players with most points in their first season since 2000

Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points by a player in his first season, with 2,344 points in 1999-00.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,344	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	29.7	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
2	Vince Carter V. Carter	2,107	1999-00	TOR	82	38.1	25.7	5.8	3.9	1.3	1.1	9.6	20.7	46.5	1.2	2.9	40.3	5.3	6.7	79.1	54.3	1.8	4.0	2.2	3,126	476	322	110	92	178	263	+181
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,095	1999-00	UTA	82	35.9	25.5	9.5	3.7	1.0	0.9	9.2	18.0	50.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	7.2	9.0	79.7	58.2	2.1	7.4	2.8	2,947	779	304	79	71	231	229	+481
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1,989	1999-00	PHI	70	40.8	28.4	3.8	4.7	2.1	0.1	10.4	24.8	42.1	1.3	3.7	34.1	6.3	8.9	71.3	49.6	1.0	2.8	3.3	2,853	267	328	144	5	230	162	+133
5	Gary Payton G. Payton	1,982	1999-00	SEA	82	41.8	24.2	6.5	8.9	1.9	0.2	9.1	20.3	44.8	2.2	6.3	34.0	3.8	5.2	73.5	53.5	1.2	5.2	2.7	3,425	529	732	153	18	224	178	+224
6	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	1,939	1999-00	DET	82	38.4	23.6	3.8	4.5	1.3	0.4	7.5	17.6	42.8	1.0	3.5	28.8	7.5	9.2	81.5	54.5	1.4	2.4	3.8	3,148	315	365	103	36	311	188	+25
7	Grant Hill G. Hill	1,906	1999-00	DET	74	37.5	25.8	6.6	5.2	1.4	0.6	9.4	19.2	48.9	0.5	1.3	34.7	6.5	8.2	79.5	56.5	1.3	5.3	3.2	2,776	490	385	103	43	240	190	+239
8	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1,857	1999-00	MIN	81	40.0	22.9	11.8	5.0	1.5	1.6	9.4	18.8	49.7	0.4	1.0	37.0	3.8	5.0	76.5	54.5	2.8	9.0	3.3	3,243	956	401	120	126	268	205	+322
9	Michael Finley M. Finley	1,855	1999-00	DAL	82	42.2	22.6	6.3	5.3	1.3	0.4	9.1	20.0	45.7	1.2	3.0	40.1	3.2	3.9	82.0	52.2	1.5	4.8	2.4	3,464	518	438	109	32	196	171	+6
10	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	1,845	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
11	Chris Webber C. Webber	1,834	1999-00	SAC	75	38.4	24.5	10.5	4.6	1.6	1.7	10.0	20.6	48.3	0.4	1.3	28.4	4.1	5.5	75.1	53.0	2.5	8.0	2.9	2,880	787	345	120	128	218	264	+131
12	Ray Allen R. Allen	1,809	1999-00	MIL	82	37.4	22.1	4.4	3.8	1.3	0.2	7.8	17.2	45.5	2.1	5.0	42.3	4.3	4.9	88.7	57.0	1.0	3.4	2.2	3,070	359	308	110	19	183	187	+122
13	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1,725	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	21.0	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	6.4	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
14	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1,718	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	753	123	40	294	217	308	+270
15	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1,716	1999-00	SAS	74	38.9	23.2	12.4	3.2	0.9	2.2	8.5	17.3	49.0	0.0	0.1	9.1	6.2	8.1	76.1	55.5	3.5	8.9	3.3	2,875	918	234	66	165	242	210	+475
16	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	1,693	1999-00	MIL	81	35.9	20.9	6.0	2.4	1.0	0.5	8.5	18.0	47.2	1.1	2.9	36.3	2.8	3.5	80.2	53.4	1.3	4.7	2.8	2,909	485	193	78	41	223	212	+126
17	Antoine Walker A. Walker	1,680	1999-00	BOS	82	36.6	20.5	8.0	3.7	1.4	0.4	7.9	18.4	43.0	0.9	3.5	25.6	3.8	5.4	69.9	49.4	2.4	5.5	3.2	3,003	652	305	117	32	259	263	-5
18	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	1,663	1999-00	VAN	82	39.3	20.3	10.1	3.3	1.1	1.1	7.2	15.6	46.5	0.4	1.2	30.2	5.4	6.7	80.9	54.7	2.7	7.4	3.0	3,223	825	271	89	87	249	244	-328
19	LeBron James L. James	1,654	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
20	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	1,640	1999-00	NJN	74	38.9	22.2	3.2	8.4	1.5	0.2	7.7	17.8	43.2	0.9	3.1	28.3	5.9	7.2	81.3	52.8	0.8	2.4	3.6	2,881	240	622	112	15	270	195	+17
21	Elton Brand E. Brand	1,627	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	20.1	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
22	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,624	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	20.3	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	2,768	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1,616	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	20.5	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	2,638	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
24	Allan Houston A. Houston	1,614	1999-00	NYK	82	38.6	19.7	3.3	2.7	0.8	0.2	7.5	15.5	48.3	1.3	3.0	43.6	3.4	4.1	83.8	56.9	0.5	2.8	2.3	3,169	271	224	65	14	186	219	+155
25	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	1,562	2012-13	POR	82	38.6	19.0	3.1	6.5	0.9	0.2	6.7	15.7	42.9	2.3	6.1	36.8	3.3	3.9	84.4	54.6	0.5	2.6	3.0	3,167	257	531	74	19	243	172	-62

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 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

Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points by a player in his first season, with 2,344 points in 1999-00.

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