nba most spg in a season since 2008 by a rookie

Since 2007-08, Mario Chalmers has averaged the most steals per game by a rookie, with 2.0 per game in 2008-09.

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NBA most spg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season since 2008 by a rookie

	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	2.0	2008-09	MIA	82	32.0	10.0	2.8	4.9	0.1	3.4	8.1	42.0	1.4	3.8	36.7	1.8	2.4	76.7	54.8	0.5	2.3	2.0	2,626	818	228	403	160	8	165	240	+30
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1.9	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	17.5	4.5	5.9	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	1,399	356	472	152	19	243	252	-186
3	Michael Carter-Williams M. Carter-Williams	1.9	2013-14	PHI	70	34.5	16.7	6.2	6.3	0.6	6.1	15.1	40.5	0.8	3.0	26.4	3.7	5.2	70.3	48.0	1.4	4.8	3.5	2,414	1,167	437	441	130	43	247	213	-450
4	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	1.8	2014-15	PHI	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.9	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.1	60.9	49.3	2.5	5.7	1.9	2,311	744	611	128	133	142	146	208	-430
5	John Wall J. Wall	1.8	2010-11	WAS	69	37.8	16.4	4.6	8.3	0.5	5.8	14.1	40.9	0.5	1.7	29.6	4.4	5.7	76.6	49.4	0.5	4.1	3.8	2,606	1,131	317	574	121	35	261	175	-440
6	Elfrid Payton E. Payton	1.7	2014-15	ORL	82	30.4	8.9	4.3	6.5	0.2	3.7	8.6	42.5	0.1	0.5	26.2	1.4	2.6	55.1	45.6	1.3	3.0	2.5	2,489	731	349	533	142	20	203	193	-204
7	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	1.7	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	15.8	8.1	8.2	0.9	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+387
8	Iman Shumpert I. Shumpert	1.7	2011-12	NYK	59	28.9	9.5	3.2	2.8	0.1	3.6	9.1	40.1	0.8	2.7	30.6	1.5	1.8	79.8	48.4	0.7	2.4	1.9	1,705	563	186	164	101	8	111	173	+113
9	Herbert Jones H. Jones	1.7	2021-22	NOP	78	29.9	9.5	3.8	2.1	0.8	3.5	7.4	47.6	0.7	2.2	33.7	1.8	2.1	84.0	57.3	1.3	2.5	1.3	2,335	742	296	167	130	60	100	238	+68
10	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	1.6	2013-14	ORL	80	31.1	13.8	4.1	4.1	0.5	4.9	11.7	41.9	0.9	2.8	32.7	3.1	4.0	78.0	51.4	0.5	3.6	3.2	2,487	1,106	329	327	129	37	256	210	-270
11	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	1.6	2020-21	CHA	51	28.8	15.7	5.9	6.1	0.4	5.7	13.2	43.6	1.8	5.1	35.2	2.5	3.2	75.8	53.9	1.2	4.7	2.8	1,468	803	302	313	81	18	145	136	-84
12	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	1.6	2018-19	PHX	82	29.5	8.3	3.2	2.1	0.5	3.0	6.9	43.0	1.3	3.8	33.5	1.2	1.4	80.5	55.6	0.7	2.5	0.9	2,417	684	264	173	129	38	70	201	-386
13	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	1.5	2009-10	SAC	72	37.2	20.1	5.3	5.8	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	1,450	380	414	109	26	216	204	-334
14	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1.5	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	20.5	3.7	3.7	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	1,616	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
15	Marcus Smart M. Smart	1.5	2014-15	BOS	67	27.0	7.8	3.3	3.1	0.3	2.6	7.1	36.7	1.4	4.1	33.5	1.2	1.9	64.6	49.1	0.9	2.4	1.3	1,808	523	222	208	99	18	90	176	+59
16	VJ Edgecombe	1.4	2025-26	PHI	30	35.8	16.5	5.4	4.1	0.6	6.2	14.3	43.2	2.3	6.0	38.7	1.8	2.4	77.5	53.9	1.9	3.5	1.7	1,073	495	162	122	43	17	50	94	+66
17	Matisse Thybulle M. Thybulle	1.4	2019-20	PHI	65	19.8	4.7	1.6	1.2	0.7	1.7	4.1	42.3	0.9	2.4	35.7	0.4	0.6	61.0	53.9	0.7	1.0	0.8	1,287	305	107	79	93	47	51	141	+35
18	Jalen Williams J. Williams	1.4	2022-23	OKC	75	30.3	14.1	4.5	3.3	0.5	5.5	10.6	52.1	1.0	2.7	35.6	2.1	2.5	81.2	60.1	1.1	3.4	1.6	2,275	1,056	337	248	103	35	123	191	-53
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1.3	2008-09	OKC	82	32.5	15.3	4.9	5.3	0.2	5.3	13.4	39.8	0.4	1.6	27.1	4.3	5.2	81.5	48.9	2.2	2.7	3.3	2,668	1,256	399	435	110	16	274	191	-272
20	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1.3	2011-12	SAS	64	24.0	7.9	5.1	1.1	0.4	3.1	6.3	49.3	0.6	1.7	37.6	1.1	1.4	77.3	57.3	1.6	3.5	0.7	1,534	507	327	70	85	24	44	88	+131
21	Tyrese Haliburton T. Haliburton	1.3	2020-21	SAC	58	30.1	13.0	3.0	5.3	0.5	5.0	10.7	47.2	2.1	5.1	40.9	0.8	1.0	85.7	58.5	0.7	2.3	1.6	1,746	753	173	309	77	28	92	83	-180
22	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	1.3	2009-10	MIL	82	32.6	15.5	3.4	5.7	0.2	5.5	14.8	37.1	1.8	4.7	37.4	2.7	3.3	81.7	47.5	0.6	2.8	2.4	2,671	1,270	282	470	105	18	200	191	+116
23	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	1.3	2023-24	HOU	62	22.4	9.5	6.6	2.6	0.6	3.9	7.2	53.6	0.1	0.9	13.8	1.7	2.5	68.4	57.6	2.4	4.2	1.5	1,388	592	409	163	78	38	90	141	+45
24	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1.2	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	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	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
25	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	1.2	2025-26	DAL	35	34.6	18.9	6.4	4.1	0.8	7.2	15.1	47.6	0.9	3.4	27.1	3.6	4.4	81.3	55.4	1.1	5.3	2.2	1,212	662	225	145	43	28	78	81	-150

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.6

17th

DRTG

112.2

3rd

NETRTG

3.4

9th

3P%

37.2

6th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	MIA	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 1/11	MIA	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Tue 1/13	PHX	@	MIA	7:30 PM

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Pelicans

8 - 29

106

Final

125

Heat

20 - 16

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/4	LAC	@	MEM	98-107
Thu 12/4	PHI	@	MIL	116-101
Thu 12/4	PHX	@	HOU	98-117
Thu 12/4	DAL	@	OKC	111-132
Fri 12/5	NOP	@	BKN	101-119

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	CLE	@	IND	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	ORL	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Tue 1/6	SAS	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	MIA	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Since 2007-08, Mario Chalmers has averaged the most steals per game by a rookie, with 2.0 per game in 2008-09.

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