nba highest scoring rookies ppg since 2000 minimum of 65 games or 2000 minutes

Zion Williamson has 540 points with either 65+ games played, more than 0.0 points per game or 2,000+ minutes played in his rookie season in 2019-20.

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NAMEPTSPPGGPMINSEASONTMMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
540
22.5
24
668
2019-20
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
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
2Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
1,845
22.5
82
3,112
2010-11
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
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
1,522
21.4
71
2,106
2023-24
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
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1,526
21.2
72
2,318
2018-19
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
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
5Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
1,473
21.0
70
2,344
2025-26
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
6Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,725
21.0
82
2,995
2003-04
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
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
7LeBron James
L. James
1,654
20.9
79
3,122
2003-04
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
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
1,616
20.5
79
2,638
2017-18
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
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,624
20.3
80
2,768
2007-08
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
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
627
20.2
31
786
2016-17
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
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
11Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
1,450
20.1
72
2,677
2009-10
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
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
12Elton Brand
E. Brand
1,627
20.1
81
2,999
1999-00
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
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
13Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
1,437
20.0
72
2,430
2022-23
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
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
14Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
1,392
19.3
72
2,314
2020-21
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
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
15Trae Young
T. Young
1,549
19.1
81
2,503
2018-19
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
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
16Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
1,562
19.0
82
3,167
2012-13
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
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
944
18.5
51
1,558
2011-12
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
191
275
54
20
160
110
-160
18Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
1,498
18.5
81
2,551
2025-26
31.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
19O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
1,516
18.5
82
3,120
2008-09
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
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
1,503
18.3
82
2,627
2015-16
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
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
21Steve Francis
S. Francis
1,388
18.0
77
2,776
1999-00
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
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
22Ja Morant
J. Morant
1,193
17.8
67
2,074
2019-20
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
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
23Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1,441
17.6
82
3,007
2001-02
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
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
24Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
928
17.5
53
1,591
2015-16
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
373
65
22
61
124
140
-497
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1,399
17.5
80
2,896
2009-10
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
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
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