Since 2017-18, 4 players are tied for the most threes by a rookie in their first 3 games, with 11 three-pointers. The first three are Kon Knueppel this season, Bennedict Mathurin in 2022-23 and Chris Duarte in 2021-22.
| NAME | 3PM | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | K. Knueppel | 11 | 2025-26 |  CHA | 3 | 30.2 | 15.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 55.2 | 6.3 | 57.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 50.0 | 73.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 91 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | +29 |
| 2 |  | B. Mathurin | 11 | 2022-23 |  IND | 3 | 28.8 | 24.0 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 16.0 | 52.1 | 7.0 | 52.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 73.3 | 65.9 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 86 | 72 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | +18 |
| 3 |  | C. Duarte | 11 | 2021-22 | IND | 3 | 39.8 | 20.3 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 17.3 | 40.4 | 8.0 | 45.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 100.0 | 54.9 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 119 | 61 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | +26 |
| 4 |  | T. Young | 11 | 2018-19 |  ATL | 3 | 34.6 | 23.0 | 3.3 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 45.5 | 9.3 | 39.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.0 | 58.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 104 | 69 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -12 |
| 5 |  | K. Murray | 10 | 2022-23 |  SAC | 3 | 36.8 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 51.3 | 8.0 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 65.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 110 | 53 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -12 |
| 6 |  | J. Green | 10 | 2021-22 |  HOU | 3 | 31.3 | 16.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 44.2 | 7.0 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 55.8 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 94 | 48 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -38 | |
| 7 |  | L. Markkanen | 10 | 2017-18 |  CHI | 3 | 34.1 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 12.7 | 44.7 | 7.3 | 45.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 71.4 | 59.6 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 102 | 49 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -7 |
| 8 |  | T. Johnson | 9 | 2025-26 |  WAS | 3 | 27.2 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 47.4 | 7.0 | 42.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 62.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 82 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -17 |
| 9 |  | P.J. Washington | 9 | 2019-20 | CHA | 3 | 34.2 | 15.0 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 46.9 | 5.7 | 52.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 75.0 | 63.3 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 103 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +5 |
| 10 |  | C. Coward | 8 | 2025-26 |  MEM | 3 | 22.7 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 70.4 | 3.7 | 72.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 91.7 | 88.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +51 |
| 11 |  | E. Dëmin | 8 | 2025-26 |  BKN | 3 | 21.9 | 8.7 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 50.0 | 5.3 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 66 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | -8 |
| 12 |  | J. Smith Jr. | 8 | 2022-23 | HOU | 3 | 31.7 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 15.3 | 30.4 | 8.7 | 30.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 100.0 | 41.9 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 95 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -51 |
| 13 |  | K. Nunn | 8 | 2019-20 |  MIA | 3 | 31.8 | 22.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 51.9 | 6.3 | 42.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 100.0 | 61.8 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 95 | 67 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | +20 |
| 14 |  | B. Miller | 7 | 2023-24 | CHA | 3 | 31.4 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 12.7 | 47.4 | 5.3 | 43.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 90.0 | 61.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 94 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -19 |
| 15 |  | RJ Barrett | 7 | 2019-20 |  NYK | 3 | 36.4 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 4.3 | 53.8 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 42.9 | 56.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 109 | 63 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 10 | -11 |
| 16 |  | L. Dončić | 7 | 2018-19 |  DAL | 3 | 34.6 | 18.3 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 15.3 | 43.5 | 7.3 | 31.8 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 61.5 | 53.2 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 104 | 55 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | -9 |
| 17 |  | D. Plowden | 6 | 2024-25 | ATL | 3 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 80.0 | 2.7 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 100.0 | 110.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +12 |
| 18 |  | R. Dunn | 6 | 2024-25 |  PHX | 3 | 14.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 4.3 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | +10 | |
| 19 |  | S. Vezenkov | 6 | 2023-24 | SAC | 3 | 15.4 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 64.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 |
| 20 |  | C. Holmgren | 6 | 2023-24 |  OKC | 3 | 27.2 | 15.3 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 57.1 | 3.7 | 54.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 72.7 | 70.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 82 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | -3 |
| 21 |  | J. Hawkins | 6 | 2023-24 |  NOP | 3 | 20.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 45.5 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 56.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 62 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| 22 | | J. LaRavia | 6 | 2022-23 | MEM | 3 | 16.7 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 46.7 | 3.7 | 54.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -16 |
| 23 |  | A. Brooks | 6 | 2020-21 | HOU | 3 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 53.8 | 3.7 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |
| 24 |  | D. Bane | 6 | 2020-21 | MEM | 3 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 46.2 | 3.7 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 69.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 57 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -10 | |
| 25 |  | M. Mulder | 6 | 2019-20 |  GSW | 3 | 29.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 42.9 | 6.7 | 30.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.0 | 55.4 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 87 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +3 |
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