nba rookie leaders in usage rate

Jeremiah Fears has the highest usage percentage by a rookie this season, at 25.6 percent.

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie leaders in usage rate with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this regular season
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
25.6
2025-26
NOP NOP
26
27.6
15.5
3.5
3.1
1.4
0.2
5.8
13.2
44.4
1.2
3.3
36.5
2.6
3.3
80.0
53.1
0.7
2.8
2.3
717
403
91
81
37
4
59
52
-216
2Derik Queen
D. Queen
22.5
2025-26
NOP NOP
26
25.3
13.0
6.3
4.0
1.0
0.8
4.9
9.7
50.4
0.1
0.7
11.1
3.2
4.0
79.8
56.9
1.7
4.7
2.2
657
339
165
104
27
20
57
86
-118
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
22.4
2025-26
DAL DAL
24
33.7
17.3
6.3
3.3
1.3
0.7
6.7
14.0
47.5
0.9
3.5
25.3
3.1
3.8
82.2
55.1
1.2
5.1
2.2
808
415
152
78
32
16
52
53
-153
4Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
21.5
2025-26
CHA CHA
24
33.5
18.0
5.5
3.3
0.8
0.2
6.3
13.7
45.9
3.4
8.4
40.3
2.1
2.3
90.9
61.3
1.0
4.5
2.4
803
433
131
78
18
5
57
54
-54
5Cedric Coward
C. Coward
20.3
2025-26
MEM MEM
24
27.1
13.3
6.2
2.7
0.6
0.3
4.8
10.5
45.1
1.5
4.6
31.8
2.4
2.8
83.8
56.6
1.3
4.8
1.5
651
320
148
65
14
8
36
46
+45
6VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
19.2
2025-26
PHI PHI
20
34.6
14.4
5.7
4.0
1.3
0.5
5.4
13.1
41.4
1.9
5.1
37.6
1.7
2.2
76.7
51.3
1.8
3.9
1.8
692
287
113
80
26
9
36
64
+60
7Sion James
S. James
10.6
2025-26
CHA CHA
24
26.1
6.6
3.1
1.5
0.8
0.5
2.0
5.0
41.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
1.3
1.5
86.5
58.4
0.5
2.6
1.0
626
158
74
36
18
11
23
41
-46
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
16
.360
15.0
12
Jazz Jazz
8
15
.348
15.0
13
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6
18
.250
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6
19
.240
18.0
15
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4
22
.154
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
IND IND
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
DAL DAL
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/23
NOP NOP
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game

120

Final

143

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM