most ppg by first overall pick last 25 years as a rookie

Between October 26, 2001 and October 26, 2026, Zion Williamson and Blake Griffin are tied for the most points per game by a rookie #1 overall pick in a season, with 22.5 per game.

	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	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	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	668	540	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
2	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	37.9	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,111	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	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	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
4	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	21.0	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	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	2,344	1,473	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
5	LeBron James L. James	20.9	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
6	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	20.0	2022-23	ORL	72	33.7	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
7	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19.3	2020-21	MIN	72	32.1	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	2,314	1,392	336	211	82	36	160	129	-228
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	18.5	2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	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	1,558	944	191	275	54	20	160	110	-160
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	18.3	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,626	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
10	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	17.4	2021-22	DET	64	32.6	5.5	5.6	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	1,114	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
11	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	16.9	2014-15	MIN	82	36.2	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.9	43.7	0.5	1.5	31.0	4.3	5.7	76.0	51.7	1.6	2.9	2.2	2,969	1,387	374	170	86	50	177	190	-550
12	Derrick Rose D. Rose	16.8	2008-09	CHI	81	37.0	3.9	6.3	0.8	0.2	7.1	14.9	47.5	0.2	0.9	22.2	2.4	3.1	78.8	51.6	1.2	2.7	2.5	3,000	1,361	317	512	66	18	202	125	-121
13	John Wall J. Wall	16.4	2010-11	WAS	69	37.8	4.6	8.3	1.8	0.5	5.8	14.1	40.9	0.5	1.7	29.6	4.4	5.7	76.6	49.4	0.5	4.1	3.8	2,606	1,131	317	574	121	35	261	175	-440
14	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	16.3	2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	10.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.2	12.3	58.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.8	3.1	7.1	1.8	2,183	1,159	729	125	61	67	126	209	-383
15	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	15.8	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+389
16	Anthony Davis A. Davis	13.5	2012-13	NOH	64	28.8	8.2	1.0	1.2	1.8	5.5	10.6	51.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.6	3.5	75.1	55.9	2.6	5.6	1.4	1,846	867	522	63	75	112	89	158	-153
17	Yao Ming Y. Ming	13.5	2002-03	HOU	82	29.0	8.2	1.7	0.4	1.8	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.7	4.5	81.1	57.0	2.4	5.8	2.1	2,382	1,104	675	137	31	147	173	230	+142
18	Zaccharie Risacher Z. Risacher	12.6	2024-25	ATL	75	24.6	3.6	1.2	0.7	0.5	4.8	10.4	45.8	1.6	4.6	35.5	1.4	2.0	71.1	55.8	1.1	2.4	1.2	1,843	942	268	92	52	37	92	149	-121
19	Dwight Howard D. Howard	12.0	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	981	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179
20	Andrea Bargnani A. Bargnani	11.6	2006-07	TOR	65	25.1	3.9	0.8	0.5	0.8	4.1	9.6	42.7	1.5	4.1	37.3	1.8	2.2	82.4	54.6	0.8	3.1	1.6	1,629	751	255	50	32	53	107	180	+44
21	Andrew Bogut A. Bogut	9.4	2005-06	MIL	82	28.6	7.0	2.3	0.6	0.8	3.9	7.4	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.4	62.9	55.5	2.3	4.7	1.5	2,348	768	573	192	49	68	125	259	+77
22	Greg Oden G. Oden	8.9	2008-09	POR	61	21.5	7.0	0.5	0.4	1.1	3.2	5.8	56.4	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.7	63.7	59.9	2.8	4.2	1.4	1,314	540	424	31	25	69	87	238	+169
23	Markelle Fultz M. Fultz	7.1	2017-18	PHI	14	18.1	3.1	3.8	0.9	0.3	3.2	7.9	40.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.5	47.6	41.6	0.8	2.3	1.2	253	100	43	53	12	4	17	22	+18
24	Kwame Brown K. Brown	4.5	2001-02	WAS	57	14.3	3.5	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.6	4.3	38.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.7	70.7	45.0	1.1	2.4	0.8	817	258	198	43	16	26	43	105	-85
25	Anthony Bennett A. Bennett	4.2	2013-14	CLE	52	12.7	3.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	1.5	4.3	35.6	0.3	1.0	24.5	0.8	1.3	63.8	42.5	0.9	2.0	0.9	663	217	155	17	21	8	47	93	-84

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.7

Williamson

RPG

8.3

Queen

APG

6.3

Murray

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

120.9

25th

NETRTG

-3.1

18th

3P%

30.9

22nd

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Jazz	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	NOP	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	UTA	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

0 - 3

135

Final

141

Nuggets

1 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

34.7

Jerome

34.3

Dončić

33.0

Booker

RPG Leaders

17.3

Sabonis

12.3

Gobert

12.0

Towns

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.7

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

George

3.3

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

5.0

George

TS% Leaders

86.7

Carter

85.9

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

126.4

125.9

122.7

122.0

119.7

119.1

DRtg Rankings

96.2

97.2

98.8

101.4

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

24.5

23.0

15.3

12.8

12.7

11.4

Tank Leaderboard

0-3

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

190.7

Maxey

162.4

Dončić

157

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

188

Maxey

177

Dončić

160.5

Sabonis

USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

36.6

Edwards

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

38.0

LaVine

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.56

Jerome

1.55

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.68

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Pacers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
8	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Nets	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	3	0	1.000
3	Thunder	3	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	0	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	0	1.000
6	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
10	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Jazz	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0

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)
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	WAS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	PHX	@	OKC	8:00 PM

Between October 26, 2001 and October 26, 2026, Zion Williamson and Blake Griffin are tied for the most points per game by a rookie #1 overall pick in a season, with 22.5 per game.

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20.7

8.3

6.3

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

34.7

34.3

33.0

17.3

12.3

12.0

11.3

10.0

9.7

4.3

3.5

3.3

4.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

86.7

85.9

84.6

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

190.7

162.4

157

188

177

160.5

42.4

36.6

36.6

40.0

39.5

38.0

1.65

1.56

1.55

1.69

1.68

1.61

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Schedule