nba players that led their team to a championship their rookie year

50 players are tied for the most championships by a rookie, with 1 championship. The first three are Dillon Jones and Ajay Mitchell in 2024-25 and Jordan Walsh in 2023-24.

NAMECHAMPSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dillon Jones
D. Jones
1
2024-25
OKC OKC
54
10.2
2.5
2.2
1.1
0.3
0.1
0.9
2.5
38.3
0.3
1.2
25.4
0.3
0.5
60.7
46.4
0.6
1.7
0.5
551
135
121
58
16
4
28
54
+75
2Ajay Mitchell
A. Mitchell
1
2024-25
OKC OKC
36
16.6
6.5
1.9
1.8
0.7
0.1
2.5
5.1
49.5
0.6
1.7
38.3
0.8
1.0
82.9
58.7
0.5
1.4
0.8
597
234
68
64
25
4
29
68
+127
3Jordan Walsh
J. Walsh
1
2023-24
BOS BOS
9
9.2
1.7
2.2
0.6
0.6
0.1
0.7
1.7
40.0
0.2
1.0
22.2
0.1
0.2
50.0
47.2
0.6
1.7
0.3
83
15
20
5
5
1
3
11
+47
4Peyton Watson
P. Watson
1
2022-23
DEN DEN
23
8.1
3.3
1.6
0.5
0.1
0.5
1.3
2.6
49.2
0.3
0.6
42.9
0.5
0.9
55.0
55.3
0.3
1.3
0.3
186
75
37
11
2
11
8
14
-47
5Christian Braun
C. Braun
1
2022-23
DEN DEN
76
15.5
4.7
2.4
0.8
0.5
0.2
1.9
3.8
49.5
0.4
1.3
35.4
0.5
0.8
62.5
56.8
0.6
1.8
0.5
1,181
360
181
59
41
17
35
101
-114
6Moses Moody
M. Moody
1
2021-22
GSW GSW
52
11.7
4.4
1.5
0.4
0.1
0.2
1.5
3.5
43.7
0.8
2.1
36.4
0.5
0.7
77.8
57.3
0.3
1.2
0.3
607
228
80
23
7
10
13
43
-42
7Jonathan Kuminga
J. Kuminga
1
2021-22
GSW GSW
70
16.9
9.3
3.3
0.9
0.4
0.3
3.4
6.6
51.3
0.7
2.1
33.6
1.9
2.7
68.4
60.0
0.8
2.6
1.1
1,185
652
234
64
31
22
74
146
+35
8Sam Merrill
S. Merrill
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
30
7.8
3.0
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
1.1
2.4
44.4
0.7
1.6
44.7
0.1
0.1
100.0
60.3
0.2
0.8
0.3
233
89
30
21
8
1
10
17
-38
9Jordan Nwora
J. Nwora
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
30
9.1
5.7
2.0
0.2
0.6
0.3
2.1
4.5
45.9
0.9
2.1
45.2
0.6
0.8
76.0
58.6
0.3
1.7
0.8
274
171
60
7
17
8
24
22
-3
10Mamadi Diakite
M. Diakite
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
14
10.1
3.1
2.4
0.6
0.4
0.4
1.1
2.9
40.0
0.1
0.6
12.5
0.8
1.0
78.6
47.7
0.6
1.9
0.2
141
44
34
8
6
5
3
16
+8
11Elijah Bryant
E. Bryant
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
1
32.0
16.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
1.0
5.0
20.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
55.9
2.0
4.0
4.0
32
16
6
3
0
1
4
4
+11
12Talen Horton-Tucker
T. Horton-Tucker
1
2019-20
LAL LAL
6
13.5
5.7
1.2
1.0
1.3
0.2
2.3
5.0
46.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
0.3
0.7
50.0
53.5
0.3
0.8
1.0
81
34
7
6
8
1
6
10
-19
13Jordan Bell
J. Bell
1
2017-18
GSW GSW
57
14.2
4.6
3.6
1.8
0.6
1.0
2.0
3.2
62.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.8
68.2
64.1
1.1
2.6
0.9
809
262
207
102
35
56
51
92
+160
14Damian Jones
D. Jones
1
2016-17
GSW GSW
10
8.5
1.9
2.3
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.8
1.6
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.0
30.0
46.6
0.9
1.4
0.6
85
19
23
0
1
4
6
15
-28
15Patrick McCaw
P. McCaw
1
2016-17
GSW GSW
71
15.1
4.0
1.4
1.1
0.5
0.2
1.5
3.5
43.3
0.6
1.7
33.3
0.4
0.5
78.4
54.0
0.3
1.1
0.5
1,074
282
100
77
32
15
36
62
-44
16Jordan McRae
J. McRae
1
2015-16
TOT
22
8.9
4.5
0.9
1.1
0.1
0.0
1.5
3.5
43.6
0.5
1.0
45.5
1.0
1.3
75.0
54.8
0.2
0.7
0.7
195
99
20
25
3
1
15
17
+44
17James Michael McAdoo
J. Michael McAdoo
1
2014-15
GSW GSW
15
9.1
4.1
2.5
0.1
0.3
0.6
1.6
2.9
54.5
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.7
56.0
56.4
1.0
1.5
0.4
137
62
37
2
5
9
6
21
+10
18Norris Cole
N. Cole
1
2011-12
MIA MIA
65
19.4
6.8
1.4
2.0
0.7
0.0
2.7
6.9
39.3
0.3
1.2
27.6
1.0
1.3
77.6
45.2
0.3
1.1
1.6
1,260
441
91
133
44
2
105
124
-52
19Terrel Harris
T. Harris
1
2011-12
MIA MIA
22
14.5
3.6
2.3
1.2
0.4
0.1
1.3
3.8
34.9
0.4
1.8
20.5
0.6
1.0
66.7
43.4
0.8
1.5
1.1
318
80
51
26
9
2
25
34
-58
20Glen Davis
G. Davis
1
2007-08
BOS BOS
69
13.6
4.5
3.0
0.4
0.4
0.3
1.6
3.2
48.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.2
66.0
54.5
1.4
1.6
0.9
940
313
208
28
31
20
65
160
+105
21Wayne Simien
W. Simien
1
2005-06
MIA MIA
43
9.6
3.4
2.0
0.2
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.8
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.8
88.2
54.1
0.9
1.2
0.6
414
146
88
7
13
1
24
70
-37
22Beno Udrih
B. Udrih
1
2004-05
SAS SAS
80
14.4
5.9
1.0
1.9
0.5
0.1
2.2
4.9
44.4
0.7
1.8
40.8
0.8
1.1
75.3
54.9
0.2
0.8
1.0
1,149
471
83
150
41
10
77
96
+128
23Darko Milicic
D. Milicic
1
2003-04
DET DET
34
4.7
1.4
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
1.9
26.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.7
58.3
31.8
0.3
0.9
0.4
159
48
43
7
7
15
13
33
-45
24Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
1
2002-03
SAS SAS
69
20.7
7.6
2.3
2.0
1.4
0.2
2.5
5.8
43.8
0.7
2.1
34.5
1.8
2.5
73.7
55.6
0.7
1.7
1.4
1,431
525
161
138
96
17
100
170
+145
25Mark Madsen
M. Madsen
1
2000-01
LAL LAL
70
9.2
2.0
2.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.8
1.6
48.7
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.4
0.5
70.3
53.0
1.1
1.1
0.4
641
137
152
24
8
8
27
111
-94

More Thunder Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.2

20th

DRTG

106.0

2nd

NETRTG

7.3

7th

3P%

27.9

30th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
SAC SAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
WAS WAS
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Sun
11/2
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
3:30 PM
Tue
11/4
OKC OKC
@
LAC LAC
11:00 PM
Wed
11/5
OKC OKC
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Last Game
OKC Thunder

4 - 0

101

Final

94

DAL Mavericks

1 - 3

Mon 27 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
1.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Tue
10/28
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Tue
10/28
SAC SAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
11:00 PM