nba rookie leader in ppg

Kon Knueppel has put up the most points per game by a rookie this season, with 18.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie leader in ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games this regular season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
18.9
2025-26
45
32.2
5.5
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.6
13.6
48.1
3.3
7.8
42.2
2.5
2.8
89.5
63.7
1.2
4.3
2.2
1,448
850
246
158
31
10
98
102
0
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
18.8
2025-26
43
33.8
6.4
4.1
1.3
0.7
7.2
15.2
47.3
1.0
3.5
28.0
3.4
4.3
79.5
54.9
1.2
5.2
2.2
1,455
807
275
178
55
32
95
99
-117
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
15.6
2025-26
40
36.0
5.3
4.2
1.5
0.5
5.8
13.5
43.1
2.1
5.8
36.6
1.9
2.5
76.5
53.7
1.7
3.6
1.9
1,439
624
212
167
61
20
75
131
+94
4Cedric Coward
C. Coward
14.0
2025-26
40
26.6
6.4
2.9
0.6
0.4
5.1
10.7
47.3
1.6
4.6
34.8
2.3
2.7
85.0
58.9
1.5
5.0
1.7
1,065
561
257
114
22
15
67
80
+55
5Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
13.7
2025-26
48
26.1
3.7
3.1
1.2
0.3
5.2
12.0
43.5
1.0
3.2
31.8
2.3
2.8
80.9
51.9
0.7
3.0
2.3
1,254
659
177
147
57
12
109
83
-292
6Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
12.9
2025-26
37
25.3
2.8
2.2
0.6
0.3
4.7
10.5
44.4
2.2
5.6
39.3
1.4
1.6
88.1
57.6
0.5
2.3
1.5
937
479
102
80
24
12
56
68
-130
7Derik Queen
D. Queen
12.2
2025-26
47
25.8
7.4
4.3
1.0
0.9
4.7
9.7
48.7
0.2
0.9
18.6
2.6
3.3
78.6
54.7
1.7
5.6
2.5
1,213
573
346
204
49
42
119
136
-195
8Caleb Love
C. Love
11.3
2025-26
38
22.4
2.7
2.6
0.6
0.1
4.2
10.6
39.4
2.1
6.4
33.3
0.8
1.1
74.4
51.1
0.6
2.2
1.3
850
429
104
99
22
4
50
45
-76
9Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
10.9
2025-26
39
24.6
3.5
1.6
0.7
0.4
4.4
9.8
45.0
1.4
4.2
34.0
0.7
0.9
72.2
53.4
1.5
1.9
1.3
959
425
135
64
27
17
49
99
-240
10Egor Dëmin
E. Dëmin
10.2
2025-26
39
24.6
3.0
3.4
0.9
0.3
3.5
8.7
39.9
2.4
6.2
39.6
0.9
1.0
85.0
56.1
0.5
2.5
1.7
959
399
116
133
34
12
67
72
-72
11Dylan Harper
D. Harper
10.2
2025-26
36
21.2
3.3
3.5
0.9
0.3
4.1
9.3
43.5
0.6
2.5
24.2
1.5
2.0
75.0
50.0
0.7
2.5
1.4
762
368
117
127
32
9
50
67
+96
12Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
9.5
2025-26
39
22.9
6.4
1.1
0.4
0.5
4.1
7.6
53.4
0.2
0.8
27.3
1.2
1.6
71.4
57.1
1.7
4.6
1.0
895
372
248
43
16
19
38
96
-235
13Ryan Kalkbrenner
R. Kalkbrenner
8.7
2025-26
34
24.2
6.2
0.6
0.6
1.5
3.7
4.8
77.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
1.8
69.4
77.9
2.4
3.8
1.0
823
295
211
22
20
51
35
59
-60
14Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
7.8
2025-26
37
21.5
5.1
2.0
0.9
0.7
3.2
6.0
53.6
0.4
1.2
34.9
0.9
1.4
64.2
58.5
2.5
2.6
1.1
796
287
189
73
32
26
41
97
+5
15Ryan Nembhard
R. Nembhard
7.2
2025-26
33
19.8
1.9
5.1
0.2
0.0
3.0
6.7
45.0
0.9
2.4
39.7
0.3
0.4
76.9
52.9
0.2
1.7
1.5
654
239
62
167
8
0
50
47
-24
16Walter Clayton Jr.
W. Clayton Jr.
7.1
2025-26
41
18.4
2.0
3.3
0.6
0.2
2.3
5.8
40.7
1.0
3.2
30.8
1.4
1.5
95.0
55.3
0.3
1.7
1.2
754
290
82
136
23
10
49
73
-111
17Will Richard
W. Richard
7.0
2025-26
42
19.2
2.5
1.3
1.1
0.1
2.5
5.2
48.4
1.1
3.1
36.6
0.8
1.0
81.4
62.1
1.0
1.5
0.8
808
293
103
56
47
5
32
78
+58
18Kobe Sanders
K. Sanders
6.8
2025-26
37
20.9
2.4
1.5
0.6
0.1
2.5
5.5
44.6
1.0
2.6
38.9
0.9
1.1
84.6
57.0
0.4
2.0
1.4
775
252
90
55
24
4
51
80
+17
19Drake Powell
D. Powell
6.3
2025-26
33
19.3
1.6
1.7
0.6
0.2
2.2
5.1
44.0
0.8
2.6
30.6
1.1
1.2
89.7
56.4
0.2
1.4
1.0
638
209
53
57
21
5
34
47
-167
20Sion James
S. James
6.2
2025-26
46
25.0
3.5
2.0
0.6
0.4
1.9
4.9
38.4
1.0
2.9
35.6
1.4
1.6
86.5
55.2
0.6
2.9
0.8
1,148
283
159
93
27
17
38
83
-46
21Jase Richardson
J. Richardson
5.8
2025-26
31
12.5
1.5
1.3
0.3
0.1
2.2
4.5
49.3
0.7
1.8
39.3
0.7
1.0
71.9
59.5
0.5
1.0
0.6
389
181
46
41
8
2
20
34
+5
22Nique Clifford
N. Clifford
5.5
2025-26
43
18.9
2.9
1.3
0.5
0.3
2.1
5.2
40.4
0.7
2.3
30.0
0.6
0.9
63.2
48.8
0.7
2.2
1.0
813
236
125
55
23
13
45
84
-94
23Will Riley
W. Riley
5.4
2025-26
36
14.3
2.0
1.1
0.4
0.1
1.9
4.7
41.2
0.5
1.8
25.8
1.0
1.3
80.0
50.8
0.7
1.3
0.8
513
193
71
41
16
4
29
27
-182
24Asa Newell
A. Newell
5.2
2025-26
33
10.6
1.9
0.5
0.4
0.3
2.0
3.6
55.8
0.8
1.7
43.9
0.3
0.6
55.0
66.0
0.8
1.1
0.5
351
170
63
18
12
11
17
53
+11
25Tyrese Proctor
T. Proctor
5.0
2025-26
33
10.5
1.2
1.2
0.3
0.0
1.7
4.4
38.4
0.9
2.8
33.7
0.6
0.8
84.0
52.2
0.2
1.0
0.5
347
164
39
39
10
0
17
38
-61

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Team Leaders

PPG

20.0

Miller

Brandon Miller

RPG

8.3

Diabaté

Moussa Diabaté

APG

7.6

Ball

LaMelo Ball
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.5

8th

DRTG

117.0

22nd

NETRTG

0.5

15th

3P%

36.9

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
22
25
.468
12.5
11
18
26
.409
15.0
12
Hornets Hornets
18
28
.391
16.0
13
12
32
.273
21.0
14
11
35
.239
23.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
1/26
@
3:00 PM
Wed
1/28
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
8:30 PM
Sat
1/31
@
3:00 PM
Mon
2/2
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

10 - 34

115

Final

119

CHA Hornets

18 - 28

Sat 24 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
33
11
.750
2
28
17
.622
5.5
3
29
19
.604
6.0
4
27
18
.600
6.5
5
27
20
.574
7.5
6
24
20
.545
9.0
7
25
22
.532
9.5
8
23
21
.523
10.0
9
23
22
.511
10.5
10
22
25
.468
12.5
11
18
26
.409
15.0
12
18
28
.391
16.0
13
12
32
.273
21.0
14
11
35
.239
23.0
15
10
34
.227
23.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
10
.787
2
31
15
.674
5.5
3
31
15
.674
5.5
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
27
17
.614
8.5
6
27
19
.587
9.5
7
27
19
.587
9.5
8
26
21
.553
11.0
9
23
23
.500
13.5
10
21
24
.467
15.0
11
18
25
.419
17.0
12
19
27
.413
17.5
13
15
31
.326
21.5
14
12
35
.255
25.0
15
12
36
.250
25.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/29
@
139-136
Mon
12/29
@
129-119
Mon
12/29
@
128-106
Mon
12/29
@
90-131
Tue
12/30
@
132-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/25
@
3:30 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
1:30 PM
Mon
1/26
@
3:00 PM
Mon
1/26
@
7:00 PM