nba players to average 23 ppg in a season newest to oldest

7 players are tied for the youngest with 23.0+ points per game in a season. They are 20 years old. The first three are Cooper Flagg and Darius Acuff Jr. this season and Zion Williamson in 2020-21.

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	NAME	Age	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	20	26.8	2026-27	DAL	5	32.2	6.0	6.6	2.6	1.2	9.8	17.6	55.7	1.4	5.2	26.9	5.8	6.8	85.3	65.1	0.2	5.8	3.0	161	134	30	33	13	6	15	12	+52
2	Darius Acuff Jr. D. Acuff Jr.	20	26.3	2026-27	SAC	6	36.5	3.7	6.3	0.5	0.2	9.5	24.0	39.6	3.2	9.8	32.2	4.2	4.8	86.2	50.4	0.3	3.3	3.3	219	158	22	38	3	1	20	18	-62
3	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	20	27.0	2020-21	NOP	61	33.2	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	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	20	28.8	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	2,047	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20	25.3	2008-09	OKC	74	39.0	6.5	2.8	1.3	0.7	8.9	18.8	47.6	1.3	3.1	42.2	6.1	7.1	86.3	57.7	1.0	5.5	3.0	2,885	1,871	482	205	96	53	225	134	-501
6	LeBron James L. James	20	27.2	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20	23.4	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
8	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21	24.3	2024-25	SAS	46	33.2	11.0	3.7	1.1	3.8	8.9	18.6	47.6	3.1	8.8	35.2	3.4	4.1	83.6	59.4	1.8	9.2	3.2	1,527	1,116	506	168	52	176	149	105	+102
9	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	21	24.6	2022-23	MIN	79	36.0	5.8	4.4	1.6	0.7	8.9	19.5	45.9	2.7	7.3	36.9	4.0	5.3	75.6	56.4	0.6	5.2	3.3	2,841	1,946	458	350	125	58	259	186	+97
10	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	21	23.3	2022-23	CHA	36	35.2	6.4	8.4	1.3	0.3	8.2	20.0	41.1	4.0	10.6	37.6	2.8	3.4	83.6	54.1	1.2	5.3	3.6	1,268	838	231	304	46	11	129	118	-150
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21	27.7	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	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
12	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	21	23.4	2019-20	BOS	66	34.3	7.0	3.0	1.4	0.9	8.4	18.6	45.0	2.9	7.1	40.3	3.8	4.7	81.2	56.7	1.0	6.0	2.3	2,265	1,547	460	200	93	57	155	136	+501
13	Trae Young T. Young	21	29.6	2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	2,120	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	21	24.9	2017-18	PHX	54	34.5	4.5	4.7	0.9	0.3	8.4	19.5	43.2	2.7	7.1	38.3	5.4	6.1	87.8	56.1	0.5	4.0	3.6	1,865	1,346	244	253	47	14	194	168	-358
15	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	21	23.6	2016-17	MIN	82	37.2	4.0	2.3	1.0	0.4	8.6	19.1	45.2	1.3	3.5	35.6	5.0	6.6	76.0	53.4	1.2	2.8	2.3	3,048	1,933	328	189	82	30	187	183	-17
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21	25.1	2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	9.8	18.0	54.2	1.2	3.4	36.7	4.3	5.2	83.2	61.8	3.6	8.7	2.6	3,030	2,061	1,007	220	56	103	212	241	-28
17	Anthony Davis A. Davis	21	24.4	2014-15	NOP	68	36.1	10.2	2.2	1.5	2.9	9.4	17.6	53.5	0.0	0.2	8.3	5.5	6.8	80.5	59.1	2.5	7.7	1.4	2,455	1,656	696	149	100	200	95	141	+267
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	21	30.1	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
19	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	21	26.5	2005-06	DEN	80	36.8	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	9.5	19.7	48.1	0.5	1.9	24.3	7.2	8.9	80.8	56.3	1.5	3.4	2.7	2,941	2,122	394	216	88	42	218	229	+4
20	LeBron James L. James	21	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
21	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	21	26.8	2000-01	ORL	77	40.1	7.5	4.6	1.5	1.5	10.2	22.4	45.7	0.8	2.2	35.5	5.6	7.6	73.3	52.1	2.5	5.0	2.6	3,087	2,065	580	352	116	118	198	160	+252
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	21	23.5	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21	29.3	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	21	28.2	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
25	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	21	23.7	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.8

Flagg

RPG

8.2

Washington

APG

6.6

Flagg

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

12th

DRTG

112.0

15th

NETRTG

2.5

13th

3P%

34.8

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Warriors	4	3	.571	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	SAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	DAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/6	UTA	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

5 - 1

111

Final

116

Mavericks

4 - 2

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

37.7

Dončić

29.6

Maxey

29.2

Curry

RPG Leaders

15.8

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.2

Mitchell

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Dunn

BPG Leaders

4.2

Wembanyama

2.9

Kessler

2.5

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

81.3

Camara

81.1

Stewart

73.7

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.5

120.3

119.9

119.4

118.9

DRtg Rankings

103.8

105.4

105.9

108.2

108.5

NetRtg Rankings

15.1

12.6

11.3

11.0

9.5

8.2

Tank Leaderboard

0-6

1-5

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

365.8

Dončić

359.8

Wembanyama

323.3

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

389.3

Dončić

347

Wembanyama

334.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

34.5

Miller

34.4

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.85

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.68

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

Dončić

1.79

Wembanyama

1.77

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-0

6-1

5-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	6	1	.857
2	Pistons	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Celtics	5	1	.833	0.5
4	Cavaliers	4	2	.667	1.5
5	Raptors	3	3	.500	2.5
6	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.5
7	Hawks	3	4	.429	3.0
8	Hornets	3	4	.429	3.0
9	Magic	2	4	.333	3.5
10	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.5
11	Heat	2	4	.333	3.5
12	Pacers	2	5	.286	4.0
13	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.5
14	Bucks	1	5	.167	4.5
15	Nets	1	5	.167	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	6	0	1.000
2	Rockets	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	4	1	.800	1.5
4	Lakers	5	2	.714	1.5
5	Thunder	4	2	.667	2.0
6	Spurs	4	2	.667	2.0
7	Mavericks	4	2	.667	2.0
8	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.5
9	Warriors	4	3	.571	2.5
10	Timberwolves	4	3	.571	2.5
11	Pelicans	2	4	.333	4.0
12	Suns	1	3	.250	4.0
13	Clippers	1	5	.167	5.0
14	Jazz	1	5	.167	5.0
15	Kings	0	6	.000	6.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 11/2	ATL	@	IND	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	WAS	@	ORL	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	DET	@	CHA	7:30 PM

7 players are tied for the youngest with 23.0+ points per game in a season. They are 20 years old. The first three are Cooper Flagg and Darius Acuff Jr. this season and Zion Williamson in 2020-21.

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26.8

8.2

6.6

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

37.7

29.6

29.2

15.8

13.5

12.3

10.2

9.2

8.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.2

2.9

2.5

5.8

4.6

4.4

81.3

81.1

73.7

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

365.8

359.8

323.3

389.3

347

334.5

39.9

34.5

34.4

38.2

37.6

37.2

1.85

1.70

1.68

1.81

1.79

1.77

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule