nba most points by a rookie in first game since 1995

Since 1994-95, VJ Edgecombe has dropped 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	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	23	2012-13	POR	1	35.0	23.0	3.0	11.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	17.0	41.2	1.0	4.0	25.0	8.0	8.0	100.0	56.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	35	3	11	1	0	6	2	+16
16	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22	2019-20	NOP	1	18.3	22.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	11.0	72.7	4.0	4.0	100.0	2.0	4.0	50.0	86.2	2.0	5.0	5.0	18	7	3	0	0	5	1	+3
17	Michael Carter-Williams M. Carter-Williams	22	2013-14	PHI	1	36.2	22.0	7.0	12.0	9.0	0.0	6.0	10.0	60.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	6.0	8.0	75.0	81.4	0.0	7.0	1.0	36	7	12	9	0	1	1	+12
18	RJ Barrett	21	2019-20	NYK	1	37.1	21.0	5.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	9.0	13.0	69.2	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.0	4.0	50.0	71.1	0.0	5.0	3.0	37	5	2	2	0	3	3	-2
19	Anthony Davis A. Davis	21	2012-13	NOH	1	29.1	21.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	6.0	12.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		9.0	9.0	100.0	65.8	3.0	4.0	0.0	29	7	0	1	1	0	0	-20
20	Rudy Gay R. Gay	21	2006-07	MEM	1	38.2	21.0	8.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	8.0	21.0	38.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	46.1	4.0	4.0	1.0	38	8	0	1	4	1	2	+3
21	Jason Williams J. Williams	21	1998-99	SAC	1	36.0	21.0	4.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	9.0	19.0	47.4	3.0	7.0	42.9	0.0	0.0		55.3	0.0	4.0	2.0	36	4	3	5	1	2	1	-23
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20	2016-17	PHI	1	22.4	20.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	16.0	37.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	7.0	8.0	87.5	51.2	0.0	7.0	4.0	22	7	0	0	2	4	4	-6
23	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	20	2010-11	LAC	1	38.6	20.0	14.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	14.0	57.1	0.0	0.0		4.0	6.0	66.7	60.1	9.0	5.0	2.0	39	14	4	1	0	2	4	-9
24	Brandon Roy B. Roy	20	2006-07	POR	1	35.4	20.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	16.0	62.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		62.5	2.0	1.0	3.0	35	3	2	0	0	3	3	-8
25	Speedy Claxton S. Claxton	20	2001-02	PHI	1	40.0	20.0	1.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	15.0	46.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	58.1	1.0	0.0	2.0	40	1	4	1	0	2	3	-9

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.7

Maxey

RPG

8.8

Embiid

APG

6.5

James

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

19th

DRTG

110.2

8th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

34.3

19th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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

Last Game

Raptors

5 - 7

112

Final

123

76ers

10 - 3

Thu 12 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

13.5

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.0

Jokić

8.8

Young

8.5

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.2

Flagg

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.2

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.3

Curry

4.1

Robinson

TS% Leaders

72.6

Gafford

71.9

Curry

71.3

Spencer

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.7

120.4

120.0

119.3

119.2

DRtg Rankings

104.8

107.6

107.9

108.6

108.8

109.0

NetRtg Rankings

13.3

11.7

11.2

9.2

8.0

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-11

1-10

1-9

2-8

3-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.1

Dončić

36.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

35.9

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.8

Wagner

36.4

Murray

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.11

Wembanyama

1.74

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.04

Wembanyama

1.83

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-1

9-3

9-4

8-4

7-4

Worst Record ATS

2-10

2-9

3-8

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	10	3	.769	0.5
3	Pistons	8	3	.727	1.5
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Raptors	5	7	.417	5.0
9	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Hornets	4	8	.333	6.0
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	9	.308	6.5
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Timberwolves	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
5	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
10	Mavericks	7	5	.583	3.5
11	Suns	5	6	.455	5.0
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