Tim Duncan averaged the most points per game by a rookie in 1997-98, with 21.1 per game.

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NBA rookie scoring with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 1997 1998

	NAME	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	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	21.1	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
2	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	19.7	1997-98	NJN	62	37.5	6.6	1.7	1.0	0.4	7.2	16.9	42.6	1.1	3.6	30.8	4.2	4.9	84.6	51.6	2.3	4.3	2.6	2,325	1,219	408	106	64	25	164	216	+145
3	Ron Mercer R. Mercer	15.3	1997-98	BOS	80	33.3	3.5	2.2	1.6	0.2	6.4	14.3	45.0	0.0	0.4	10.7	2.4	2.8	83.9	49.1	1.4	2.1	1.7	2,662	1,221	280	176	125	17	132	213	-101
4	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	13.9	1997-98	CLE	82	29.0	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	5.5	10.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.8	3.7	76.2	56.4	3.4	5.4	1.8	2,379	1,139	723	71	52	135	146	288	+211
5	Derek Anderson D. Anderson	11.7	1997-98	CLE	66	27.9	2.8	3.4	1.3	0.2	3.6	8.9	40.8	0.3	1.3	20.2	4.2	4.8	87.3	53.1	0.8	2.0	1.9	1,839	770	187	227	86	13	128	136	+106
6	Bobby Jackson B. Jackson	11.6	1997-98	DEN	68	30.0	4.4	4.7	1.5	0.2	4.6	11.6	39.2	0.3	1.2	25.9	2.2	2.7	81.4	45.3	1.1	3.3	2.7	2,042	790	302	317	105	11	184	160	-491
7	Maurice Taylor M. Taylor	11.5	1997-98	LAC	71	21.3	4.2	0.7	0.5	0.6	4.5	9.5	47.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.4	70.9	52.1	1.7	2.5	1.5	1,513	815	296	53	34	40	107	222	-257
8	Chauncey Billups C. Billups	11.2	1997-98	TOT	80	27.7	2.4	3.9	1.3	0.1	3.5	9.4	37.4	1.3	4.1	32.9	2.8	3.3	85.0	51.6	0.8	1.6	2.2	2,216	893	190	314	107	4	174	172	-449
9	Tim Thomas T. Thomas	11.0	1997-98	PHI	77	23.1	3.7	1.2	0.7	0.2	4.0	8.9	44.7	0.8	2.2	36.3	2.2	3.0	74.0	53.8	1.4	2.4	1.5	1,779	845	288	90	54	17	118	185	-103
10	Danny Fortson D. Fortson	10.2	1997-98	DEN	80	22.6	5.6	1.0	0.6	0.4	3.5	7.6	45.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	3.3	4.2	77.6	53.7	2.3	3.3	2.0	1,811	816	448	76	44	30	157	314	-409
11	Cedric Henderson C. Henderson	10.1	1997-98	CLE	82	30.8	4.0	2.0	1.2	0.5	4.2	8.8	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.3	71.6	51.4	0.9	3.1	2.0	2,527	832	325	168	96	45	165	238	+119
12	Brevin Knight B. Knight	9.0	1997-98	CLE	80	31.0	3.2	8.2	2.5	0.2	3.3	7.4	44.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.1	51.5	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,483	723	253	656	196	18	194	271	+298
13	Tony Battie T. Battie	8.4	1997-98	DEN	65	23.2	5.4	0.9	0.8	1.1	3.6	8.1	44.6	0.0	0.2	21.4	1.1	1.6	70.2	47.7	2.1	3.3	1.5	1,506	544	351	60	54	69	98	199	-478
14	Antonio Daniels A. Daniels	7.8	1997-98	VAN	74	26.4	1.9	4.5	0.7	0.1	3.1	7.4	41.6	0.1	0.7	21.2	1.5	2.3	65.9	46.5	0.3	1.6	2.2	1,956	579	143	334	55	10	164	88	-498
15	Eric Washington E. Washington	7.7	1997-98	DEN	66	23.3	1.9	1.2	0.8	0.4	3.0	7.5	40.4	0.7	2.1	32.1	1.0	1.3	78.3	47.8	0.7	1.2	1.1	1,539	511	127	78	53	25	72	143	-519
16	Anthony Johnson A. Johnson	7.5	1997-98	SAC	77	29.4	2.2	4.3	0.8	0.1	2.9	7.9	37.1	0.5	1.7	32.8	1.0	1.4	72.7	43.7	0.7	1.6	1.6	2,266	574	171	329	64	6	120	188	-352
17	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	7.0	1997-98	TOR	64	18.4	4.2	1.5	0.8	1.0	2.8	6.2	45.0	0.2	0.6	34.1	1.2	1.7	71.2	50.5	1.6	2.6	1.0	1,179	451	269	98	49	61	66	86	-229
18	Tariq Abdul-Wahad T. Abdul-Wahad	6.4	1997-98	SAC	59	16.3	2.0	0.9	0.6	0.2	2.4	6.1	40.3	0.1	0.3	21.1	1.4	2.1	67.2	45.6	0.7	1.2	1.1	959	376	116	51	35	13	65	81	-132
19	Rodrick Rhodes R. Rhodes	5.8	1997-98	HOU	58	18.4	1.2	1.9	1.1	0.2	1.9	5.3	36.7	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.9	3.1	61.7	43.9	0.5	0.7	1.7	1,070	337	70	110	62	10	97	125	-78
20	Michael Stewart M. Stewart	4.6	1997-98	SAC	81	21.7	6.6	0.8	0.4	2.4	1.9	4.0	48.0	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.8	45.8	48.6	2.4	4.2	1.0	1,761	375	536	61	29	195	85	251	-151
21	Keith Closs K. Closs	4.0	1997-98	LAC	58	12.8	2.9	0.3	0.2	1.4	1.6	3.6	44.9	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.3	59.7	48.2	1.1	1.8	0.7	740	232	168	19	12	81	38	73	-108
22	Kelvin Cato K. Cato	3.8	1997-98	POR	74	13.6	3.4	0.3	0.4	1.3	1.3	3.1	42.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.7	68.8	49.6	1.2	2.2	0.6	1,007	282	252	23	29	94	44	164	-61

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Team Leaders

PPG

23.2

Wembanyama

RPG

10.8

Wembanyama

APG

6.7

Castle

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.6

4th

DRTG

111.3

3rd

NETRTG

8.3

2nd

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	18	.780
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/5	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM

Last Game

Spurs

4 - 3

111

Final

103

Thunder

3 - 4

Sat 30 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

119.3

116.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.4

106.1

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.1

10.4

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

864.6

Wembanyama

695.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

691

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

852.3

Wembanyama

714.8

Mitchell

700.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.57

Wembanyama

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

59-41

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

54-42

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 3/29	HOU	@	NOP	134-102
Sun 3/29	NYK	@	OKC	100-111
Sun 3/29	GSW	@	DEN	93-116
Mon 3/30	PHI	@	MIA	109-119
Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/5	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Mon 6/8	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Wed 6/10	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM
Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
Tue 6/16	SAS	@	NYK	8:30 PM

Tim Duncan averaged the most points per game by a rookie in 1997-98, with 21.1 per game.

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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