most ppg in a season by a player drafted 16th overall

Metta Sandiford-Artest has averaged the most points per game by a #16 overall pick in a season, with 24.6 per game in 2004-05.

Regular season

	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	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	24.6	2004-05	IND	7	41.6	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.9	8.4	17.0	49.6	1.0	2.4	41.2	6.7	7.3	92.2	60.8	1.1	5.3	2.4	291	172	45	22	12	6	17	27	+40
2	Keyonte George K. George	23.6	2025-26	UTA	54	33.1	3.7	6.1	1.1	0.3	7.4	16.3	45.6	2.5	6.7	37.1	6.2	7.0	89.2	60.9	0.4	3.3	3.1	1,786	1,275	199	332	58	14	166	120	-335
3	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	23.4	2020-21	TOT	70	33.5	11.7	3.8	0.9	0.7	9.5	19.9	47.7	2.5	6.3	40.0	1.9	2.2	84.0	56.0	2.1	9.6	1.8	2,348	1,639	817	269	65	48	126	137	-341
4	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	21.1	2023-24	HOU	63	32.5	9.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	8.4	15.6	53.7	0.5	1.8	29.7	3.9	5.6	69.3	58.5	2.9	6.4	2.6	2,046	1,331	589	312	76	46	162	211	+49
5	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	21.1	2022-23	CHA	63	35.3	4.1	5.1	1.2	0.3	7.8	18.9	41.5	2.6	8.0	32.7	2.8	3.5	80.9	51.7	0.8	3.3	2.1	2,221	1,329	259	319	74	16	134	119	-288
6	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	20.8	2018-19	ORL	80	31.4	12.0	3.8	1.0	1.1	8.8	16.9	51.8	1.1	2.9	36.4	2.2	2.8	78.9	57.3	2.8	9.2	2.0	2,510	1,665	960	307	81	89	159	157	+218
7	Dana Barros D. Barros	20.6	1994-95	PHI	82	40.5	3.3	7.5	1.8	0.0	7.0	14.2	49.0	2.4	5.2	46.4	4.2	4.7	89.9	63.2	0.3	3.0	3.0	3,318	1,686	274	619	149	4	242	159
8	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	20.5	2007-08	SAC	57	38.1	5.8	3.5	2.3	0.7	7.6	16.9	45.3	1.5	3.9	38.0	3.7	5.2	71.9	53.5	1.8	4.0	2.6	2,172	1,168	328	199	133	38	148	159	+85
9	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	20.4	2020-21	CHA	69	34.5	4.4	4.2	1.3	0.4	7.4	16.4	45.0	3.2	8.3	38.9	2.4	2.9	81.7	57.5	0.7	3.7	1.9	2,383	1,407	302	293	87	26	128	119	-89
10	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	20.4	2025-26	HOU	72	33.3	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.1	15.6	51.9	0.6	1.8	30.5	3.6	5.2	69.1	56.9	3.0	5.9	3.2	2,398	1,466	640	445	85	77	227	238	+205
11	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	19.8	2023-24	TOT	61	33.4	4.0	5.6	1.0	0.3	7.2	16.4	44.3	2.4	6.7	36.3	2.8	3.2	86.9	55.5	0.6	3.5	1.7	2,040	1,205	247	342	63	21	106	101	-290
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	19.6	2019-20	ORL	62	32.2	10.9	3.6	0.9	0.8	8.0	16.7	47.7	1.6	4.7	33.9	2.1	2.7	78.4	54.9	2.3	8.6	1.4	1,998	1,215	673	222	54	47	88	135	+52
13	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	19.5	2007-08	ORL	82	36.9	5.7	5.0	0.9	0.3	6.8	14.9	45.6	2.0	5.1	40.0	4.0	4.8	82.9	57.6	1.0	4.7	3.0	3,026	1,602	471	409	74	25	246	244	+456
14	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	19.3	2014-15	ORL	74	34.2	10.9	2.0	0.7	0.7	8.5	16.3	52.3	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.2	2.9	75.2	54.8	3.2	7.7	2.0	2,529	1,428	810	147	54	54	148	220	-301
15	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	19.3	2021-22	CHA	73	33.7	4.3	4.5	1.3	0.3	7.1	16.0	44.4	3.0	8.1	37.4	2.1	2.4	85.2	56.6	0.8	3.5	1.3	2,458	1,408	315	326	93	25	96	119	+74
16	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	19.1	2024-25	HOU	76	31.5	10.3	4.9	1.1	0.8	7.5	15.0	49.6	0.3	1.2	23.3	3.9	5.6	69.2	54.5	3.4	6.9	2.6	2,395	1,451	786	372	84	61	194	209	+410
17	Chris Gatling C. Gatling	19.0	1996-97	TOT	47	27.3	7.9	0.6	0.8	0.7	7.0	13.3	52.5	0.0	0.1	16.7	5.0	7.0	71.7	58.0	2.9	5.0	2.6	1,283	891	370	28	39	31	120	138	-90
18	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	18.8	2006-07	SAC	70	37.7	6.5	3.4	2.1	0.6	6.5	14.9	44.0	1.3	3.7	35.8	4.4	5.9	74.0	53.8	1.5	5.0	2.1	2,641	1,316	454	235	149	43	146	205	+41
19	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	18.5	2024-25	CHI	73	31.2	10.1	3.5	0.8	0.7	7.5	14.2	53.0	1.8	4.4	40.2	1.6	2.0	80.5	61.1	2.4	7.6	1.6	2,278	1,349	735	256	61	52	119	163	-98
20	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	18.3	2003-04	IND	73	37.2	5.3	3.7	2.1	0.7	6.4	15.2	42.1	1.0	3.3	31.0	4.4	6.0	73.3	51.1	1.4	3.9	2.8	2,714	1,333	385	272	152	50	202	194	+486
21	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	18.2	1977-78	IND	79	38.2	4.1	7.4	2.2	0.3	7.0	15.5	45.3				4.2	5.1	82.5	51.4	1.2	3.0	4.5	3,019	1,436	327	584	170	23	352	308
22	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	18.2	2015-16	ORL	65	31.3	8.9	2.8	0.8	1.1	8.2	16.1	51.0	0.0	0.1	22.2	1.7	2.3	75.3	53.1	2.7	6.2	1.9	2,037	1,181	576	179	53	70	123	173	-45
23	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	18.0	2023-24	CHI	76	34.3	10.5	3.3	0.7	0.8	7.7	15.9	48.4	1.2	4.1	29.4	1.4	1.7	82.2	54.0	2.8	7.8	1.6	2,610	1,370	801	254	50	60	120	190	-180
24	Terry Rozier T. Rozier	18.0	2019-20	CHA	63	34.3	4.4	4.1	1.0	0.2	6.3	14.9	42.3	2.7	6.7	40.7	2.6	3.0	87.4	55.3	0.8	3.6	2.2	2,164	1,134	276	259	61	10	141	126	-397
25	Nick Young N. Young	17.9	2013-14	LAL	64	28.3	2.6	1.5	0.7	0.2	6.0	13.9	43.5	2.1	5.5	38.6	3.7	4.5	82.5	56.4	0.5	2.1	1.5	1,810	1,144	166	95	46	12	95	156	-86

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PPG

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RPG

6.6

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APG

7.7

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Team Rankings

ORTG

110.9

29th

DRTG

118.8

23rd

NETRTG

-7.9

26th

3P%

35.6

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards	17	65	.207	43.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	DAL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	IND	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pistons

60 - 22

133

Final

121

Pacers

19 - 63

Sun 12 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Metta Sandiford-Artest has averaged the most points per game by a #16 overall pick in a season, with 24.6 per game in 2004-05.

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