rookies with the highest player efficiency rating this season

Derik Queen has the best PER by a rookie this season, with a 16.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
rookies with the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games this season
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Derik Queen
D. Queen
16.5
2025-26
NOP NOP
23
24.5
12.3
6.1
3.6
1.0
0.7
4.6
9.6
48.2
0.1
0.7
11.8
3.0
3.8
78.4
54.7
1.8
4.3
2.2
563
283
141
82
24
16
50
75
-132
2Kon 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
3Cedric 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
4Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
14.4
2025-26
DAL DAL
23
33.6
17.2
6.4
3.3
1.3
0.6
6.7
14.0
47.5
0.9
3.5
24.7
3.0
3.7
81.4
55.0
1.2
5.2
2.3
772
396
147
75
30
14
52
53
-162
5Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
14.2
2025-26
NOP NOP
23
27.8
15.9
3.4
3.0
1.5
0.2
6.0
13.2
45.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
2.7
3.3
79.2
54.0
0.7
2.8
2.3
639
365
79
68
34
4
53
45
-206
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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Team Rankings

ORTG

112.0

25th

DRTG

122.6

29th

NETRTG

-10.6

28th

3P%

34.9

21st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Jazz Jazz
8
14
.364
13.5
12
Mavericks Mavericks
8
16
.333
14.5
13
Clippers Clippers
6
17
.261
16.0
14
Kings Kings
5
17
.227
16.5
15
Pelicans Pelicans
3
20
.130
19.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
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
Last Game

125

Final

116

NOP Pelicans

3 - 20

Thu 4 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
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.5
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
18
5
.783
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
3.5
4
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.0
5
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.0
6
Heat Heat
14
9
.609
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/8
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
122-115
Sat
11/8
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
114-100
Sat
11/8
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
111-107
Sat
11/8
BKN BKN
@
NYK NYK
98-134
Sat
11/8
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
111-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
LAC LAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM