most rebounds per game in a rookie season while scoring 18 points per game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Shaquille O'Neal has gotten the most rebounds per game by a rookie with 18.0+ points per game in a season, with 13.9 per game in 1992-93.

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	NAME	RPG	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	13.9	23.4	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
2	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	12.1	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	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	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	12.0	24.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
4	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	11.9	21.1	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	11.9	20.6	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
6	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	11.1	21.0	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
7	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	11.0	19.2	1991-92	CHA	82	37.2	3.6	1.0	0.6	7.5	15.3	49.0	0.1	0.3	22.7	4.1	5.0	82.9	54.8	3.9	7.0	2.0	3,047	1,576	899	292	81	51	160	225
8	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	10.6	21.4	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	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
9	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	10.6	23.7	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
10	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	10.6	20.1	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	2.8	1.7	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	1,625	860	223	141	43	217	298
11	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	10.5	18.3	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	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	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	10.4	21.3	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
13	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	10.3	21.0	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	1,639	805	76	27	271	236	286
14	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	10.3	18.4	1990-91	NJN	74	35.2	2.2	1.0	1.3	6.9	14.9	46.7	0.2	0.5	34.2	4.4	6.0	73.1	52.7	3.6	6.6	2.9	2,602	1,364	759	163	71	99	217	217
15	Elton Brand E. Brand	10.0	20.1	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
16	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	9.3	18.9	1980-81	GSW	82	35.6	1.4	0.6	1.5	7.5	15.3	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.4	71.6	53.4	3.3	5.9	3.0	2,919	1,547	759	117	50	121	243	313
17	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	9.0	20.0	1985-86	NYK	50	35.4	2.0	1.1	2.1	7.7	16.3	47.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	6.1	73.9	52.6	2.5	6.5	3.4	1,771	998	451	102	54	103	172	191
18	Calvin Natt C. Natt	8.9	19.9	1979-80	TOT	78	36.6	2.2	1.3	0.4	8.0	16.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.9	5.4	73.0	52.4	3.1	5.8	2.5	2,857	1,553	691	169	102	34	198	205
19	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	8.9	21.7	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	1,781	726	165	48	101	222	279
20	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	8.7	18.2	1992-93	MIN	81	34.9	2.8	1.3	1.0	6.2	13.1	47.4	0.0	0.5	10.0	5.7	6.8	83.5	56.4	2.1	6.6	3.4	2,823	1,472	708	223	105	83	275	290
21	Chuck Person C. Person	8.3	18.8	1986-87	IND	82	36.0	3.6	1.1	0.2	7.7	16.6	46.8	0.6	1.7	35.5	2.7	3.6	74.7	51.8	2.0	6.2	2.6	2,956	1,541	677	295	90	16	211	310
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	7.8	20.2	2016-17	PHI	31	25.4	2.1	0.9	2.5	6.5	13.8	46.6	1.2	3.2	36.7	6.2	7.9	78.3	58.4	2.0	5.9	3.8	786	627	243	66	27	76	117	112	+67
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	7.8	21.2	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	7.7	18.0	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	187	41	305	218
25	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	7.0	21.4	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	2.2	1.1	0.3	8.9	17.9	49.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.6	5.0	71.6	53.2	2.2	4.7	2.4	2,626	1,732	565	176	89	21	194	308

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 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

Since 1979-80, Shaquille O'Neal has gotten the most rebounds per game by a rookie with 18.0+ points per game in a season, with 13.9 per game in 1992-93.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

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67.6

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

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