most ppg starter rookies

Kon Knueppel has put up the most points per game by a rookie as a starter this season, with 19.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg starter rookies this regular season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
19.2
2025-26
37
32.5
5.2
3.6
0.7
0.2
6.6
13.8
47.7
3.5
8.3
42.8
2.5
2.8
89.3
63.8
1.0
4.2
2.3
1,204
711
191
135
27
8
84
86
-5
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18.9
2025-26
38
34.6
6.4
4.2
1.3
0.8
7.2
15.1
47.7
1.0
3.4
28.5
3.5
4.3
81.7
55.6
1.2
5.2
2.3
1,313
719
244
161
48
30
87
89
-150
3Kasparas Jakučionis
K. Jakučionis
17.0
2025-26
1
35.6
6.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
5.0
8.0
62.5
2.0
2.0
100.0
61.2
5.0
1.0
1.0
36
17
6
4
0
0
1
3
+3
4VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
16.1
2025-26
33
36.1
5.5
4.2
1.6
0.5
6.0
14.2
42.3
2.2
6.0
36.9
1.9
2.4
78.5
52.8
1.8
3.7
1.7
1,192
531
181
140
52
17
57
104
+88
5Tyrese Proctor
T. Proctor
16.0
2025-26
1
26.9
6.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
6.0
15.0
40.0
3.0
8.0
37.5
1.0
2.0
50.0
50.4
1.0
5.0
1.0
27
16
6
3
1
0
1
0
-10
6Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
14.4
2025-26
39
26.9
3.7
3.2
1.3
0.2
5.5
12.7
43.3
1.1
3.3
34.1
2.3
2.9
78.3
51.6
0.7
2.9
2.5
1,049
562
144
126
50
9
97
70
-281
7Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
14.2
2025-26
13
26.6
3.2
2.3
1.0
0.1
5.2
10.5
48.9
2.3
5.2
44.8
1.5
1.7
90.9
62.7
0.4
2.8
1.9
346
184
41
30
13
1
25
25
-58
8Derik Queen
D. Queen
13.8
2025-26
28
27.9
7.9
5.2
1.1
1.2
5.4
10.7
50.0
0.2
1.0
20.7
2.9
3.7
77.7
55.9
1.6
6.3
2.7
781
386
222
145
31
33
76
86
-130
9Cedric Coward
C. Coward
13.7
2025-26
23
26.6
7.1
2.8
0.3
0.3
5.1
11.1
46.3
1.5
4.6
32.1
2.0
2.4
80.4
56.3
1.5
5.6
2.0
611
315
163
65
8
6
46
45
+36
10Kobe Sanders
K. Sanders
13.5
2025-26
4
30.6
2.8
1.5
0.5
0.5
4.8
10.5
45.2
1.8
4.5
38.9
2.3
2.3
100.0
58.7
0.0
2.8
2.3
122
54
11
6
2
2
9
13
+20
11Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
12.9
2025-26
17
29.4
8.9
1.3
0.5
0.6
5.7
9.8
58.1
0.2
0.7
25.0
1.3
2.0
64.7
60.2
2.7
6.2
1.4
501
219
151
22
8
11
23
57
-152
12Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
12.3
2025-26
21
26.1
3.2
1.5
0.9
0.5
4.9
10.6
46.4
2.0
5.1
38.3
0.5
1.0
55.0
55.9
1.3
1.9
1.2
549
258
68
32
19
10
25
58
-57
13Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
11.7
2025-26
26
26.4
3.3
3.7
0.9
0.3
4.0
9.9
40.9
2.7
6.6
40.4
1.0
1.2
83.9
56.3
0.5
2.8
1.9
686
305
87
97
24
8
49
49
+16
14Danny Wolf
D. Wolf
10.3
2025-26
3
29.7
6.7
2.7
1.7
0.3
4.0
10.3
38.7
1.0
3.7
27.3
1.3
2.0
66.7
46.1
1.7
5.0
1.0
89
31
20
8
5
1
3
7
-44
15Ryan Nembhard
R. Nembhard
9.9
2025-26
17
25.1
2.3
6.1
0.4
0.0
4.2
8.5
49.0
1.4
3.2
44.4
0.2
0.2
75.0
57.6
0.2
2.1
1.9
426
169
39
104
6
0
32
36
-51
16Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
9.4
2025-26
9
26.3
6.3
2.6
1.4
0.7
4.0
7.3
54.5
0.3
1.4
23.1
1.1
1.2
90.9
60.0
2.8
3.6
0.8
237
85
57
23
13
6
7
24
-9
17Will Richard
W. Richard
8.8
2025-26
13
21.8
3.3
1.0
0.9
0.1
3.2
6.4
50.6
1.5
3.7
39.6
0.8
1.1
78.6
63.9
1.5
1.8
0.9
283
114
43
13
12
1
12
27
+3
18Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
8.7
2025-26
25
25.6
6.3
0.6
0.7
1.8
3.8
4.7
79.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
1.7
69.8
79.6
2.6
3.8
1.2
641
218
158
16
18
44
30
46
-94
19Mohamed Diawara
M. Diawara
8.5
2025-26
4
14.7
2.5
1.0
0.8
0.5
3.3
6.5
50.0
1.8
3.5
50.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
63.2
0.3
2.3
0.5
59
34
10
4
3
2
2
3
-8
20Drake Powell
D. Powell
8.0
2025-26
1
25.3
0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
38.8
0.0
0.0
2.0
25
8
0
1
1
0
2
2
-25
21Ethan Thompson
E. Thompson
7.2
2025-26
5
28.8
3.2
2.0
1.0
0.4
2.4
7.4
32.4
1.6
5.2
30.8
0.8
1.0
80.0
45.9
1.4
1.8
0.6
144
36
16
10
5
2
3
14
-22
22Noah Penda
N. Penda
7.0
2025-26
2
33.8
6.5
1.5
1.0
1.0
2.0
5.5
36.4
1.0
2.5
40.0
2.0
2.5
80.0
53.0
2.0
4.5
1.0
68
14
13
3
2
2
2
5
+12
23Sion James
S. James
6.6
2025-26
16
29.8
3.6
1.7
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.9
36.8
1.3
3.7
33.9
1.0
1.3
80.0
51.1
0.3
3.3
1.3
476
106
58
27
9
8
20
34
-64
24Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
5.3
2025-26
3
28.3
5.0
1.7
1.0
0.3
2.0
6.3
31.6
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.3
0.7
50.0
40.2
1.3
3.7
2.0
85
16
15
5
3
1
6
8
-25
25Moussa Cisse
M. Cisse
5.0
2025-26
1
25.5
10.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
7.0
14.3
27.5
4.0
6.0
1.0
26
5
10
0
1
2
1
4
-20
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Team Leaders

PPG

19.9

Ball

LaMelo Ball

RPG

8.3

Diabaté

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APG

7.8

Ball

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Team Rankings

ORTG

117.1

9th

DRTG

117.5

23rd

NETRTG

-0.3

17th

3P%

37.2

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
18
20
.474
10.0
11
17
22
.436
11.5
12
Hornets Hornets
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
25
.306
16.0
14
10
28
.263
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/12
@
10:30 PM
Thu
1/15
@
10:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
8:30 PM
Sun
1/18
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

14 - 25

150

Final

95

UTA Jazz

13 - 25

Sat 10 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
14
.641
3.5
3
24
14
.632
4.0
4
24
16
.600
5.0
5
21
16
.568
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
22
18
.550
7.0
8
20
19
.513
8.5
9
20
21
.488
9.5
10
18
20
.474
10.0
11
17
22
.436
11.5
12
14
25
.359
14.5
13
11
25
.306
16.0
14
10
28
.263
18.0
15
8
31
.205
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
33
7
.825
2
27
12
.692
5.5
3
26
13
.667
6.5
4
26
14
.650
7.0
5
23
13
.639
8.0
6
24
15
.615
8.5
7
22
14
.611
9.0
8
21
19
.525
12.0
9
19
21
.475
14.0
10
17
22
.436
15.5
11
15
23
.395
17.0
12
14
25
.359
18.5
13
13
25
.342
19.0
14
9
30
.231
23.5
15
9
32
.220
24.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
12/14
@
106-96
Sun
12/14
@
133-140
Sun
12/14
@
125-128
Sun
12/14
@
121-103
Mon
12/15
@
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:30 PM
Tue
1/13
@
7:30 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM