nba most points per game through first 2 seasons since 1978

Since 1977-78, George Gervin has averaged the most points per game in his first 2 seasons, with 28.4 per game.

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	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	George Gervin G. Gervin	28.4	162	35.5	5.1	3.2	1.7	1.2	11.2	20.7	53.9				6.0	7.3	82.8	59.3	1.6	3.5	3.7	5,745	4,597	820	521	273	201	592	530
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27.2	100	36.0	6.0	5.3	2.3	0.9	9.9	19.5	50.5	0.1	0.7	17.1	7.4	8.7	84.4	58.2	1.9	4.1	3.4	3,595	2,721	598	534	233	90	336	331
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.4	162	38.9	13.5	2.1	0.8	3.2	10.4	17.9	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	9.7	57.2	59.5	4.5	9.1	3.3	6,295	4,270	2,194	347	136	517	529	602
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	25.8	139	38.9	11.0	3.4	1.3	1.4	10.1	19.4	52.4				5.5	7.9	69.8	56.5	2.6	8.4	4.1	5,413	3,584	1,530	466	179	193	563	486
5	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	25.7	85	31.7	7.0	3.2	0.9	0.6	9.9	16.4	60.4	0.2	0.6	33.3	5.7	8.3	68.3	64.0	2.7	4.2	2.7	2,694	2,187	591	276	73	48	226	177	+151
6	David Thompson D. Thompson	25.6	156	36.5	4.3	3.8	1.0	1.2	9.7	18.8	51.7				6.1	8.0	76.7	57.3	1.7	2.6	2.8	5,695	3,997	664	587	162	181	431	393
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	25.0	164	37.2	12.5	2.3	1.6	3.9	8.8	16.3	54.2	0.0	0.1	11.1	7.3	9.8	74.7	60.6	3.9	8.6	3.2	6,097	4,094	2,046	372	265	639	527	523
8	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	24.8	99	39.0	3.0	5.8	1.6	0.3	10.0	23.1	43.4				4.8	5.6	85.5	48.5	0.8	2.2	4.5	3,865	2,457	299	578	161	26	448	220
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24.7	133	32.8	8.5	7.3	1.0	0.3	8.2	18.4	44.5	2.5	7.9	32.1	5.8	7.9	73.7	56.6	1.2	7.3	3.8	4,365	3,285	1,136	967	139	39	507	290	+135
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.7	142	38.2	12.9	4.9	1.3	3.5	10.1	18.0	56.4				4.4	5.8	75.6	60.1	2.8	10.1	3.5	5,422	3,503	1,826	700	179	501	490	412
11	Paul Westphal P. Westphal	24.6	161	31.8	2.0	6.0	1.5	0.4	10.0	19.0	52.5				4.6	5.5	82.4	57.2	0.5	1.5	3.2	5,122	3,955	323	966	249	57	512	321
12	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	24.1	116	35.7	10.4	3.1	1.1	1.4	9.6	18.2	52.7				4.9	6.5	76.1	57.3	3.1	7.3	3.4	4,146	2,795	1,209	356	132	168	400	366
13	LeBron James L. James	24.1	159	40.9	6.4	6.6	1.9	0.7	8.9	20.0	44.6	1.1	3.3	32.6	5.2	6.9	75.2	52.3	1.3	5.1	3.4	6,510	3,829	1,020	1,042	307	110	535	295	+8
14	Walter Davis W. Davis	23.9	160	31.4	5.4	3.8	1.6	0.3	9.7	17.9	54.3				4.5	5.5	83.1	59.0	1.7	3.7	3.6	5,027	3,827	857	612	260	46	576	492
15	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	23.6	140	38.1	5.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	8.6	17.4	49.3	0.1	0.4	32.2	6.3	7.8	81.8	56.8	2.5	2.6	3.3	5,329	3,308	707	507	156	36	467	398
16	Trae Young T. Young	23.6	141	32.8	3.9	8.6	1.0	0.2	7.6	17.8	42.8	2.6	7.4	34.4	5.8	6.9	84.7	56.7	0.7	3.3	4.2	4,623	3,327	556	1,213	137	23	597	244	-564
17	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	23.3	164	38.6	12.9	3.3	0.6	2.1	8.9	15.7	56.7				5.5	7.7	72.1	61.2	3.7	9.2	4.1	6,332	3,819	2,114	537	92	337	676	541
18	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.3	151	36.0	10.1	2.1	1.5	0.8	9.4	18.5	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.2	71.5	54.7	4.1	5.9	2.8	5,438	3,514	1,521	316	221	119	422	592
19	John Williamson J. Williamson	23.0	149	34.8	2.8	3.1	1.2	0.1	9.1	20.2	45.0				4.7	5.6	85.0	50.6	0.8	2.0	3.1	5,182	3,420	423	469	183	22	461	451
20	John Drew J. Drew	22.9	149	31.0	6.9	1.7	1.7	0.3	8.3	17.5	47.6				6.3	8.4	74.4	54.1	2.9	4.0	2.8	4,613	3,418	1,033	260	247	43	421	579
21	Vince Carter V. Carter	22.9	132	37.0	5.8	3.6	1.3	1.3	8.6	18.7	46.0	0.9	2.3	37.7	4.8	6.2	78.1	53.5	1.8	3.9	2.2	4,886	3,020	759	471	165	169	288	403	+228
22	Bernard King B. King	22.8	161	37.0	8.8	3.0	1.5	0.5	9.4	18.8	49.9				4.1	6.7	61.2	52.5	3.2	5.6	3.9	5,951	3,678	1,420	488	240	75	634	628
23	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	22.8	158	37.0	2.1	3.9	1.4	0.1	9.9	20.0	49.3				3.1	3.4	92.3	53.2	0.9	1.3	2.3	5,841	3,609	337	610	229	9	360	529
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	22.7	156	39.7	3.9	6.8	2.1	0.3	8.2	18.7	43.8	1.4	4.4	32.6	4.9	6.9	71.5	52.4	1.3	2.6	3.7	6,195	3,545	608	1,061	333	49	581	433	-531
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	22.7	154	36.7	5.4	2.6	1.1	0.8	8.1	17.9	45.3	1.0	2.8	35.9	5.5	6.3	86.7	54.9	1.0	4.4	3.0	5,653	3,495	830	397	174	128	457	256	-1152

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.0

Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 10/23	HOU	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	SAS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	SAC	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Wed 10/28	SAS	@	UTA	9:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 1

Final

Spurs

1 - 4

Sat 13 Jun 2026

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

20-62

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

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

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 1977-78, George Gervin has averaged the most points per game in his first 2 seasons, with 28.4 per game.

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25.0

11.5

7.4

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

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1.71

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