most ppg in a season by a player before turning 24

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by a player younger than 24 in a season, with 37.6 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

	NAME	PPG	Age	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	37.6	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.7	58.3	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	163				150
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	23	1986-87	CHI	49	40.1	5.0	4.0	2.3	1.4	13.8	29.2	47.2	0.1	0.8	17.5	9.3	11.0	85.0	54.5	2.1	2.9	3.2	1,963	1,817	247	196	114	68	157	149
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	35.6	22	1966-67	SFW	78	40.7	9.2	3.6			13.0	28.7	45.1				9.7	10.9	88.4	53.1				3,175	2,775	714	282				258
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	23	1974-75	BUF	82		14.1	2.2			13.4						7.8	9.7	80.5						2,831	1,154	179
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.1	23	2022-23	DAL	52	36.4	8.8	8.1	1.5	0.5	11.2	22.1	50.4	2.7	7.8	35.0	8.0	11.0	73.2	61.4	0.9	7.9	3.7	1,892	1,720	457	422	79	26	190	137	+121
6	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	32.1	23	2002-03	ORL	75	39.4	6.5	5.5	1.7	0.8	11.1	24.2	45.7	2.3	6.0	38.6	7.7	9.7	79.3	56.4	1.6	4.9	2.6	2,954	2,407	488	411	124	59	195	156	+201
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	23	1970-71	MIL	82		16.0				13.0	22.5	57.6				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6					2,596	1,312					262
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	22	1961-62	CHI	79						12.3						6.9	10.8	64.3						2,495						281
9	LeBron James L. James	31.4	21	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
10	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	24	1962-63	CIN	17		9.1				11.5	20.8	55.4				7.8	9.6	81.0	61.5					524	155					64
11	Jerry West J. West	30.8	23	1961-62	LAL	75						10.7						9.5	12.3	77.0						2,310						171
12	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	23	1961-62	CIN	79		12.5	11.4			11.0	22.9	47.8				8.9	11.0	80.5	55.5					2,432	985	898				258
13	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	30.6	22	1973-74	BUF	74						12.2						6.2	7.8	79.3						2,261
14	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	22	1960-61	CIN	71						10.6						9.2	11.1	82.6						2,165						220
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.1	21	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
16	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	30.1	23	2026-27	SAS	11	29.9	11.9	3.0	1.1	4.5	10.8	20.5	52.9	1.9	5.9	32.3	6.5	8.5	77.4	62.2	2.8	9.1	2.1	328	331	131	33	12	49	23	22	+196
17	LeBron James L. James	30.0	23	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
18	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	29.8	24	2024-25	PHI	5	41.0	3.4	4.8	1.6	0.6	10.0	26.0	38.5	3.0	11.4	26.3	6.8	8.2	82.9	50.3	0.0	3.4	2.2	205	149	17	24	8	3	11	14	-35
19	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	29.7	24	2005-06	WAS	28	41.9	3.7	6.1	1.6	0.3	9.6	21.7	44.2	3.0	7.9	38.6	7.5	9.3	80.8	57.6	0.9	2.8	4.0	1,173	832	103	172	44	9	111	93	0
20	Trae Young T. Young	29.6	21	2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	2,120	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	21	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	22	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	2,315	901	214	73	192	204	258
23	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	29.3	24	1983-84	DAL	20	36.7	7.0	4.9	1.1	0.3	11.4	22.6	50.6	0.1	0.6	16.7	6.4	8.5	74.7	55.6	2.5	4.5	3.0	733	585	139	97	21	5	60	59
24	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	29.2	23	1972-73	SEA	77	42.3	12.9	2.5			11.5	24.3	47.6				6.1	7.3	83.9	53.2				3,259	2,251	995	196				213
25	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	28.9	22	2006-07	DEN	65	38.2	6.0	3.8	1.2	0.4	10.6	22.4	47.6	0.6	2.3	26.8	7.1	8.7	80.8	55.2	2.2	3.8	3.6	2,486	1,881	391	249	77	23	234	203	+88

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Team Leaders

PPG

30.6

Curry

RPG

7.2

Lendeborg

APG

7.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.9

2nd

DRTG

111.7

11th

NETRTG

9.2

5th

3P%

40.3

1st

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	GSW	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Mon 11/16	GSW	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 11/18	GSW	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Thu 11/19	GSW	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

4 - 7

Final

138

Warriors

8 - 3

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.8

Wagner

8.7

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.3

George

BPG Leaders

4.5

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

73.0

Carter

72.2

Curry

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

119.6

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.5

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

11.1

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

697.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

677.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.5

Wembanyama

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.13

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-7

3-8

3-7

3-6

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
12	Suns	3	6	.333	5.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.5
14	Kings	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	8.0

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)
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 11/10	BOS	@	PHI	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	LAC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIA	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by a player younger than 24 in a season, with 37.6 per game in his rookie season in 1959-60.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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3.0

2.6

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

697.7

639.1

535.1

677.3

673.5

559

39.9

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37.1

36.9

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1.76

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