nba players with the most total points in their second true nba season since 1980

Since 1979-80, Adrian Dantley has scored the most points in his 2nd season, with 2,452 points in 1980-81.

	NAME	PTS	TS%	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	2,452	62.2	1980-81	UTA	80	3,417	509	322	109	18	909	1,627	55.9	2	7	28.6	632	784	80.6	192	317	282	245		42.7	30.7	6.4	4.0	1.4	0.2	3.5
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,377	60.5	1993-94	ORL	81	3,224	1,072	195	76	231	953	1,591	59.9	0	2	0.0	471	850	55.4	384	688	222	281		39.8	29.3	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	2.7
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	2,222	58.5	1980-81	HOU	80	3,245	1,180	141	83	150	806	1,545	52.2	1	3	33.3	609	804	75.7	474	706	308	223		40.6	27.8	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	3.9
4	George Gervin G. Gervin	2,221	55.5	1980-81	SAS	82	2,765	419	260	94	56	850	1,729	49.2	9	35	25.7	512	620	82.6	126	293	251	212		33.7	27.1	5.1	3.2	1.1	0.7	3.1
5	LeBron James L. James	2,175	55.4	2004-05	CLE	80	3,388	588	577	177	52	795	1,684	47.2	108	308	35.1	477	636	75.0	111	477	262	146	+152	42.4	27.2	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	3.3
6	Vince Carter V. Carter	2,107	54.3	1999-00	TOR	82	3,126	476	322	110	92	788	1,696	46.5	95	236	40.3	436	551	79.1	150	326	178	263	+181	38.1	25.7	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	2.2
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	2,101	61.5	1990-91	SAS	82	3,095	1,063	208	127	320	754	1,366	55.2	1	7	14.3	592	777	76.2	335	728	270	264		37.7	25.6	13.0	2.5	1.5	3.9	3.3
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,095	61.6	1980-81	LAL	80	2,976	821	272	59	228	836	1,457	57.4	0	1	0.0	423	552	76.6	197	624	249	244		37.2	26.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	3.1
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	2,061	61.8	2016-17	MIN	82	3,030	1,007	220	56	103	802	1,480	54.2	101	275	36.7	356	428	83.2	296	711	212	241	-28	37.0	25.1	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	2.6
10	Julius Erving J. Erving	2,014	57.2	1980-81	PHI	82	2,874	657	364	173	147	794	1,524	52.1	4	18	22.2	422	536	78.7	244	413	266	233		35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	3.2
11	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	2,012	51.3	1980-81	CLE	82	3,194	502	139	63	52	853	1,791	47.6	4	9	44.4	302	385	78.4	215	287	175	199		39.0	24.5	6.1	1.7	0.8	0.6	2.1
12	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	1,979	53.5	1982-83	DAL	81	2,784	508	332	80	26	767	1,589	48.3	16	76	21.1	429	589	72.8	191	317	261	247		34.4	24.4	6.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	3.2
13	David Thompson D. Thompson	1,967	57.1	1980-81	DEN	77	2,620	287	231	53	60	734	1,451	50.6	10	39	25.6	489	615	79.5	107	180	250	231		34.0	25.5	3.7	3.0	0.7	0.8	3.2
14	Alex English A. English	1,929	54.9	1980-81	DEN	81	3,093	646	290	106	100	768	1,555	49.4	3	5	60.0	390	459	85.0	273	373	241	255		38.2	23.8	8.0	3.6	1.3	1.2	3.0
15	Jamal Mashburn J. Mashburn	1,926	52.6	1994-95	DAL	80	2,980	331	298	82	8	683	1,566	43.6	113	344	32.8	447	605	73.9	116	215	235	190		37.3	24.1	4.1	3.7	1.0	0.1	2.9
16	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	1,890	53.8	1986-87	SEA	82	3,031	705	207	115	52	806	1,583	50.9	3	14	21.4	275	395	69.6	338	367	234	300		37.0	23.0	8.6	2.5	1.4	0.6	2.9
17	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	1,881	54.7	1990-91	GSW	82	3,215	332	793	214	12	739	1,551	47.6	97	252	38.5	306	381	80.3	87	245	270	228		39.2	22.9	4.0	9.7	2.6	0.1	3.3
18	Gus Williams G. Williams	1,875	52.6	1981-82	SEA	80	2,876	244	549	172	36	773	1,592	48.6	9	40	22.5	320	436	73.4	92	152	197	163		36.0	23.4	3.1	6.9	2.2	0.5	2.5
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,871	57.7	2008-09	OKC	74	2,885	482	205	96	53	661	1,390	47.6	97	230	42.2	452	524	86.3	77	405	225	134	-501	39.0	25.3	6.5	2.8	1.3	0.7	3.0
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	1,854	56.1	2004-05	MIA	77	2,974	397	520	121	82	630	1,318	47.8	13	45	28.9	581	762	76.2	110	287	321	230	+397	38.6	24.1	5.2	6.8	1.6	1.1	4.2
21	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	1,854	53.8	1983-84	SDC	81	2,907	777	139	92	57	737	1,491	49.4	0	3	0.0	380	528	72.0	323	454	218	298		35.9	22.9	9.6	1.7	1.1	0.7	2.7
22	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,854	52.5	1982-83	DET	81	3,093	328	634	199	29	725	1,537	47.2	36	125	28.8	368	518	71.0	105	223	326	318		38.2	22.9	4.0	7.8	2.5	0.4	4.0
23	Antoine Walker A. Walker	1,840	48.1	1997-98	BOS	82	3,268	836	273	142	60	722	1,705	42.3	91	292	31.2	305	473	64.5	270	566	292	262	-267	39.9	22.4	10.2	3.3	1.7	0.7	3.6
24	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1,829	53.7	2018-19	UTA	77	2,598	316	322	106	31	661	1,530	43.2	188	519	36.2	319	396	80.6	59	257	218	208	+371	33.7	23.8	4.1	4.2	1.4	0.4	2.8
25	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	1,829	56.2	1997-98	VAN	82	2,950	581	213	89	76	653	1,347	48.5	21	51	41.2	502	640	78.4	227	354	257	201	-433	36.0	22.3	7.1	2.6	1.1	0.9	3.1

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11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM
Mon 11/2	UTA	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	UTA	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 11/6	UTA	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/8	UTA	@	MIN	7:00 PM

Last Game

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3 - 2

117

Final

111

Jazz

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PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

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APG Leaders

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9.5

Haliburton

9.0

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SPG Leaders

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2.8

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BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

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123.3

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107.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

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DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

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USG% Leaders

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37.9

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37.6

Maxey

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1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

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1.58

Dončić

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

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1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

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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

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Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
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Since 1979-80, Adrian Dantley has scored the most points in his 2nd season, with 2,452 points in 1980-81.

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