most rebounds by a rookie in their first game

Shaquille O'Neal had the most boards by a rookie in his first game, with 18 boards in 1992-93.

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Data note: Rebounds: player game data complete from 1982-83

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	18	1992-93	ORL	1	32.0	12.0	18.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	8.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		4.0	7.0	57.1	54.2	5.0	13.0	8.0	32	12	2	1	3	8	6
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	17	1989-90	SAS	1	34.0	23.0	17.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	11.0	54.5	0.0	0.0		11.0	14.0	78.6	67.0	7.0	10.0	3.0	34	23	1	1	3	3	5
3	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	16	1997-98	CLE	1	35.0	16.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	10.0	60.0	46.0	8.0	8.0	4.0	35	16	0	0	2	4	4	-3
4	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	16	1991-92	DEN	1	37.0	18.0	16.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	20.0	30.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.0	75.0	38.3	7.0	9.0	2.0	37	18	2	0	3	2	3
5	Darrell Arthur D. Arthur	15	2008-09	MEM	1	27.2	11.0	15.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	5.0	9.0	55.6	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	55.7	4.0	11.0	0.0	27	11	1	1	2	0	3	+5
6	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	14	2010-11	LAC	1	38.6	20.0	14.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	14.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	60.1	9.0	5.0	2.0	39	20	4	1	0	2	4	-9
7	Andres Nocioni A. Nocioni	14	2004-05	CHI	1	42.0	17.0	14.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	19.0	26.3	2.0	6.0	33.3	5.0	10.0	50.0	36.3	4.0	10.0	5.0	42	17	1	2	1	5	6	-21
8	Shawn Marion S. Marion	14	1999-00	PHX	1	35.0	14.0	14.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	17.0	41.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		41.2	5.0	9.0	2.0	35	14	3	0	2	2	4	+7
9	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	14	1992-93	DEN	1	51.0	10.0	14.0	5.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	18.0	27.8	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		27.8	5.0	9.0	4.0	51	10	5	2	3	4	5
10	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	13	1986-87	CLE	1	37.0	8.0	13.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	37.5	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.0	66.7	42.9	0.0	13.0	3.0	37	8	6	0	0	3	5
11	Trevon Brazile T. Brazile	12	2026-27	DEN	1	18.5	4.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	16.7	0.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	29.1	3.0	9.0	1.0	18	4	0	0	0	1	2	-1
12	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	12	2015-16	MIN	1	31.9	14.0	12.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	64.3	2.0	10.0	3.0	32	14	1	0	0	3	4	+6
13	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	12	2008-09	MEM	1	36.4	12.0	12.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	12.0	41.7	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.0	66.7	45.0	5.0	7.0	2.0	36	12	1	0	2	2	4	-8
14	Lamar Odom L. Odom	12	1999-00	LAC	1	44.0	30.0	12.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	10.0	18.0	55.6	2.0	5.0	40.0	8.0	15.0	53.3	61.0	2.0	10.0	3.0	44	30	3	2	2	3	1	-7
15	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	12	1990-91	NJN	1	25.0	11.0	12.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.0	50.0	39.6	5.0	7.0	3.0	25	11	2	2	3	3	3
16	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	12	1983-84	HOU	1	32.0	18.0	12.0	3.0	0.0	4.0	9.0	21.0	42.9	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		42.9	5.0	7.0	5.0	32	18	3	0	4	5	2
17	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	12	1982-83	ATL	1	35.0	23.0	12.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	17.0	64.7	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.0	100.0	65.9	5.0	7.0	5.0	35	23	2	3	0	5	5
18	Cameron Boozer C. Boozer	11	2026-27	MEM	1	33.1	7.0	11.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	15.0	13.3	0.0	6.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	20.9	1.0	10.0	1.0	33	7	5	0	0	1	1	+32
19	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	11	2025-26	CHA	1	26.8	10.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		83.3	5.0	6.0	4.0	27	10	1	0	2	4	4	+11
20	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	11	2011-12	UTA	1	20.5	5.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	7.0	14.3	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.0	75.0	28.5	3.0	8.0	0.0	21	5	0	0	1	0	2	-3
21	DeJuan Blair D. Blair	11	2009-10	SAS	1	22.6	14.0	11.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	10.0	70.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0	67.0	5.0	6.0	2.0	23	14	3	0	0	2	4	+11
22	David Lee D. Lee	11	2005-06	NYK	1	18.3	8.0	11.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	4.0	50.0	69.4	5.0	6.0	2.0	18	8	2	1	0	2	2	0
23	T.J. Ford	11	2003-04	MIL	1	34.0	11.0	11.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	5.0	7.0	71.4	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	73.9	2.0	9.0	2.0	34	11	7	2	1	2	1	+17
24	Nene	11	2002-03	DEN	1	28.0	10.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	57.9	4.0	7.0	4.0	28	10	4	0	1	4	3	+19
25	Juwan Howard J. Howard	11	1994-95	WAS	1	22.0	10.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	10.0	40.0	0.0	0.0		2.0	5.0	40.0	41.0	6.0	5.0	1.0	22	10	1	0	0	1	2

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PPG

20.8

Wagner

RPG

9.6

Carter

APG

8.8

Wagner

Team Rankings

ORTG

107.9

27th

DRTG

117.2

25th

NETRTG

-9.3

25th

3P%

34.2

19th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 11/10	ORL	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Wed 11/11	ORL	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Fri 11/13	MIL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	ORL	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 11/18	PHI	@	ORL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Magic

2 - 7

119

Final

126

Warriors

7 - 3

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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

Shaquille O'Neal had the most boards by a rookie in his first game, with 18 boards in 1992-93.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

39.3

30.6

30.1

14.6

13.6

12.8

9.1

8.8

8.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

4.5

2.5

2.3

5.5

4.7

4.2

73.4

73.0

72.2

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

697.7

639.1

535.1

677.3

673.5

559

39.9

36.5

36.4

37.1

36.9

36.5

2.13

1.76

1.63

2.06

1.86

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