most steals per game in a playoff year by a rookie since 2000

Since 1999-00, Mario Chalmers has averaged the most steals per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 2.9 per game in 2008-09.

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	2.9	2008-09	MIA	7	33.0	7.3	2.7	4.4	0.1	2.9	7.1	40.0	0.9	3.0	28.6	0.7	1.0	71.4	48.0	0.9	1.9	2.4	231	51	19	31	20	1	17	21	+1
2	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	2.8	2004-05	PHI	5	38.4	9.8	4.6	3.0	1.0	4.0	8.6	46.5	0.6	1.8	33.3	1.2	2.4	50.0	50.7	1.6	3.0	1.0	192	49	23	15	14	5	5	12	-25
3	Josh Minott J. Minott	2.0	2022-23	MIN	1	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	-4
4	Marquis Daniels M. Daniels	2.0	2003-04	DAL	5	36.8	15.8	6.2	3.0	0.6	6.4	15.0	42.7	0.2	1.4	14.3	2.8	4.4	63.6	46.6	2.0	4.2	3.0	184	79	31	15	10	3	15	14	+11
5	Herbert Jones H. Jones	1.8	2021-22	NOP	6	37.7	10.7	3.3	1.8	0.8	3.5	7.3	47.7	0.8	2.0	41.7	2.8	3.7	77.3	59.6	1.3	2.0	1.3	226	64	20	11	11	5	8	22	-13
6	Wesley Matthews W. Matthews	1.8	2009-10	UTA	10	37.1	13.2	4.4	1.7	0.5	3.9	10.1	38.6	1.5	4.2	35.7	3.9	4.8	81.3	54.0	1.0	3.4	1.5	371	132	44	17	18	5	15	34	-7
7	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	1.8	2001-02	UTA	4	30.5	8.8	3.8	1.0	2.5	2.8	7.0	39.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.3	4.0	81.3	49.9	1.0	2.8	1.5	122	35	15	4	7	10	6	10	-7
8	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	1.7	2002-03	SAS	24	27.5	9.4	3.8	2.9	0.4	3.0	7.7	38.6	1.2	3.0	38.4	2.3	3.1	75.7	52.2	1.2	2.6	1.5	660	226	92	70	41	9	36	62	+191
9	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	1.7	2017-18	PHI	10	36.9	16.3	9.4	7.7	0.8	6.1	12.5	48.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.7	54.1	1.6	7.8	4.4	369	163	94	77	17	8	44	34	-23
10	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	1.7	2002-03	PHX	6	33.8	14.2	7.8	1.2	1.5	5.7	10.8	52.3	0.2	0.2	100.0	2.7	4.7	57.1	55.0	2.7	5.2	3.2	203	85	47	7	10	9	19	28	-9
11	Jarell Martin J. Martin	1.5	2015-16	MEM	2	23.0	4.5	3.5	0.5	0.0	1.5	4.0	37.5	0.0	0.0		1.5	3.0	50.0	42.3	2.0	1.5	1.5	46	9	7	1	3	0	3	4	-26
12	Xavier Munford X. Munford	1.5	2015-16	MEM	4	22.3	4.8	2.3	2.5	0.8	2.3	7.0	32.1	0.3	2.0	12.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	32.9	0.3	2.0	1.3	89	19	9	10	6	3	5	8	-47
13	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1.5	2017-18	UTA	11	37.4	24.4	5.9	4.2	0.4	9.3	22.1	42.0	2.3	7.3	31.3	3.5	3.9	90.7	51.2	0.8	5.1	2.9	411	268	65	46	16	4	32	35	-25
14	Dejounte Murray D. Murray	1.5	2016-17	SAS	11	15.3	5.7	2.5	2.5	0.1	2.1	5.5	37.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.5	2.3	68.0	43.8	0.4	2.1	1.5	168	63	27	27	16	1	16	14	+27
15	Damien Wilkins D. Wilkins	1.4	2004-05	SEA	7	19.4	5.6	2.6	0.4	0.1	2.3	5.1	44.4	0.4	1.6	27.3	0.6	1.3	44.4	48.8	1.3	1.3	1.1	136	39	18	3	10	1	8	17	-19
16	Facundo Campazzo F. Campazzo	1.4	2020-21	DEN	10	27.0	9.3	3.0	4.1	0.4	2.9	7.4	39.2	1.9	4.8	39.6	1.6	1.9	84.2	56.5	0.7	2.3	1.5	270	93	30	41	14	4	15	35	-49
17	Paul George P. George	1.4	2010-11	IND	5	26.6	6.0	5.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	6.6	30.3	0.6	2.6	23.1	1.4	1.6	87.5	41.1	1.0	4.0	1.4	133	30	25	5	7	10	7	11	-29
18	Rudy Fernandez R. Fernandez	1.3	2008-09	POR	6	27.0	7.5	2.8	1.0	0.5	2.5	5.8	42.9	1.3	3.2	42.1	1.2	1.2	100.0	59.1	0.3	2.5	1.5	162	45	17	6	8	3	9	12	-20
19	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	1.3	2003-04	MIA	13	39.2	18.0	4.0	5.6	0.3	6.6	14.5	45.5	0.2	0.6	37.5	4.5	5.8	78.7	52.7	1.2	2.8	4.2	510	234	52	73	17	4	54	45	+6
20	Collin Murray-Boyles C. Murray-Boyles	1.3	2025-26	TOR	7	27.3	14.4	6.4	2.4	1.1	6.0	9.1	65.6	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.4	3.1	77.3	68.5	3.0	3.4	1.9	191	101	45	17	9	8	13	16	-13
21	Pablo Prigioni P. Prigioni	1.3	2012-13	NYK	11	20.9	4.5	1.5	3.2	0.1	1.5	3.9	39.5	1.2	2.7	43.3	0.2	0.4	50.0	54.7	0.2	1.4	0.5	230	49	17	35	14	1	6	21	+60
22	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1.3	2003-04	DEN	4	35.8	15.0	8.3	2.8	0.0	5.3	16.0	32.8	0.5	2.8	18.2	4.0	5.0	80.0	41.2	1.8	6.5	4.3	143	60	33	11	5	0	17	11	-31
23	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.2	2011-12	SAS	14	27.1	8.6	5.9	0.6	0.4	3.2	6.4	50.0	1.3	2.9	45.0	0.9	1.1	81.3	62.3	1.3	4.6	0.9	379	121	83	8	17	6	13	23	+33
24	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	1.2	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	18.5	4.4	2.7	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	4.3	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	351	83	52	23	10	41	50	+51
25	Jamario Moon J. Moon	1.2	2007-08	TOR	5	20.8	5.4	4.8	0.8	0.6	2.2	5.8	37.9	0.8	2.2	36.4	0.2	0.2	100.0	45.9	1.4	3.4	0.4	104	27	24	4	6	3	2	6	-18

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PPG

21.7

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RPG

10.0

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APG

6.5

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Team Rankings

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116.7

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2.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	MIN	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Fri 10/23	DET	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIA	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	MIA	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

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0 - 1

126

Final

127

Hornets

1 - 0

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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

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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

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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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

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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 1999-00, Mario Chalmers has averaged the most steals per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 2.9 per game in 2008-09.

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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