which nba players won a championship in their rookie season

Mohamed Diawara won a championship in his rookie season in 2025-26.

	NAME	Champs	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	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	Mohamed Diawara M. Diawara	1	2025-26	NYK	69	9.2	3.6	1.4	0.8	0.2	0.1	1.3	3.1	42.3	0.7	1.9	36.9	0.3	0.3	75.0	55.0	0.2	1.1	0.4	634	246	94	53	17	6	30	50	+58
2	Dillon Jones D. Jones	1	2024-25	OKC	54	10.2	2.5	2.2	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.9	2.5	38.3	0.3	1.2	25.4	0.3	0.5	60.7	46.4	0.6	1.7	0.5	551	135	121	58	16	4	28	54	+75
3	Ajay Mitchell A. Mitchell	1	2024-25	OKC	36	16.6	6.5	1.9	1.8	0.7	0.1	2.5	5.1	49.5	0.6	1.7	38.3	0.8	1.0	82.9	58.7	0.5	1.4	0.8	597	234	68	64	25	4	29	68	+127
4	Jordan Walsh J. Walsh	1	2023-24	BOS	9	9.2	1.7	2.2	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.7	1.7	40.0	0.2	1.0	22.2	0.1	0.2	50.0	47.2	0.6	1.7	0.3	83	15	20	5	5	1	3	11	+47
5	Peyton Watson P. Watson	1	2022-23	DEN	23	8.1	3.3	1.6	0.5	0.1	0.5	1.3	2.6	49.2	0.3	0.6	42.9	0.5	0.9	55.0	55.3	0.3	1.3	0.3	186	75	37	11	2	11	8	14	-47
6	Christian Braun C. Braun	1	2022-23	DEN	76	15.5	4.7	2.4	0.8	0.5	0.2	1.9	3.8	49.5	0.4	1.3	35.4	0.5	0.8	62.5	56.8	0.6	1.8	0.5	1,181	360	181	59	41	17	35	101	-114
7	Moses Moody M. Moody	1	2021-22	GSW	52	11.7	4.4	1.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	1.5	3.5	43.7	0.8	2.1	36.4	0.5	0.7	77.8	57.3	0.3	1.2	0.3	607	228	80	23	7	10	13	43	-42
8	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	1	2021-22	GSW	70	16.9	9.3	3.3	0.9	0.4	0.3	3.4	6.6	51.3	0.7	2.1	33.6	1.9	2.7	68.4	60.0	0.8	2.6	1.1	1,185	652	234	64	31	22	74	146	+35
9	Sam Merrill S. Merrill	1	2020-21	MIL	30	7.8	3.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.0	1.1	2.4	44.4	0.7	1.6	44.7	0.1	0.1	100.0	60.3	0.2	0.8	0.3	233	89	30	21	8	1	10	17	-38
10	Jordan Nwora J. Nwora	1	2020-21	MIL	30	9.1	5.7	2.0	0.2	0.6	0.3	2.1	4.5	45.9	0.9	2.1	45.2	0.6	0.8	76.0	58.6	0.3	1.7	0.8	274	171	60	7	17	8	24	22	-3
11	Mamadi Diakite M. Diakite	1	2020-21	MIL	14	10.1	3.1	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.4	1.1	2.9	40.0	0.1	0.6	12.5	0.8	1.0	78.6	47.7	0.6	1.9	0.2	141	44	34	8	6	5	3	16	+8
12	Elijah Bryant E. Bryant	1	2020-21	MIL	1	32.0	16.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	13.0	46.2	1.0	5.0	20.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	55.9	2.0	4.0	4.0	32	16	6	3	0	1	4	4	+11
13	Talen Horton-Tucker T. Horton-Tucker	1	2019-20	LAL	6	13.5	5.7	1.2	1.0	1.3	0.2	2.3	5.0	46.7	0.7	2.2	30.8	0.3	0.7	50.0	53.5	0.3	0.8	1.0	81	34	7	6	8	1	6	10	-19
14	Jordan Bell J. Bell	1	2017-18	GSW	57	14.2	4.6	3.6	1.8	0.6	1.0	2.0	3.2	62.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.8	68.2	64.1	1.1	2.6	0.9	809	262	207	102	35	56	51	92	+160
15	Damian Jones D. Jones	1	2016-17	GSW	10	8.5	1.9	2.3	0.0	0.1	0.4	0.8	1.6	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.3	1.0	30.0	46.6	0.9	1.4	0.6	85	19	23	0	1	4	6	15	-28
16	Patrick McCaw P. McCaw	1	2016-17	GSW	71	15.1	4.0	1.4	1.1	0.5	0.2	1.5	3.5	43.3	0.6	1.7	33.3	0.4	0.5	78.4	54.0	0.3	1.1	0.5	1,074	282	100	77	32	15	36	62	-44
17	Jordan McRae J. McRae	1	2015-16	TOT	22	8.9	4.5	0.9	1.1	0.1	0.0	1.5	3.5	43.6	0.5	1.0	45.5	1.0	1.3	75.0	54.8	0.2	0.7	0.7	195	99	20	25	3	1	15	17	+44
18	James Michael McAdoo J. Michael McAdoo	1	2014-15	GSW	15	9.1	4.1	2.5	0.1	0.3	0.6	1.6	2.9	54.5	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.7	56.0	56.4	1.0	1.5	0.4	137	62	37	2	5	9	6	21	+10
19	Norris Cole N. Cole	1	2011-12	MIA	65	19.4	6.8	1.4	2.0	0.7	0.0	2.7	6.9	39.3	0.3	1.2	27.6	1.0	1.3	77.6	45.2	0.3	1.1	1.6	1,260	441	91	133	44	2	105	124	-52
20	Terrel Harris T. Harris	1	2011-12	MIA	22	14.5	3.6	2.3	1.2	0.4	0.1	1.3	3.8	34.9	0.4	1.8	20.5	0.6	1.0	66.7	43.4	0.8	1.5	1.1	318	80	51	26	9	2	25	34	-58
21	Glen Davis G. Davis	1	2007-08	BOS	69	13.6	4.5	3.0	0.4	0.4	0.3	1.6	3.2	48.4	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.2	66.0	54.5	1.4	1.6	0.9	940	313	208	28	31	20	65	160	+105
22	Wayne Simien W. Simien	1	2005-06	MIA	43	9.6	3.4	2.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	1.3	2.8	48.3	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.8	88.2	54.1	0.9	1.2	0.6	414	146	88	7	13	1	24	70	-37
23	Beno Udrih B. Udrih	1	2004-05	SAS	80	14.4	5.9	1.0	1.9	0.5	0.1	2.2	4.9	44.4	0.7	1.8	40.8	0.8	1.1	75.3	54.9	0.2	0.8	1.0	1,149	471	83	150	41	10	77	96	+128
24	Darko Milicic D. Milicic	1	2003-04	DET	34	4.7	1.4	1.3	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.9	26.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.7	58.3	31.8	0.3	0.9	0.4	159	48	43	7	7	15	13	33	-45
25	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	1	2002-03	SAS	69	20.7	7.6	2.3	2.0	1.4	0.2	2.5	5.8	43.8	0.7	2.1	34.5	1.8	2.5	73.7	55.6	0.7	1.7	1.4	1,431	525	161	138	96	17	100	170	+145

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.8

Brunson

RPG

13.8

Towns

APG

7.0

Kolek

Team Rankings

ORTG

110.3

20th

DRTG

110.1

10th

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0.2

15th

3P%

35.9

10th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BKN	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sat 11/7	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Tue 11/10	MIL	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Last Game

Knicks

2 - 3

133

Final

127

Bulls

1 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

28.8

Curry

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

2.8

Flagg

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

2.4

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.0

Murray

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

78.8

Carter

77.0

Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.4

123.3

121.9

118.6

118.0

117.6

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

14.2

12.1

12.0

9.6

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

0-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
6	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	3	3	.500	1.5
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Lakers	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	3	.250	3.5
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	NYK	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Mohamed Diawara won a championship in his rookie season in 2025-26.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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3.0

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

284.4

270.7

247.7

280.5

275.3

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