player with the most efficiency since 2000

Since 1999-00, Nikola Jokić has the highest PER, with a 28.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
player with the most efficiency with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games since 2000
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.9
777
31.8
22.1
11.0
7.4
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.1
56.2
1.1
3.1
36.4
4.0
4.9
82.6
64.2
2.7
8.3
2.9
24,745
17,158
8,530
5,734
993
561
2,290
2,085
+4375
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
475
31.8
27.5
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
9.9
82.9
61.2
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,090
13,080
5,147
1,734
425
764
1,615
1,417
+2570
3LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1,586
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
59,837
42,727
11,872
11,750
2,371
1,167
5,536
2,814
+7372
4Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.7
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.1
887
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.4
69.2
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,046
21,336
8,804
4,442
987
1,086
2,679
2,606
+3135
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
25.8
752
33.2
21.6
10.1
2.5
0.5
2.0
8.5
14.5
58.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
8.9
52.2
58.7
3.2
6.9
2.6
24,933
16,253
7,562
1,895
375
1,535
1,979
2,565
+3745
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
25.6
483
35.0
28.9
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.4
58.9
0.9
7.6
4.0
16,909
13,978
4,130
3,985
607
221
1,924
1,118
+1266
8Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25
243
31.1
24.4
6.5
4.2
1.0
0.6
9.4
16.0
58.8
0.1
0.4
31.7
5.5
7.9
69.2
62.7
2.3
4.2
2.8
7,563
5,932
1,582
1,022
253
155
678
552
+258
9Kevin Durant
K. Durant
24.6
1,162
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
42,662
31,580
8,038
5,089
1,202
1,310
3,672
2,219
+4983
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.4
1,260
33.5
18.8
10.7
3.1
0.7
2.1
7.3
14.4
50.3
0.0
0.1
19.2
4.2
6.1
69.9
54.9
2.7
8.0
2.3
42,201
23,681
13,543
3,880
925
2,688
2,956
2,903
+8110
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
24.4
147
30.6
22.9
10.8
3.6
1.1
3.4
8.2
17.3
47.7
2.2
6.4
34.5
4.2
5.2
81.8
58.6
2.1
8.7
3.3
4,494
3,370
1,585
528
165
506
490
342
+189
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
24.1
504
33.1
25.1
4.7
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.7
17.3
50.5
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.2
7.2
86.5
61.3
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,692
12,628
2,393
2,621
722
404
1,155
1,131
+1766
13Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
24
511
24.7
12.6
10.8
0.6
0.5
2.2
5.3
9.0
58.6
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.1
3.5
60.5
60.2
3.1
7.7
1.5
12,645
6,450
5,523
326
271
1,143
756
1,341
+313
14Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
23.6
685
34.0
22.9
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.2
8.4
16.1
52.1
1.7
4.4
39.8
4.5
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
23,264
15,719
7,601
2,155
560
798
1,851
2,343
+1420
15James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
1,191
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.2
7.1
8.3
86.3
60.7
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,437
28,727
6,664
8,637
1,765
669
4,404
2,936
+4607
16Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23.6
1,176
34.1
18.2
10.4
3.8
1.2
1.3
7.3
14.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
27.7
3.6
4.4
80.0
55.2
2.1
8.3
2.2
40,128
21,432
12,268
4,514
1,451
1,510
2,567
2,797
+4569
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
23.5
1,146
38.0
27.0
5.6
5.1
1.5
0.5
9.4
21.0
44.8
1.5
4.4
32.9
6.7
7.9
83.9
55.0
1.2
4.4
3.1
43,582
30,888
6,409
5,826
1,749
527
3,584
2,918
+3737
18Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
23.5
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
23.5
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.4
1,060
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,056
26,317
4,946
6,714
1,590
280
3,284
2,379
+6261
21Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.4
763
31.8
20.4
6.4
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.4
14.8
49.8
1.7
4.3
39.3
4.0
4.6
86.4
60.6
1.2
5.2
1.7
24,294
15,580
4,850
2,340
1,322
490
1,276
1,266
+4675
22Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
23Karl Malone
K. Malone
23
366
36.0
21.8
8.5
4.2
1.4
0.7
7.8
16.1
48.1
0.0
0.1
30.2
6.2
7.9
78.5
55.5
1.6
6.9
2.9
13,191
7,982
3,129
1,548
510
243
1,051
994
+1303
24Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.6
1,475
34.2
21.1
7.7
2.4
0.8
0.9
7.5
15.9
47.2
1.3
3.5
38.3
4.8
5.5
88.0
57.8
1.0
6.7
1.6
50,410
31,175
11,327
3,604
1,181
1,254
2,421
3,496
+6558
25Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
22.4
825
34.4
21.2
5.7
4.8
1.3
0.8
7.7
17.7
43.5
1.3
3.8
33.9
4.5
6.0
74.8
52.0
1.3
4.4
2.3
28,373
17,472
4,729
3,950
1,035
680
1,883
1,481
+1413
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

122.9

1st

DRTG

118.2

25th

NETRTG

4.7

7th

3P%

39.8

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
29
14
.674
6.5
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
27
17
.614
9.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/22
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
9:30 PM
Sun
1/25
@
3:30 PM
Tue
1/27
@
9:00 PM
Thu
1/29
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
CHA Hornets

16 - 27

110

Final

87

DEN Nuggets

29 - 14

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
21
22
.488
11.0
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
27
17
.614
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
25
16
.610
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
16.5
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
29
.341
21.0
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
12/24
@
116-126
Wed
12/24
@
119-96
Wed
12/24
@
138-142
Thu
12/25
@
126-111
Thu
12/25
@
117-138

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM