rookie players with the best efficiency since 2009

Since 2008-09, Victor Wembanyama has the highest PER by a rookie in a season, with a 23.1 rating in 2023-24.

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  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.1
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
21.4
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
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.5
2015-16
MIN MIN
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
3Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.9
2010-11
LAC 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
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
4Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
21
2026-27
GSW GSW
11
31.9
21.4
7.2
4.0
1.0
0.7
7.2
13.7
52.3
2.5
5.5
44.3
4.5
6.0
75.8
65.3
2.5
4.7
3.4
351
235
79
44
11
8
37
35
+18
5Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
20.5
2018-19
PHX PHX
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
6Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
20.5
2023-24
OKC OKC
82
29.4
16.5
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
7Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
20
2017-18
PHI PHI
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+389
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
19.5
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
21.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
9Kevin Love
K. Love
18.3
2008-09
MIN MIN
81
25.3
11.1
9.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
10Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
18.2
2009-10
SAC SAC
72
37.2
20.1
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
11Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
18
2010-11
DET DET
80
27.8
9.4
7.5
1.3
1.2
0.6
3.8
6.9
55.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.9
62.2
57.5
3.1
4.4
1.0
2,222
751
601
105
93
45
81
196
-136
12Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
17.9
2025-26
DAL DAL
70
33.5
21.0
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
13Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
17.9
2008-09
NJN NJN
82
30.5
13.0
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
5.5
10.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.6
79.3
56.8
2.7
5.4
1.8
2,501
1,068
665
86
44
151
147
257
-104
14Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
17.8
2015-16
NYK NYK
72
28.4
14.3
7.3
1.3
0.7
1.9
5.2
12.3
42.1
1.1
3.4
33.3
2.8
3.3
83.8
51.8
1.8
5.5
1.7
2,047
1,028
526
94
53
134
121
205
+15
15Isaiah Thomas
I. Thomas
17.6
2011-12
SAC SAC
65
25.5
11.5
2.6
4.1
0.8
0.1
3.9
8.8
44.8
1.3
3.4
37.9
2.4
2.8
83.2
57.4
0.7
1.8
1.6
1,656
749
168
266
53
8
105
121
-74
16Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.4
2019-20
MEM MEM
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
17Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
17.2
2008-09
MIA MIA
81
24.8
13.9
5.4
1.0
0.5
0.5
5.6
11.8
47.2
0.4
1.0
40.7
2.3
3.0
77.2
52.8
1.4
4.1
1.5
2,009
1,123
439
83
41
37
121
184
+8
18Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
17.1
2025-26
CHA CHA
81
31.5
18.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
19Trae Young
T. Young
16.9
2018-19
ATL ATL
81
30.9
19.1
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
20Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
16.7
2008-09
MEM MEM
82
30.7
11.9
7.4
1.7
0.8
1.1
4.3
8.1
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.6
73.3
59.0
2.5
4.9
2.0
2,521
975
605
143
63
90
164
265
-337
21Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
16.6
2017-18
UTA 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
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
22Darren Collison
D. Collison
16.5
2009-10
NOH NOH
76
27.8
12.4
2.5
5.7
1.0
0.1
4.9
10.4
47.7
0.6
1.5
40.0
1.9
2.3
85.1
54.6
0.5
2.0
2.7
2,109
946
192
432
78
4
202
92
-175
23Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
16.4
2012-13
POR 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
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
24Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
16.3
2021-22
TOR TOR
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
25Stephen Curry
S. Curry
16.3
2009-10
GSW GSW
80
36.2
17.5
4.5
5.9
1.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
2.1
4.8
43.7
2.2
2.5
88.5
56.8
0.6
3.9
3.0
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
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Team Leaders

PPG

30.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.9

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

5.9

Fox

De'Aaron Fox
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

5th

DRTG

107.5

4th

NETRTG

11.8

2nd

3P%

34.6

17th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
10
2
.833
2
Spurs Spurs
9
2
.818
0.5
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
3
.727
1.5
4
Rockets Rockets
8
3
.727
1.5
5
Thunder Thunder
8
3
.727
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/11
SAS SAS
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
11/13
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Sun
11/15
SAS SAS
@
UTA UTA
5:00 PM
Tue
11/17
DET DET
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Thu
11/19
LAC LAC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

9 - 2

122

Final

96

PHX Suns

3 - 6

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

30.6

Curry

Stephen Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

13.3

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.7

Young

Trae Young

8.6

Wagner

Franz Wagner
SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.3

Dunn

Kris Dunn

2.3

Barnes

Scottie Barnes
BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

Myles Turner

2.3

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.7

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.2

Robinson

Duncan Robinson
TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

72.2

Curry

Stephen Curry

70.5

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Lakers

122.4

Warriors

120.9

Celtics

120.4

Trail Blazers

120.3

Spurs

119.2

Rockets

119.1
DRtg Rankings
Timberwolves

106.1

Pistons

106.1

Knicks

107.4

Spurs

107.5

Thunder

107.5

Celtics

108.2
NetRtg Rankings
Celtics

12.2

Spurs

11.8

Timberwolves

11.0

Rockets

9.4

Warriors

9.2

Knicks

8.7
Tank Leaderboard
Jazz

1-10

Bucks

1-10

Kings

1-10

Bulls

1-8

Clippers

2-8

Nets

2-8

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

Luka Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

36.6

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama
MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

36.9

Murray

Jamal Murray

36.6

Wagner

Franz Wagner
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Timberwolves

10-1

Lakers

9-3

Rockets

8-3

Warriors

8-3

Grizzlies

7-3

Pistons

7-3
Worst Record ATS
Heat

2-9

Jazz

2-9

Cavaliers

3-8

Bucks

3-8

Suns

3-7

Hawks

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Celtics Celtics
9
2
.818
2
76ers 76ers
9
3
.750
0.5
3
Pistons Pistons
7
3
.700
1.5
4
Knicks Knicks
6
4
.600
2.5
5
Hawks Hawks
7
5
.583
2.5
6
Raptors Raptors
5
5
.500
3.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
5
6
.455
4.0
8
Heat Heat
5
6
.455
4.0
9
Hornets Hornets
4
7
.364
5.0
10
Wizards Wizards
4
7
.364
5.0
11
Magic Magic
3
7
.300
5.5
12
Pacers Pacers
3
8
.273
6.0
13
Nets Nets
2
8
.200
6.5
14
Bulls Bulls
1
8
.111
7.0
15
Bucks Bucks
1
10
.091
8.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
10
2
.833
2
Spurs Spurs
9
2
.818
0.5
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
8
3
.727
1.5
4
Rockets Rockets
8
3
.727
1.5
5
Thunder Thunder
8
3
.727
1.5
6
Warriors Warriors
8
3
.727
1.5
7
Grizzlies Grizzlies
7
3
.700
2.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
7
3
.700
2.0
9
Mavericks Mavericks
7
4
.636
2.5
10
Nuggets Nuggets
5
4
.556
3.5
11
Suns Suns
4
6
.400
5.0
12
Pelicans Pelicans
4
7
.364
5.5
13
Clippers Clippers
2
8
.200
7.0
14
Kings Kings
1
10
.091
8.5
15
Jazz Jazz
1
10
.091
8.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
113-121
Tue
10/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
106-100
Tue
10/20
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
116-104
Wed
10/21
ATL ATL
@
ORL ORL
132-125
Wed
10/21
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/11
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
11/11
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Wed
11/11
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Wed
11/11
DEN DEN
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Wed
11/11
LAL LAL
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM