player scoring 20 ppg in a season with the lowest minutes per game average since 2000

Since 1999-00, Joel Embiid has played the fewest minutes per game with 20.0+ points per game in a season with 25.4 minutes per game in his rookie season in 2016-17.

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  • Data note: Minutes Per Game: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEMPGPPGSEASONTMGPRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
25.4
20.2
2016-17
31
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
27.3
28.8
2026-27
4
3.8
3.5
1.5
0.0
7.8
16.3
47.7
3.5
9.0
38.9
9.8
9.8
100.0
70.0
0.5
3.3
1.8
109
115
15
14
6
0
7
7
-9
3MarShon Brooks
M. Brooks
27.6
20.1
2017-18
7
3.0
3.6
1.6
0.4
7.3
14.6
50.0
2.7
4.6
59.4
2.9
3.3
87.0
62.9
1.1
1.9
2.3
193
141
21
25
11
3
16
6
+10
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
27.8
20.8
2019-20
5
5.2
6.6
1.0
0.4
6.6
16.4
40.2
2.4
9.8
24.5
5.2
5.2
100.0
55.7
0.8
4.4
3.2
139
104
26
33
5
2
16
11
-43
5Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
27.8
22.5
2019-20
24
6.3
2.1
0.7
0.4
8.8
15.0
58.3
0.3
0.6
42.9
4.8
7.4
64.0
61.6
2.7
3.6
2.5
668
540
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
6LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
28.0
20.1
2025-26
72
4.8
7.1
1.2
0.2
7.0
17.3
40.7
3.8
10.3
36.8
2.2
2.5
89.9
54.6
0.9
3.9
2.8
2,017
1,445
347
514
87
17
202
195
+416
7Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
28.6
24.6
2024-25
30
7.2
5.3
1.2
0.9
9.6
16.9
56.7
0.1
0.4
23.1
5.3
8.0
65.6
60.0
2.5
4.7
3.0
857
737
216
159
37
27
90
82
-42
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
28.9
27.6
2025-26
36
9.8
5.4
0.9
0.7
10.4
16.6
62.4
0.4
1.3
33.3
6.4
9.9
65.0
65.8
2.7
7.1
3.2
1,039
993
352
196
34
24
115
86
+96
9Louis King
L. King
29.0
20.0
2022-23
1
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
61.5
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
74.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
29
20
4
2
1
0
2
4
+2
10Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
29.0
20.2
2021-22
TOT
51
8.1
2.3
0.7
1.6
6.9
15.0
45.9
1.5
4.9
31.0
4.9
5.6
86.7
57.7
2.0
6.1
1.6
1,481
1,030
411
119
37
84
81
137
+33
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
29.2
25.0
2025-26
64
11.5
3.1
1.0
3.1
8.6
16.9
51.2
1.9
5.5
34.9
5.8
7.0
82.7
62.6
2.0
9.5
2.4
1,866
1,600
736
199
66
197
155
156
+682
12Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
29.4
20.4
2021-22
32
3.9
2.8
0.5
0.5
7.7
17.9
42.9
3.6
9.3
38.5
1.4
1.6
90.2
54.7
0.5
3.4
1.3
941
652
125
88
16
17
43
54
+66
13Shaedon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
29.4
20.8
2025-26
50
4.3
2.6
1.4
0.1
7.8
17.4
45.2
2.1
6.1
33.7
3.1
3.9
78.7
54.6
1.0
3.3
2.9
1,471
1,042
217
132
70
6
147
98
-50
14Jordan Poole
J. Poole
29.4
20.5
2024-25
68
3.0
4.5
1.3
0.4
6.7
15.5
43.2
3.5
9.1
37.8
3.6
4.0
88.3
59.1
0.5
2.5
3.0
2,001
1,391
203
303
86
27
204
201
-558
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
29.5
23.0
2019-20
51
11.6
3.0
0.9
1.3
7.5
15.7
47.7
1.1
3.4
33.1
6.9
8.5
80.7
59.0
2.8
8.9
3.1
1,506
1,172
593
152
45
65
159
174
+163
16Paul George
P. George
29.6
21.5
2019-20
48
5.7
3.9
1.4
0.4
7.1
16.3
43.9
3.3
7.9
41.2
4.0
4.5
87.6
58.9
0.5
5.2
2.6
1,419
1,033
272
185
68
20
125
113
+258
17Norman Powell
N. Powell
29.6
21.6
2026-27
5
2.8
1.8
2.2
0.0
5.8
13.4
43.3
3.0
8.2
36.6
7.0
8.6
81.4
62.8
0.6
2.2
2.4
148
108
14
9
11
0
12
10
-3
18Norman Powell
N. Powell
29.6
21.7
2025-26
58
3.5
2.5
1.1
0.2
7.3
15.4
47.0
2.7
7.1
38.0
4.5
5.5
82.7
60.9
0.4
3.1
1.9
1,717
1,261
203
143
64
14
111
127
+38
19Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
29.6
20.5
2016-17
75
5.4
2.3
0.5
1.7
7.4
15.6
47.4
1.8
5.2
34.6
3.9
4.9
81.0
57.8
1.6
3.8
2.5
2,222
1,539
403
176
38
124
184
192
-157
20Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
29.6
20.1
2023-24
57
7.2
2.0
0.7
1.9
6.8
13.2
51.6
1.9
5.1
37.5
4.5
5.3
85.8
64.7
1.7
5.5
1.6
1,690
1,145
409
115
42
111
89
156
+417
21Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
29.7
21.4
2023-24
71
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
22Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
29.7
21.0
2025-26
62
5.7
3.2
1.0
0.5
7.8
13.0
60.0
0.0
0.1
25.0
5.4
7.5
71.6
64.4
2.0
3.7
2.0
1,841
1,302
353
199
60
34
126
141
-82
23Ty Jerome
T. Jerome
29.8
25.8
2026-27
5
3.2
5.8
1.0
0.2
8.6
18.2
47.3
2.2
6.4
34.4
6.4
7.2
88.9
60.4
1.0
2.2
2.0
149
129
16
29
5
1
10
11
+63
24Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
29.8
22.2
2024-25
74
5.6
2.0
1.2
1.5
8.0
16.4
48.8
2.0
5.3
37.5
4.2
5.4
78.1
59.1
1.2
4.4
2.1
2,207
1,641
417
148
92
113
153
257
+330
25Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
29.9
20.9
2019-20
62
6.2
4.3
0.9
0.1
7.6
15.3
49.7
2.4
5.7
41.5
3.4
3.7
91.6
61.9
0.7
5.5
2.2
1,853
1,297
382
265
53
7
137
142
+501

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PPG

28.4

Maxey

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RPG

10.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

APG

6.8

James

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ORTG

106.8

25th

DRTG

103.5

3rd

NETRTG

3.3

12th

3P%

32.6

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2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
4
1
.800
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
3
3
1
.750
0.5
4
3
1
.750
0.5
5
3
2
.600
1.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
Sat
10/31
@
6:00 PM
Mon
11/2
@
7:30 PM
Wed
11/4
@
7:00 PM
Fri
11/6
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
PHI 76ers

4 - 1

114

Final

109

IND Pacers

2 - 3

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
4
1
.800
2
4
1
.800
3
3
1
.750
0.5
4
3
1
.750
0.5
5
3
2
.600
1.0
6
3
2
.600
1.0
7
3
3
.500
1.5
8
2
3
.400
2.0
9
2
3
.400
2.0
10
2
3
.400
2.0
11
1
3
.250
2.5
12
1
4
.200
3.0
13
1
4
.200
3.0
14
1
4
.200
3.0
15
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
5
0
1.000
2
5
0
1.000
3
4
1
.800
1.0
4
4
1
.800
1.0
5
3
1
.750
1.5
6
3
2
.600
2.0
7
3
2
.600
2.0
8
3
2
.600
2.0
9
2
2
.500
2.5
10
2
3
.400
3.0
11
1
2
.333
3.0
12
1
3
.250
3.5
13
1
4
.200
4.0
14
1
4
.200
4.0
15
0
5
.000
5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
@
7:00 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
@
7:30 PM
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10/30
@
7:30 PM