player at 29 years old with the highest player efficiency rating in a season

Nikola Jokić has the highest PER by a 29-year-old player in a season, with a 32.1 rating in 2024-25.

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2,000+ minutes per 82 team games

	NAME	PER	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	32.1	29	2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	29.6	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
2	James Harden J. Harden	30.5	29	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.9	29	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	30.4	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.7	29	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	32.6	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	29	2001-02	LAL	67	36.1	27.2	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
6	LeBron James L. James	29.3	29	2013-14	MIA	77	37.7	27.1	6.9	6.3	1.6	0.3	10.0	17.6	56.7	1.5	4.0	37.9	5.7	7.6	75.0	64.9	1.1	5.9	3.5	2,902	2,089	533	488	121	26	270	126	+410
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	29.1	29	1994-95	SAS	81	38.0	27.6	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	9.7	18.4	53.0	0.1	0.2	30.0	8.1	10.5	77.4	60.2	2.9	7.9	2.9	3,074	2,238	877	236	134	262	233	230
8	George Mikan G. Mikan	29	29	1953-54	MIN	72	32.8	18.1	14.3	2.4			6.1	16.1	38.0				5.9	7.6	77.7	46.6				2,362	1,306	1,028	174				268
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28.3	29	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27.8	29	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	57.9				4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0		3,016	2,152	1,090	319	101	261		262
11	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	26.9	29	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	7.3	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
12	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	26.9	29	2019-20	POR	66	37.5	30.0	4.3	8.0	1.1	0.3	9.5	20.4	46.3	4.1	10.2	40.1	7.0	7.8	88.8	62.8	0.5	3.8	2.9	2,474	1,978	284	530	70	22	194	114	+84
13	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	26.8	29	2005-06	MIN	76	38.9	21.8	12.7	4.1	1.4	1.4	8.2	15.7	52.6	0.1	0.4	26.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	58.9	2.8	9.9	2.4	2,957	1,656	966	308	104	107	180	206	+38
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	26.2	29	1992-93	UTA	82	37.8	27.0	11.2	3.8	1.5	1.0	9.7	17.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	20.0	7.5	10.2	74.0	61.2	2.8	8.4	2.9	3,099	2,217	919	308	124	85	240	261
15	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	26	29	2020-21	LAC	52	34.1	24.8	6.5	5.2	1.6	0.4	8.9	17.5	51.2	1.9	4.9	39.8	5.0	5.7	88.5	62.2	1.1	5.4	2.0	1,772	1,292	337	269	81	21	105	82	+447
16	Chris Paul C. Paul	26	29	2014-15	LAC	82	34.8	19.1	4.6	10.2	1.9	0.2	6.9	14.3	48.5	1.7	4.3	39.8	3.5	3.9	90.0	59.6	0.6	4.0	2.3	2,857	1,564	376	838	156	15	190	203	+734
17	Kevin Durant K. Durant	25.9	29	2017-18	GSW	68	34.2	26.4	6.8	5.4	0.7	1.8	9.3	18.0	51.6	2.5	6.1	41.9	5.3	5.9	88.9	64.0	0.5	6.4	3.0	2,325	1,792	464	366	50	119	207	133	+347
18	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25.9	29	1992-93	PHX	76	37.6	25.6	12.2	5.1	1.6	1.0	9.4	18.1	52.0	0.9	2.9	30.5	5.9	7.7	76.5	59.6	3.1	9.1	3.1	2,859	1,944	928	385	119	74	233	196
19	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	25.8	29	1999-00	MIA	79	34.8	21.7	9.5	1.6	0.5	3.7	8.3	15.0	55.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	7.4	71.1	59.6	2.7	6.8	2.7	2,748	1,718	753	123	40	294	217	308	+270
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	25.6	29	1985-86	BOS	82	38.0	25.8	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	9.7	19.6	49.6	1.0	2.4	42.3	5.4	6.0	89.6	58.0	2.3	7.5	3.2	3,113	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182
21	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	25.6	29	2010-11	MIA	76	37.1	25.5	6.4	4.6	1.5	1.1	9.1	18.2	50.0	0.8	2.7	30.6	6.5	8.6	75.8	58.1	1.6	4.8	3.1	2,823	1,941	485	346	111	87	237	197	+572
22	Julius Erving J. Erving	25.4	29	1979-80	PHI	78	36.1	26.9	7.4	4.6	2.2	1.8	10.7	20.7	51.9	0.1	0.3	20.0	5.4	6.8	78.7	56.8	2.8	4.6	3.6	2,812	2,100	576	355	170	140	284	208
23	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	24.8	29	2021-22	UTA	66	32.1	15.6	14.7	1.1	0.7	2.1	5.5	7.7	71.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.6	6.7	69.0	73.2	3.7	11.0	1.8	2,120	1,027	968	72	45	137	119	176	+417
24	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	24.8	29	1977-78	DET	63	36.7	24.5	11.3	3.4	1.3	1.5	9.9	18.4	53.7				4.7	6.1	77.2	58.0	3.1	8.2	3.6	2,311	1,542	715	216	82	93	225	185
25	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	24.7	29	2017-18	OKC	80	36.4	25.4	10.1	10.3	1.8	0.3	9.5	21.1	44.9	1.2	4.1	29.8	5.2	7.1	73.7	52.4	1.9	8.2	4.8	2,914	2,028	804	820	147	20	381	200	+383

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.7

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.7

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.6

1st

DRTG

117.4

21st

NETRTG

5.2

7th

3P%

39.6

1st

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)
Thu 10/22	DEN	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DEN	@	PHX	10:00 PM

Last Game

Nuggets

2 - 4

Final

110

Timberwolves

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

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
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Nikola Jokić has the highest PER by a 29-year-old player in a season, with a 32.1 rating in 2024-25.

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28.8

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9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

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68.8

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67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule