which center has the most apg as a rookie

Alvan Adams has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie center in a season, with 5.6 per game in 1975-76.

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Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG

	NAME	APG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Alvan Adams A. Adams	5.6	1975-76	PHX	80	33.2	19.0	9.1	1.5	1.5	7.9	16.8	46.9				3.3	4.4	73.5	50.7	2.7	6.4		2,656	1,519	727	450	121	116		274
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	4.1	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
3	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	3.8	1986-87	CLE	80	33.7	15.7	8.1	0.6	0.8	6.1	11.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		3.5	5.0	69.6	57.9	1.9	6.2	3.1	2,695	1,253	647	304	49	63	248	248
4	Derik Queen D. Queen	3.7	2025-26	NOP	81	25.0	11.7	7.1	1.0	0.9	4.4	9.2	47.3	0.3	1.1	26.1	2.7	3.4	79.5	54.6	1.7	5.4	2.3	2,023	948	572	298	84	74	190	215	-304
5	Chris Webber C. Webber	3.6	1993-94	GSW	76	32.1	17.5	9.1	1.2	2.2	7.5	13.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	55.9	4.0	5.1	2.7	2,438	1,333	694	272	93	164	206	247
6	Clifford Ray C. Ray	3.1	1971-72	CHI	82	22.8	7.0	10.6			2.7	5.4	49.9				1.6	2.7	61.5	53.4				1,872	578	869	254				296
7	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	3.0	1949-50	STL	67		16.1				5.2	13.2	39.8				5.7	7.9	71.8	48.5					1,081		200				221
8	Blackie Towery B. Towery	2.9	1948-49	TOT	60		10.0				3.4	12.9	26.3				3.3	4.4	74.1	33.9					601		171				243
9	Sam Bowie S. Bowie	2.8	1984-85	POR	76	29.2	10.0	8.6	0.7	2.7	3.9	7.3	53.7	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.0	71.1	57.8	2.7	5.9	2.3	2,216	758	656	215	55	203	172	278
10	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	2.8	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	15.0			6.8	16.1	42.2				3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8				3,076	1,373	1,216	228				350
11	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	2.7	1980-81	CLE	81	30.4	9.8	8.6	0.7	1.0	4.2	8.3	50.3	0.0	0.0		1.4	1.9	76.5	53.6	3.3	5.3	1.6	2,460	791	693	216	56	78	132	332
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2.7	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
13	Ron Livingstone R. Livingstone	2.6	1949-50	TOT	54		8.3				3.0	10.7	28.2				2.3	3.3	68.9	34.1					448		141				260
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	2.6	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	1,491	213				276
15	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	2.6	2021-22	HOU	72	20.7	9.6	5.5	0.8	0.9	3.5	7.3	47.4	0.4	1.6	24.8	2.3	3.2	71.1	55.2	1.9	3.5	2.0	1,489	692	393	185	59	68	145	214	-309
16	Alex Groza A. Groza	2.5	1949-50	IND	64		23.4				8.1	17.0	47.8				7.1	9.7	72.9	54.8					1,496		162				221
17	Howie Schultz H. Schultz	2.5	1949-50	TOT	67		8.3				2.7	10.0	26.7				2.9	4.2	69.5	34.8					554		169				244
18	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	2.5	2021-22	CLE	69	33.8	15.0	8.3	0.8	1.7	6.1	12.0	50.8	0.3	1.3	25.0	2.4	3.7	66.3	54.9	2.1	6.2	1.9	2,331	1,034	570	174	56	115	133	147	+94
19	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	2.5	2010-11	SAC	81	28.5	14.1	8.6	1.0	0.8	5.3	12.4	43.0	0.0	0.2	16.7	3.4	5.0	68.7	48.4	2.7	6.0	3.3	2,309	1,143	699	204	85	68	268	332	-261
20	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	2.5	1950-51	NYK	65		8.6	7.6			3.2	10.1	32.2				2.2	4.0	53.2	36.4					562	491	162				269
21	Harry Boykoff H. Boykoff	2.4	1949-50	WAT	61		12.8				4.7	11.4	41.3				3.3	4.3	77.5	47.9					779		149				229
22	Jake Pelkington J. Pelkington	2.4	1948-49	TOT	54		11.1				3.6	8.7	41.2				3.9	4.9	79.0	50.9					597		131				216
23	Alex Sarr A. Sarr	2.4	2024-25	WAS	67	27.1	13.0	6.5	0.7	1.5	4.9	12.4	39.4	1.6	5.1	30.8	1.7	2.5	67.9	48.2	1.9	4.6	1.7	1,814	869	435	161	44	101	114	146	-547
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2.4	2015-16	DEN	80	21.7	10.0	7.0	1.0	0.6	3.8	7.5	51.2	0.4	1.1	33.3	1.9	2.4	81.1	58.2	2.3	4.7	1.3	1,733	796	560	189	79	50	104	208	+92
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2.3	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150

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Mon 11/9	SAS	@	PHX	9:00 PM
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