nba highest scoring rookies ppg since 2000

Zion Williamson put up 540 points in his rookie season in 2019-20.

	NAME	PTS	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	540	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
2	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	1,845	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	12.1	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	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1,522	21.4	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	10.6	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	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1,526	21.2	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	7.8	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	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
5	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1,725	21.0	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	6.4	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
6	LeBron James L. James	1,654	20.9	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
7	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1,616	20.5	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	2,638	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,624	20.3	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	2,768	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	627	20.2	2016-17	PHI	31	25.4	7.8	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	243	66	27	76	117	112	+67
10	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	1,450	20.1	2009-10	SAC	72	37.2	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	7.4	16.2	45.8	0.5	2.0	25.5	4.8	6.5	74.8	52.9	0.9	4.4	3.0	2,677	380	414	109	26	216	204	-334
11	Elton Brand E. Brand	1,627	20.1	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	10.0	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	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
12	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	1,437	20.0	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
13	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	640	19.4	2025-26	DAL	33	34.6	6.4	4.0	1.2	0.8	7.4	15.2	48.6	1.0	3.5	28.1	3.6	4.5	80.5	56.4	1.2	5.2	2.2	1,141	211	132	40	27	74	77	-153
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	1,392	19.3	2020-21	MIN	72	32.1	4.7	2.9	1.1	0.5	7.0	16.8	41.7	2.4	7.2	32.9	2.9	3.8	77.6	52.3	0.8	3.8	2.2	2,314	336	211	82	36	160	129	-228
15	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	617	19.3	2025-26	CHA	32	33.1	5.1	3.6	0.7	0.2	6.7	13.9	48.2	3.7	8.5	43.2	2.3	2.5	90.0	64.4	0.9	4.2	2.4	1,059	164	115	22	7	76	74	-46
16	Trae Young T. Young	1,549	19.1	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
17	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	1,562	19.0	2012-13	POR	82	38.6	3.1	6.5	0.9	0.2	6.7	15.7	42.9	2.3	6.1	36.8	3.3	3.9	84.4	54.6	0.5	2.6	3.0	3,167	257	531	74	19	243	172	-62
18	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	944	18.5	2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	6.9	14.6	46.9	1.4	3.6	39.9	3.4	3.8	87.2	56.6	0.9	2.9	3.1	1,558	191	275	54	20	160	110	-160
19	O.J. Mayo	1,516	18.5	2008-09	MEM	82	38.0	3.8	3.2	1.1	0.2	6.9	15.6	43.8	1.8	4.6	38.4	3.0	3.4	87.9	53.9	0.7	3.1	2.8	3,120	308	262	91	13	226	204	-416
20	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,503	18.3	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	10.5	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	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
21	Steve Francis S. Francis	1,388	18.0	1999-00	HOU	77	36.1	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.4	4.0	34.5	3.7	4.7	78.6	54.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	2,776	409	507	118	29	306	231	-158
22	Ja Morant J. Morant	1,193	17.8	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	6.7	14.0	47.7	0.9	2.7	33.5	3.6	4.6	77.6	55.6	0.8	3.1	3.3	2,074	259	488	58	18	220	110	-17
23	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	1,441	17.6	2001-02	MEM	82	36.7	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	6.7	13.0	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.1	5.8	70.9	56.6	2.9	6.0	2.7	3,007	730	223	41	169	224	195	-310
24	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	928	17.5	2015-16	PHI	53	30.0	7.0	1.2	0.4	1.2	7.5	14.7	50.8	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.5	3.7	68.6	53.6	2.3	4.7	2.3	1,591	373	65	22	61	124	140	-497
25	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1,399	17.5	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	6.6	14.3	46.2	2.1	4.8	43.7	2.2	2.5	88.5	56.8	0.6	3.9	3.0	2,896	356	472	152	19	243	252	-186

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.7

Williamson

RPG

7.0

Queen

APG

4.0

Queen

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

23rd

DRTG

121.1

28th

NETRTG

-7.4

27th

3P%

34.1

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	16.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 1/2	POR	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM
Fri 1/9	NOP	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

8 - 27

118

Final

134

Bulls

16 - 17

Wed 31 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.8

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.7

Towns

11.1

Zubac

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

1.8

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.3

Huff

1.9

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.5

Ayton

69.7

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.0

122.8

122.6

121.7

120.4

119.3

DRtg Rankings

106.0

111.5

112.5

113.0

113.1

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

8.7

7.1

6.6

6.4

Tank Leaderboard

6-28

8-27

8-25

8-24

11-22

10-20

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,725.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,587.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,728.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,675.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.2

Dončić

35.9

Brown

32.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.3

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.57

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.58

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

22-11

21-14

18-12-1

19-14

17-13

Worst Record ATS

12-23

12-21

13-21

13-19

14-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	8	.758
2	Knicks	23	10	.697	2.0
3	Celtics	20	12	.625	4.5
4	Raptors	20	15	.571	6.0
5	Magic	19	15	.559	6.5
6	76ers	17	14	.548	7.0
7	Heat	18	15	.545	7.0
8	Cavaliers	19	16	.543	7.0
9	Bulls	16	17	.485	9.0
10	Hawks	16	19	.457	10.0
11	Bucks	14	20	.412	11.5
12	Hornets	11	22	.333	14.0
13	Nets	10	20	.333	13.5
14	Wizards	8	24	.250	16.5
15	Pacers	6	28	.176	19.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	29	5	.853
2	Spurs	24	9	.727	4.5
3	Nuggets	23	10	.697	5.5
4	Rockets	20	10	.667	7.0
5	Lakers	20	11	.645	7.5
6	Timberwolves	21	13	.618	8.0
7	Suns	19	14	.576	9.5
8	Warriors	18	16	.529	11.0
9	Grizzlies	15	18	.455	13.5
10	Trail Blazers	14	20	.412	15.0
11	Jazz	12	20	.375	16.0
12	Mavericks	12	22	.353	17.0
13	Clippers	11	21	.344	17.0
14	Kings	8	25	.242	20.5
15	Pelicans	8	27	.229	21.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 11/29	MEM	@	SAC	115-107
Sat 11/29	NOP	@	LAL	121-133
Sun 11/30	MIL	@	WAS	126-129
Sun 11/30	ATL	@	DET	98-99
Sun 11/30	CLE	@	IND	135-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/1	HOU	@	BKN	6:00 PM
Thu 1/1	MIA	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 1/1	PHI	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Thu 1/1	BOS	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Thu 1/1	UTA	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Zion Williamson put up 540 points in his rookie season in 2019-20.

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