what nba player is averaging the most in the first half this year

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up the most points per game in the first half this season, with 16.9 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.9	2024-25	OKC	76	17.5	2.5	3.4	0.8	0.4	6.0	11.1	54.2	1.0	2.7	36.2	3.8	4.2	90.7	65.0	0.4	2.1	1.4	1,329	1,285	187	258	60	32	103	75	+489
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	16.1	2024-25	TOT	50	18.4	4.6	4.4	1.1	0.3	5.1	11.2	45.9	2.2	5.7	38.5	3.7	4.6	80.3	61.1	0.4	4.2	2.1	918	807	228	222	53	14	103	51	+242
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	15.3	2024-25	DEN	70	18.5	6.6	5.1	1.0	0.4	5.9	9.9	60.2	1.0	2.4	40.5	2.5	3.0	83.7	68.6	1.4	5.2	1.7	1,292	1,074	459	355	69	25	117	62	+245
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	14.6	2024-25	MIL	67	17.2	6.0	3.5	0.6	0.6	5.9	9.7	60.5	0.1	0.5	17.6	2.7	4.7	58.5	61.9	1.1	4.9	1.6	1,154	979	400	232	41	37	108	73	+181
5	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	14.1	2024-25	PHI	19	16.9	4.5	2.6	0.4	0.5	4.3	9.1	47.7	0.8	2.3	36.4	4.6	5.2	88.9	62.2	1.1	3.5	1.7	320	268	86	49	7	9	33	23	-24
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	13.3	2024-25	BOS	72	18.5	4.7	3.2	0.6	0.2	4.7	10.6	44.6	1.9	5.4	35.8	2.0	2.4	80.1	57.2	0.3	4.3	1.4	1,330	961	338	231	45	13	98	69	+341
7	Anthony Davis A. Davis	13.3	2024-25	TOT	51	17.1	6.0	2.0	0.7	1.3	5.1	9.6	53.5	0.3	1.1	27.3	2.8	3.6	77.3	59.7	1.4	4.6	1.2	873	680	306	100	35	65	62	42	+121
8	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	13.3	2024-25	ORL	46	17.3	4.2	2.8	0.4	0.4	4.6	10.1	45.8	1.0	3.0	33.6	3.1	4.1	74.6	55.9	0.6	3.6	1.5	795	613	193	129	20	19	67	50	+39
9	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	12.9	2024-25	MIL	58	18.2	2.3	3.9	0.7	0.1	4.0	8.8	45.0	1.8	4.6	39.0	3.1	3.5	90.1	62.1	0.3	2.0	1.3	1,057	748	135	228	38	4	78	37	+66
10	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	12.7	2024-25	MIN	79	18.2	2.6	2.2	0.6	0.4	4.3	9.8	43.9	2.0	5.0	38.9	2.2	2.6	83.5	58.2	0.3	2.3	1.5	1,435	1,005	202	170	45	28	120	64	+102
11	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	12.7	2024-25	NYK	65	17.5	1.4	3.7	0.5	0.1	4.4	8.8	49.7	1.3	3.1	41.0	2.6	3.3	80.4	61.7	0.3	1.2	1.2	1,138	824	92	241	33	5	81	49	+64
12	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	12.6	2024-25	NYK	72	17.8	6.8	1.6	0.6	0.3	4.7	9.0	51.9	1.1	2.5	43.5	2.2	2.6	85.9	62.3	1.4	5.4	1.6	1,279	907	492	114	40	24	112	120	+206
13	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	12.5	2024-25	PHI	52	18.9	1.7	3.2	0.9	0.2	4.4	10.5	42.0	1.5	4.7	32.8	2.1	2.2	94.8	54.2	0.2	1.5	1.2	985	649	87	167	45	12	60	51	-69
14	Devin Booker D. Booker	12.5	2024-25	PHX	75	18.5	1.9	3.6	0.3	0.1	4.4	9.1	47.8	1.2	3.4	35.3	2.5	2.8	89.6	60.0	0.4	1.5	1.5	1,384	935	140	273	23	9	110	75	-25
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	12.4	2024-25	PHX	62	17.9	3.1	2.5	0.3	0.5	4.6	8.9	52.1	1.1	2.7	40.0	2.1	2.5	84.1	62.3	0.3	2.9	1.7	1,111	770	195	153	21	33	104	41	-23
16	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	12.4	2024-25	ORL	60	17.1	2.8	2.3	0.7	0.2	4.7	9.7	48.2	0.9	2.9	32.2	2.1	2.4	85.5	57.3	0.5	2.4	1.3	1,029	741	168	140	44	10	78	75	+120
17	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	12.3	2024-25	SAS	46	16.0	5.4	1.8	0.5	2.1	4.5	9.7	47.1	1.7	4.6	37.0	1.5	1.8	85.4	58.9	0.8	4.7	1.8	734	566	250	81	21	96	85	37	+58
18	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	12.1	2024-25	BOS	42	15.7	3.5	1.2	0.5	0.9	4.3	8.1	52.5	1.6	3.6	45.4	2.0	2.4	80.4	66.0	0.8	2.8	0.7	659	509	149	52	20	37	28	55	+144
19	Cam Thomas C. Thomas	12.1	2024-25	BKN	25	15.3	1.6	2.2	0.4	0.0	4.0	8.6	46.8	1.2	3.3	36.6	2.8	3.2	86.4	60.0	0.3	1.2	1.1	383	302	39	55	10	0	27	17	+38
20	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	12.0	2024-25	DET	70	17.4	3.0	4.9	0.4	0.3	4.6	10.2	45.3	1.0	3.0	34.9	1.7	2.0	82.4	53.8	0.4	2.6	2.1	1,217	838	208	341	31	18	147	93	+100
21	Tyler Herro T. Herro	11.8	2024-25	MIA	77	17.2	2.4	2.9	0.4	0.1	4.3	8.6	49.4	1.5	3.8	38.5	1.8	2.1	88.2	61.9	0.2	2.2	1.3	1,324	912	188	220	31	9	100	41	+150
22	James Harden J. Harden	11.8	2024-25	LAC	79	18.2	3.1	4.6	0.8	0.4	3.5	8.8	39.5	1.6	4.7	34.5	3.2	3.7	87.9	56.5	0.4	2.7	2.2	1,437	932	243	363	61	32	174	65	+85
23	LeBron James L. James	11.8	2024-25	LAL	70	17.2	3.9	4.2	0.6	0.2	4.6	8.6	53.2	1.0	2.6	40.0	1.6	2.0	80.7	62.2	0.5	3.4	1.9	1,202	825	270	296	40	15	136	38	+123
24	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	11.7	2024-25	CHA	47	16.1	2.5	3.7	0.6	0.2	4.1	10.6	38.4	1.9	5.7	32.7	1.7	2.0	86.2	51.2	0.5	2.0	1.9	756	551	119	173	28	8	91	67	-128
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	11.7	2024-25	CLE	71	16.2	2.4	2.7	0.7	0.1	4.1	9.3	44.4	1.6	4.3	37.3	1.8	2.2	82.7	56.9	0.3	2.0	1.1	1,149	831	167	190	47	9	75	52	+317