nba player efficiency rating leader 2021

Nikola Jokić had the highest PER in 2020-21, with a 31.3 rating.

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NBA player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leader 2021

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31.3	2020-21	DEN	72	34.5	26.4	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	10.2	18.0	56.6	1.3	3.3	38.8	4.8	5.5	86.8	64.7	2.8	8.0	3.1	2,487	1,898	780	599	95	48	222	192	+384
2	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.2	2020-21	MIL	61	33.0	28.1	11.0	5.9	1.2	1.2	10.3	18.0	56.9	1.1	3.6	30.3	6.5	9.5	68.5	63.3	1.6	9.4	3.4	2,013	1,717	671	357	72	73	207	168	+409
3	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	27.1	2020-21	NOP	61	33.2	27.0	7.2	3.7	0.9	0.6	10.4	17.0	61.1	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	8.7	69.8	64.9	2.7	4.5	2.7	2,026	1,647	441	226	57	39	167	135	+89
4	Stephen Curry S. Curry	26.2	2020-21	GSW	63	34.1	32.0	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	2,015	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
5	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	26	2020-21	LAC	52	34.1	24.8	6.5	5.2	1.6	0.4	8.9	17.5	51.2	1.9	4.9	39.8	5.0	5.7	88.5	62.2	1.1	5.4	2.0	1,772	1,292	337	269	81	21	105	82	+447
6	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	25.6	2020-21	POR	67	35.8	28.8	4.2	7.5	0.9	0.3	9.0	19.9	45.1	4.1	10.5	39.1	6.7	7.2	92.8	62.3	0.5	3.7	3.0	2,398	1,928	283	505	62	17	203	102	+198
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	25.2	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	27.7	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
8	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	24.4	2020-21	BKN	54	34.9	26.9	4.8	6.0	1.4	0.7	10.2	20.1	50.6	2.8	7.0	40.2	3.7	4.0	92.2	61.4	1.0	3.8	2.4	1,886	1,451	257	324	76	37	130	140	+229
9	Clint Capela C. Capela	24.4	2020-21	ATL	63	30.1	15.2	14.3	0.8	0.7	2.0	6.6	11.0	59.4	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.6	57.3	60.1	4.7	9.6	1.2	1,898	956	903	49	44	129	73	145	+251
10	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	23.6	2020-21	UTA	71	30.8	14.3	13.5	1.3	0.6	2.7	5.5	8.2	67.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	5.3	62.3	68.3	3.4	10.1	1.7	2,187	1,015	960	89	40	190	118	163	+728
11	Trae Young T. Young	22.9	2020-21	ATL	63	33.7	25.3	3.9	9.4	0.8	0.2	7.7	17.7	43.8	2.2	6.3	34.3	7.7	8.7	88.6	58.9	0.6	3.3	4.1	2,124	1,594	245	594	53	12	261	111	+267
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	22.9	2020-21	TOT	70	33.5	23.4	11.7	3.8	0.9	0.7	9.5	19.9	47.7	2.5	6.3	40.0	1.9	2.2	84.0	56.0	2.1	9.6	1.8	2,348	1,639	817	269	65	48	126	137	-341
13	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	22.7	2020-21	MIA	64	33.5	18.7	9.0	5.4	1.2	1.0	7.1	12.5	57.0	0.0	0.1	25.0	4.4	5.5	79.9	62.6	2.2	6.7	2.6	2,142	1,197	573	346	75	66	169	145	+24
14	Bradley Beal B. Beal	22.7	2020-21	WAS	60	35.8	31.3	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	2,147	1,878	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
15	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	22.5	2020-21	POR	72	24.4	11.2	11.0	1.2	0.5	0.7	4.7	7.8	60.4	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.8	2.3	77.4	63.6	3.9	7.1	1.1	1,757	806	795	84	33	48	78	168	+155
16	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	22	2020-21	SAS	61	33.7	21.6	4.2	6.9	0.9	0.2	7.5	15.1	49.5	0.3	1.2	25.7	6.3	7.2	88.0	59.1	0.7	3.6	2.0	2,056	1,316	259	422	56	15	119	128	-105
17	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	21.5	2020-21	CHI	58	35.1	27.4	5.0	4.9	0.8	0.5	9.8	19.4	50.7	3.4	8.2	41.9	4.4	5.1	84.9	63.4	0.6	4.4	3.5	2,034	1,591	289	282	46	27	203	138	-9
18	Chris Paul C. Paul	21.4	2020-21	PHX	70	31.4	16.4	4.5	8.9	1.4	0.3	6.3	12.6	49.9	1.5	3.7	39.5	2.4	2.6	93.4	59.9	0.4	4.1	2.2	2,199	1,149	312	622	99	19	156	166	+310
19	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	21.3	2020-21	UTA	53	33.4	26.4	4.4	5.2	1.0	0.3	9.0	20.6	43.8	3.4	8.7	38.6	5.0	6.0	84.5	56.9	0.9	3.5	2.8	1,771	1,401	235	277	52	15	147	117	+287
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	21.2	2020-21	BOS	64	35.8	26.4	7.4	4.3	1.2	0.5	9.5	20.6	45.9	2.9	7.6	38.6	4.6	5.3	86.8	57.6	0.8	6.6	2.7	2,290	1,692	472	276	75	31	171	122	+161
21	John Collins J. Collins	20.6	2020-21	ATL	63	29.3	17.6	7.4	1.2	0.5	1.0	6.8	12.2	55.6	1.3	3.3	39.9	2.7	3.2	83.3	64.5	1.9	5.5	1.3	1,848	1,111	467	78	34	63	84	193	+183
22	De'Aaron Fox D. Fox	20.6	2020-21	SAC	58	35.1	25.2	3.5	7.2	1.5	0.5	9.1	19.1	47.7	1.8	5.5	32.2	5.2	7.2	71.9	56.5	0.6	2.9	3.0	2,036	1,461	203	417	87	27	174	170	-195
23	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	20.6	2020-21	DEN	61	31.3	19.0	7.3	1.1	0.7	0.9	7.3	13.4	54.2	2.8	6.3	44.5	1.7	2.2	79.1	66.3	1.5	5.8	1.3	1,912	1,162	445	70	40	54	77	126	+360
24	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	20.6	2020-21	IND	62	36.0	20.3	12.0	6.7	1.2	0.5	7.8	14.6	53.5	0.8	2.6	32.1	3.9	5.3	73.2	60.1	2.4	9.5	3.4	2,231	1,260	742	415	75	33	213	203	-91
25	Paul George P. George	20.5	2020-21	LAC	54	33.7	23.3	6.6	5.2	1.1	0.4	8.2	17.6	46.7	3.2	7.7	41.1	3.7	4.2	86.8	59.8	0.8	5.8	3.3	1,821	1,259	359	280	62	24	179	132	+432

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.5

1st

DRTG

118.1

25th

NETRTG

5.4

6th

3P%

40.3

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	34	7	.829
2	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.0
3	Spurs	27	13	.675	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.0
5	Lakers	24	14	.632	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/17	WAS	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 1/18	CHA	@	DEN	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 1/22	DEN	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	DEN	@	MIL	9:30 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

28 - 13

118

Final

109

Mavericks

15 - 26

Wed 14 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.4

Dončić

31.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.4

Gobert

11.2

Towns

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Williams

69.3

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

122.1

121.1

120.7

119.8

118.8

DRtg Rankings

106.8

110.5

112.3

112.5

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.1

7.3

6.8

6.6

5.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

9-32

10-33

10-29

11-30

11-27

14-26

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

2,004.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,904.1

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,010.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,997.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.2

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.4

Maxey

37.0

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.55

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

28-12

25-16

23-15-1

23-17

Worst Record ATS

14-28

15-24

16-25

16-24

17-23-1

17-22

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	28	10	.737
2	Knicks	25	15	.625	4.0
3	Celtics	24	15	.615	4.5
4	Raptors	25	17	.595	5.0
5	76ers	22	17	.564	6.5
6	Magic	22	18	.550	7.0
7	Cavaliers	23	19	.548	7.0
8	Heat	21	19	.525	8.0
9	Hawks	20	22	.476	10.0
10	Bulls	19	21	.475	10.0
11	Bucks	17	23	.425	12.0
12	Hornets	14	26	.350	15.0
13	Nets	11	27	.289	17.0
14	Wizards	10	29	.256	18.5
15	Pacers	9	32	.220	20.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	34	7	.829
2	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.0
3	Spurs	27	13	.675	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.0
5	Lakers	24	14	.632	8.5
6	Rockets	23	14	.622	9.0
7	Suns	24	16	.600	9.5
8	Warriors	22	19	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	19	22	.463	15.0
10	Grizzlies	17	22	.436	16.0
11	Clippers	17	23	.425	16.5
12	Mavericks	15	26	.366	19.0
13	Jazz	14	26	.350	19.5
14	Kings	11	30	.268	23.0
15	Pelicans	10	33	.233	25.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 12/18	MIA	@	BOS	116-129
Thu 12/18	SAS	@	ATL	126-98
Thu 12/18	CHI	@	CLE	136-125
Thu 12/18	OKC	@	MIN	107-112
Fri 12/19	HOU	@	DEN	115-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 1/15	PHX	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM
Thu 1/15	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Thu 1/15	MIL	@	SAS	8:00 PM
Thu 1/15	UTA	@	DAL	8:30 PM

Nikola Jokić had the highest PER in 2020-21, with a 31.3 rating.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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2,035.3

2,004.5

1,904.1

2,165.8

2,010.3

1,997.8

38.0

36.2

33.4

39.4

37.0

36.4

1.84

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