most ppg by a rookie in their first 7 games

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points per game by a rookie in his first 7 games, with 37.4 per game in 1959-60.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.4	1959-60	PHI	7	46.4	32.1	1.6			14.4	33.1	43.5				8.6	14.6	58.8	47.3				325	262	225	11				11
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27.7	1969-70	MIL	7	43.3	13.3	3.4			11.3	23.0	49.1				5.1	7.4	69.2	52.8				303	194	93	24				27
3	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.6	1961-62	CHI	7		15.4				10.1						7.3	10.4	69.9						193	108					27
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.3	1968-69	SDR	7		16.1				11.6						4.1	7.9	52.7						191	113
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.7	1992-93	ORL	7	36.0	16.7	1.4	0.9	3.3	9.7	16.9	57.6	0.0	0.0		7.3	11.9	61.4	60.5	5.7	11.0	4.4	252	187	117	10	6	23	31	31
6	Bernard King B. King	26.6	1977-78	NJN	7		10.7	3.7			11.0						4.6	6.4	71.1						186	75	26
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	26.4	1960-61	CIN	7		11.1	9.6			8.7						9.0	10.3	87.5						185	78	67				19
8	Darius Acuff Jr. D. Acuff Jr.	26.1	2026-27	SAC	7	36.5	3.9	6.3	0.6	0.1	9.6	23.6	40.6	3.0	9.6	31.3	4.0	4.7	84.8	51.0	0.3	3.6	3.6	256	183	27	44	4	1	25	21	-61
9	John Drew J. Drew	26.1	1974-75	ATL	7						10.0						6.1	8.9	69.4						183
10	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	26.0	1954-55	MIL	7						6.6						12.9	15.7	81.8						182						25
11	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	25.6	2009-10	MIL	7	33.8	4.4	5.1	1.1	0.0	9.9	19.9	49.6	2.4	4.3	56.7	3.4	4.1	82.8	59.0	0.4	4.0	3.4	237	179	31	36	8	0	24	17	+50
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	24.9	1984-85	CHI	7	33.9	5.1	5.0	2.9	1.7	9.3	18.6	50.0	0.0	0.0		6.3	7.3	86.3	57.1	2.3	2.9	4.1	237	174	36	35	20	12	29	26
13	Alex Groza A. Groza	24.9	1949-50	IND	7						8.7						7.4	10.3	72.2						174
14	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	24.7	1971-72	POR	7	37.3	10.4	4.3			9.1	25.6	35.8				6.4	8.9	72.6	41.9				261	173	73	30				17
15	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	24.6	1981-82	DET	7	35.4	2.9	6.4			8.7	18.0	48.4	0.1			7.0	9.7	72.1	55.2				248	172	20	45				26
16	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.9	1982-83	SDC	7	36.4	10.7	3.4	1.7	0.9	10.3	18.9	54.5	0.0			3.3	4.7	69.7	57.0			1.9	255	167	75	24	12	6	13	32
17	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	23.9	1970-71	POR	7	35.1	3.0	4.1			9.3	21.7	42.8				5.3	7.1	74.0	48.0				246	167	21	29				19
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	23.7	1996-97	PHI	7	36.7	4.3	4.4	2.0	0.7	7.9	16.6	47.4	2.4	5.6	43.6	5.6	9.4	59.1	57.2	1.4	2.9	4.9	257	166	30	31	14	5	34	20	-40
19	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	23.6	1982-83	ATL	7	37.4	6.9	3.0		0.4	10.6	19.9	53.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	3.1	77.3	55.5				262	165	48	21		3		17
20	Ron Harper R. Harper	23.4	1986-87	CLE	7	35.6	2.4	4.3	1.9	0.6	8.7	18.7	46.6	0.3	1.3	22.2	5.7	8.1	70.2	52.5	0.7	1.7	4.6	249	164	17	30	13	4	32	24
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	22.9	1965-66	SFW	7	33.9	11.9	1.7			8.7	19.7	44.2				5.4	6.0	90.5	51.1				237	160	83	12				27
22	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	22.7	2022-23	ORL	7	33.2	7.6	3.9	0.6	1.1	7.6	17.3	43.8	1.3	4.4	29.0	6.3	8.6	73.3	53.9	1.1	6.4	2.6	232	159	53	27	4	8	18	17	0
23	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	22.6	1962-63	CHI	7						8.3						6.0	7.7	77.8						158						17
24	Yaxel Lendeborg Y. Lendeborg	22.3	2026-27	GSW	7	32.3	7.3	3.7	0.9	0.4	7.6	14.6	52.0	2.6	6.3	40.9	4.6	6.1	74.4	64.5	3.1	4.1	3.6	226	156	51	26	6	3	25	19	-10
25	Michael Brooks M. Brooks	22.3	1980-81	SDC	7	31.9	8.0	2.4	0.7	0.6	8.7	13.9	62.9	0.0	0.0		4.9	8.0	60.7	64.1			2.7	223	156	56	17	5	4	19	19

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RPG

7.4

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7.1

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Team Rankings

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117.7

8th

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113.4

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NETRTG

4.3

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3P%

39.4

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
6	Grizzlies	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
8	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/16	GSW	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 11/18	GSW	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 11/19	GSW	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sun 11/22	BOS	@	GSW	8:30 PM
Wed 11/25	SAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

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Spurs

11 - 2

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.7

Towns

13.2

Sabonis

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.2

Mitchell

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.2

Flagg

2.2

Thybulle

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.2

Kessler

2.2

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Bane

TS% Leaders

73.7

Spencer

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.0

107.6

107.9

108.8

109.2

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

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FanDuel Points Leaders

801.4

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

633.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

777

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

662

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.2

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.10

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-4

8-4

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Worst Record ATS

3-10

3-9

3-8

4-9

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NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	6	.538	3.5
5	Heat	6	6	.500	4.0
6	Knicks	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Cavaliers	6	7	.462	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	5	7	.417	5.0
10	Pacers	5	8	.385	5.5
11	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	2	9	.182	7.5
15	Bucks	1	12	.077	9.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Spurs	11	2	.846
2	Lakers	11	2	.846
3	Rockets	10	3	.769	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
6	Grizzlies	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Warriors	8	5	.615	3.0
8	Thunder	8	5	.615	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	9	.308	7.0
13	Clippers	3	8	.273	7.0
14	Kings	1	11	.083	9.5
15	Jazz	1	12	.077	10.0

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)
Sat 11/14	DEN	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	DAL	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Sat 11/14	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	CHI	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Sat 11/14	BKN	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points per game by a rookie in his first 7 games, with 37.4 per game in 1959-60.

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