	9	11	81.8	75.5	1	2	4	4	+12
9	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	33	3/27/1996	MIN	vs	BOS	43	8	4	1	3	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	69.8	4	4	4	4
10	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	32	3/18/2016	MIN	@	HOU	40	11	1	2	1	13	22	59.1	0	2	0.0	6	7	85.7	63.8	4	7	1	2	-9
11	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	32	1/29/2016	MIN	@	UTA	36	12	1	1	1	13	17	76.5	1	2	50.0	5	5	100.0	83.3	5	7	5	1	0
12	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	32	12/17/1993	MIN	@	LAC	43	3	3	2	0	15	22	68.2	1	3	33.3	1	1	100.0	71.3	1	2	2	2
13	Gerald Glass G. Glass	32	12/23/1990	MIN	@	LAL	24	2	0	3	0	14	21	66.7	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	69.0	1	1	2	3
14	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	31	3/27/2015	MIN	@	HOU	41	4	4	0	0	9	17	52.9	1	2	50.0	12	15	80.0	65.7	2	2	3	1	-9
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	31	1/17/2015	MIN	@	DEN	40	9	4	1	3	11	17	64.7	4	5	80.0	5	6	83.3	78.9	1	8	2	1	+13
16	Sam Mitchell S. Mitchell	31	11/12/1989	MIN	vs	SEA	48	10	0	2	0	12	24	50.0	0	0		7	7	100.0	57.2	7	3	2	5
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	30	5/16/2021	MIN	vs	DAL	38	0	4	0	2	10	21	47.6	5	9	55.6	5	5	100.0	64.7	0	0	1	1	+9
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	30	2/27/2016	MIN	@	NOP	35	15	4	2	1	13	20	65.0	0	1	0.0	4	8	50.0	63.8	3	12	1	3	+5
19	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	30	2/23/2015	MIN	@	HOU	41	6	1	1	1	12	24	50.0	1	3	33.3	5	5	100.0	57.3	3	3	5	5	-7
20	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	30	11/29/1996	MIN	@	DEN	32	4	11	0	0	10	18	55.6	2	4	50.0	8	13	61.5	63.2	2	2	0	3	+6
21	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	30	11/16/1994	MIN	@	PHX	44	13	3	2	2	11	26	42.3	1	5	20.0	7	8	87.5	50.8	3	10	3	3
22	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	30	12/30/1993	MIN	vs	HOU	35	12	4	0	1	11	24	45.8	1	4	25.0	7	9	77.8	53.6	2	10	1	3
23	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	30	12/8/1993	MIN	vs	POR	41	7	4	0	1	12	18	66.7	3	4	75.0	3	3	100.0	77.6	4	3	3	4
24	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	29	5/13/2021	MIN	vs	DEN	39	7	5	0	2	8	16	50.0	4	9	44.4	9	12	75.0	68.1	1	6	1	3	-6
25	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	29	5/1/2021	MIN	vs	NOP	38	9	6	0	1	9	21	42.9	2	7	28.6	9	11	81.8	56.1	2	7	6	3	-8

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3P%

36.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	CLE	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SAS	@	MIN	7:00 PM

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22 - 13

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Final

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Heat

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

2.0

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

70.2

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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124.6

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122.5

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120.7

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DRtg Rankings

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111.4

112.6

113.1

113.4

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NetRtg Rankings

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8.8

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

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8-28

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,782

Johnson

1,770.3

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USG% Leaders

38.1

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.0

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MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

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1.60

Dončić

1.57

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

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1.70

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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Worst Record ATS

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

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1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CLE	2:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM

Anthony Edwards has scored the most points by a Timberwolves rookie in a game, with 42 points on May 5, 2021 and on March 18, 2021.

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