nba most points by a rookie in first game since 1980

Since 1979-80, VJ Edgecombe has the most points by a rookie in his first game, with 34 points in 2025-26.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	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	VJ Edgecombe	34	2025-26	PHI	1	42.2	34.0	7.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	26.0	50.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	59.4	1.0	6.0	2.0	42	7	3	1	0	2	1	-2
2	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	31	1981-82	DET	1	41.0	31.0	3.0	11.0	1.0	1.0	10.0	19.0	52.6	1.0	1.0	100.0	10.0	13.0	76.9	62.7			3.0	41	3	11	1	1	3	4
3	Lamar Odom L. Odom	30	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	12	3	2	2	3	1	-7
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	30	1996-97	PHI	1	37.0	30.0	2.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	2.0	4.0	50.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	69.3	2.0	0.0	3.0	37	2	6	1	0	3	5	-15
5	Willie Anderson W. Anderson	30	1988-89	SAS	1	38.0	30.0	5.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	12.0	25.0	48.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.0	75.0	52.6	2.0	3.0	2.0	38	5	6	2	0	2	4
6	Gordan Giricek G. Giricek	29	2002-03	MEM	1	31.0	29.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	13.0	76.9	4.0	6.0	66.7	5.0	8.0	62.5	87.8	0.0	5.0	3.0	31	5	1	1	0	3	1	-5
7	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	27	2022-23	ORL	1	35.3	27.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	11.0	18.0	61.1	0.0	0.0		5.0	7.0	71.4	64.0	2.0	7.0	4.0	35	9	5	0	2	4	5	+2
8	Chris Duarte C. Duarte	27	2021-22	IND	1	32.7	27.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	15.0	60.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	3.0	3.0	100.0	82.7	0.0	5.0	1.0	33	5	1	1	0	1	4	+7
9	P.J. Washington	27	2019-20	CHA	1	37.6	27.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	9.0	17.0	52.9	7.0	11.0	63.6	2.0	2.0	100.0	75.5	1.0	3.0	4.0	38	4	1	1	1	4	2	+8
10	Bobby Jackson B. Jackson	27	1997-98	DEN	1	37.0	27.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	10.0	19.0	52.6	2.0	3.0	66.7	5.0	5.0	100.0	63.7	3.0	3.0	4.0	37	6	1	2	0	4	4	-9
11	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	27	1995-96	PHI	1	37.0	27.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	18.0	61.1	2.0	4.0	50.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	69.9	1.0	0.0	6.0	37	1	0	3	0	6	2
12	Ron Anderson R. Anderson	27	1984-85	CLE	1	40.0	27.0	5.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	14.0	71.4	0.0	0.0		7.0	9.0	77.8	75.2	2.0	3.0	4.0	40	5	5	1	0	4	3
13	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	26	2015-16	PHI	1	38.1	26.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	10.0	16.0	62.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.0	100.0	69.7	4.0	3.0	8.0	38	7	1	1	2	8	4	-9
14	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	26	1994-95	MIN	1	26.0	26.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	18.0	50.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	63.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	26	4	2	0	3	0	0
15	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	26	1990-91	DEN	1	25.0	26.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	1.0	1.0	100.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	65.4	1.0	2.0	7.0	25	3	6	1	0	7	4
16	Mitchell Wiggins M. Wiggins	26	1983-84	CHI	1	36.0	26.0	9.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	9.0	20.0	45.0	0.0	0.0		8.0	9.0	88.9	54.3	2.0	7.0	2.0	36	9	2	2	0	2	3
17	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	26	1980-81	UTA	1	40.0	26.0	8.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	12.0	27.0	44.4	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	46.6	4.0	4.0	3.0	40	8	2	5	0	3	4
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26	1979-80	LAL	1	41.0	26.0	8.0	4.0	1.0	4.0	10.0	21.0	47.6	0.0	0.0		6.0	10.0	60.0	51.2	4.0	4.0	3.0	41	8	4	1	4	3	3
19	LeBron James L. James	25	2003-04	CLE	1	42.0	25.0	6.0	9.0	4.0	0.0	12.0	20.0	60.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	58.6	2.0	4.0	2.0	42	6	9	4	0	2	3	-9
20	Grant Hill G. Hill	25	1994-95	DET	1	38.0	25.0	10.0	5.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	19.0	42.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	8.0	10.0	80.0	53.4	6.0	4.0	3.0	38	10	5	0	3	3	5
21	Willie Burton W. Burton	25	1990-91	MIA	1	24.0	25.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	9.0	14.0	64.3	0.0	0.0		7.0	9.0	77.8	69.6	2.0	1.0	3.0	24	3	1	2	0	3	5
22	Ron Harper R. Harper	25	1986-87	CLE	1	41.0	25.0	2.0	5.0	2.0	1.0	10.0	24.0	41.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	4.0	5.0	80.0	47.7	2.0	0.0	7.0	41	2	5	2	1	7	3
23	Rudy Macklin R. Macklin	25	1981-82	ATL	1	39.0	25.0	9.0	1.0		0.0	10.0	19.0	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.0	5.0	100.0	59.0				39	9	1		0		3
24	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	24	2019-20	MIA	1	26.5	24.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	10.0	18.0	55.6	1.0	2.0	50.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	62.1	0.0	2.0	1.0	27	2	3	2	0	1	5	+27
25	Steve Smith S. Smith	24	1991-92	MIA	1	38.0	24.0	6.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	8.0	11.0	72.7	2.0	2.0	100.0	6.0	6.0	100.0	88.0	0.0	6.0	5.0	38	6	5	2	0	5	3

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RPG

9.3

Embiid

APG

6.5

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ORTG

110.7

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DRTG

109.7

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5

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Sun 11/15	IND	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 11/16	PHI	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	PHI	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sat 11/21	MIL	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 11/23	POR	@	PHI	7:00 PM

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123

Final

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38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

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APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.5

Mitchell

8.3

Young

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Barnes

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

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Curry

71.3

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122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

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DRtg Rankings

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107.6

108.6

108.8

109.0

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11.7

11.2

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9.2

8.2

8.0

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1-9

2-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

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Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

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Dončić

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1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
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12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
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1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5