Ryan Kalkbrenner has the highest true shooting percentage by a rookie with 5.0+ minutes per game this season, at 80.7 percent.
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NBA rookie ts leaders with at least 5 minutes played this regular season| NAME | TS% | MPG | SEASON | TM | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Kalkbrenner | 80.7 | 25.5 | 2025-26 |  CHA | 22 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 79.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 75.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 562 | 197 | 147 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 26 | 42 | -100 |
| 2 |  | E. Thompson | 79.2 | 18.0 | 2025-26 |  IND | 4 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 58.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 72 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | +26 | |
| 3 |  | A. Thiero | 69.4 | 6.4 | 2025-26 |  LAL | 8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 80.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -19 | |
| 4 |  | Y. Konan Niederhäuser | 69.2 | 5.2 | 2025-26 |  LAC | 11 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 50.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 57 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -13 | |
| 5 |  | A. Newell | 68.5 | 8.5 | 2025-26 |  ATL | 15 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 54.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 80.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 128 | 69 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | +21 |
| 6 |  | W. Richard | 67.5 | 19.1 | 2025-26 |  GSW | 23 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 53.3 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 39.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 77.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 440 | 183 | 62 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 15 | 47 | +9 |
| 7 |  | R. Nembhard | 65.8 | 18.5 | 2025-26 |  DAL | 12 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 56.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 53.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 222 | 107 | 19 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 19 | -35 |
| 8 |  | C. Murray-Boyles | 62.4 | 17.6 | 2025-26 |  TOR | 21 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 55.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 48.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 62.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 370 | 146 | 69 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 48 | -29 |
| 9 |  | J. Richardson | 61.9 | 6.6 | 2025-26 |  ORL | 14 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 42.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 77.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 93 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | +25 |
| 10 |  | K. Knueppel | 61.3 | 33.5 | 2025-26 | CHA | 24 | 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 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 803 | 433 | 131 | 78 | 18 | 5 | 57 | 54 | -54 |
| 11 |  | D. Wolf | 61.0 | 15.7 | 2025-26 |  BKN | 9 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 44.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 44.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 92.9 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 141 | 71 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +18 |
| 12 | | D. Powell | 60.9 | 19.2 | 2025-26 | BKN | 16 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 48.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 36.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 94.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 307 | 101 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 28 | -53 |
| 13 |  | H. González | 60.0 | 11.3 | 2025-26 |  BOS | 19 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 51.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 47.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 40.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 215 | 65 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 34 | +43 |
| 14 | | N. Penda | 59.0 | 8.8 | 2025-26 | ORL | 13 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 48.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 60.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 63.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 114 | 47 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | +42 |
| 15 |  | J. Watkins | 58.8 | 9.6 | 2025-26 |  WAS | 7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 45.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 20.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 67 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -44 |
| 16 |  | M. Raynaud | 58.6 | 16.8 | 2025-26 |  SAC | 16 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 52.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 30.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 81.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 269 | 130 | 70 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 32 | -41 |
| 17 |  | L. McNeeley | 58.5 | 14.1 | 2025-26 | CHA | 18 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 39.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 40.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 82.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 254 | 89 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 29 | +3 |
| 18 | | S. James | 58.4 | 26.1 | 2025-26 | CHA | 24 | 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 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 626 | 158 | 74 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 41 | -46 |
| 19 |  | D. Jones Garcia | 57.9 | 6.7 | 2025-26 |  SAS | 10 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 52.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 67 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +38 |
| 20 | | M. Cisse | 57.8 | 10.1 | 2025-26 | DAL | 18 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 40.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 181 | 53 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 29 | -19 | |
| 21 |  | W. Clayton Jr. | 56.7 | 17.2 | 2025-26 |  UTA | 19 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 43.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 95.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 327 | 130 | 41 | 70 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 37 | -10 |
| 22 |  | C. Coward | 56.6 | 27.1 | 2025-26 |  MEM | 24 | 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 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 651 | 320 | 148 | 65 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 46 | +45 |
| 23 |  | B. Barnhizer | 56.6 | 7.8 | 2025-26 |  OKC | 17 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 52.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 25.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 132 | 29 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -62 |
| 24 |  | T. Johnson | 56.5 | 24.3 | 2025-26 | WAS | 15 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 44.5 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 39.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 81.3 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 364 | 173 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 28 | -109 |
| 25 |  | D. Queen | 56.4 | 24.9 | 2025-26 |  NOP | 25 | 12.9 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 49.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 79.6 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 622 | 322 | 160 | 97 | 25 | 21 | 57 | 82 | -130 |
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