rookie player efficiency rating leaders

Derik Queen has the highest PER by a rookie this season, with a 16.1 rating.

Interpreted as:
rookie player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders this regular season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Derik Queen
D. Queen
16.1
2025-26
NOP NOP
24
24.5
12.0
6.3
3.6
1.0
0.7
4.5
9.4
48.0
0.1
0.7
11.8
3.0
3.8
78.9
54.6
1.8
4.5
2.2
589
289
150
87
25
17
53
79
-144
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
14.7
2025-26
DAL DAL
24
33.7
17.3
6.3
3.3
1.3
0.7
6.7
14.0
47.5
0.9
3.5
25.3
3.1
3.8
82.2
55.1
1.2
5.1
2.2
808
415
152
78
32
16
52
53
-153
3Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
14.5
2025-26
CHA CHA
23
33.4
18.2
5.5
3.2
0.7
0.2
6.3
13.7
46.2
3.4
8.3
41.4
2.1
2.3
90.6
61.7
1.0
4.6
2.4
769
419
127
74
17
5
55
51
-40
4Cedric Coward
C. Coward
14.4
2025-26
MEM MEM
23
27.3
13.4
6.2
2.7
0.6
0.3
4.7
10.5
45.2
1.5
4.7
32.7
2.4
2.8
86.2
57.3
1.3
4.9
1.4
627
309
142
62
14
7
33
44
+52
5Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
13.8
2025-26
NOP NOP
24
28.0
15.8
3.4
3.0
1.5
0.2
5.9
13.3
44.1
1.3
3.4
36.6
2.8
3.5
79.8
53.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
672
379
81
73
35
4
54
45
-228
6VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
12.1
2025-26
PHI PHI
19
34.4
14.3
5.7
4.1
1.4
0.5
5.4
13.1
41.5
1.9
5.2
36.7
1.6
2.1
75.0
51.2
1.8
3.9
1.8
654
272
108
77
26
9
35
60
+54
7Sion James
S. James
8.2
2025-26
CHA CHA
23
26.1
6.6
3.1
1.5
0.7
0.5
2.0
4.9
41.6
1.2
3.1
38.0
1.3
1.5
85.7
58.8
0.4
2.7
1.0
601
151
72
35
17
11
22
38
-47
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

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122.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Jazz Jazz
8
14
.364
13.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
9
16
.360
14.0
13
Kings Kings
6
17
.261
16.0
14
Clippers Clippers
6
18
.250
16.5
15
Pelicans Pelicans
3
21
.125
19.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
HOU HOU
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/20
IND IND
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

3 - 21

101

Final

119

BKN Nets

6 - 17

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.0
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
3.0
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.5
6
76ers 76ers
13
9
.591
5.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
POR POR
@
ORL ORL
112-115
Sun
11/9
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
121-111
Sun
11/9
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
135-137
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
138-140
Sun
11/9
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
121-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
3:30 PM
Sun
12/7
POR POR
@
MEM MEM
6:00 PM
Sun
12/7
DEN DEN
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sun
12/7
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
LAL LAL
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM