which rookie has scored the most points in their nba debut

Kon Knueppel put up the most points by a rookie this season, with 1,498 points.

Interpreted as:

Which rookie has scored the most points in their NBA debut this regular season?

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	1,498	2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	18.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	47.5	3.4	7.9	42.5	2.4	2.8	86.3	63.3	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,551	432	274	57	19	161	169	+322
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	1,473	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	21.0	6.7	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.3	2,344	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
3	VJ Edgecombe	1,199	2025-26	PHI	75	35.0	16.0	5.6	4.2	1.4	0.5	6.0	13.7	43.8	2.0	5.6	35.4	2.0	2.4	81.8	54.0	1.6	4.0	1.8	2,623	423	315	107	39	137	214	+57
4	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	1,169	2025-26	NOP	82	25.8	14.3	3.7	3.4	1.2	0.4	5.3	12.3	43.4	1.2	3.7	33.0	2.4	3.0	78.9	52.5	0.7	2.9	2.2	2,112	300	279	97	30	178	151	-287
5	Ace Bailey A. Bailey	993	2025-26	UTA	72	27.6	13.8	4.2	1.8	0.8	0.7	5.5	12.4	44.3	1.9	5.5	34.4	0.9	1.2	75.0	53.3	1.4	2.8	1.5	1,988	302	131	60	49	107	193	-448
6	Derik Queen D. Queen	948	2025-26	NOP	81	25.0	11.7	7.1	3.7	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	572	298	84	74	190	215	-304
7	Maxime Raynaud M. Raynaud	922	2025-26	SAC	74	26.5	12.5	7.5	1.4	0.5	0.5	5.2	9.1	57.1	0.3	1.0	32.4	1.8	2.3	78.6	61.9	1.9	5.6	1.3	1,964	556	100	38	39	94	170	-461
8	Cedric Coward C. Coward	843	2025-26	MEM	62	25.8	13.6	5.9	2.8	0.6	0.4	4.9	10.5	47.1	1.5	4.4	33.8	2.3	2.7	84.3	58.5	1.3	4.5	1.7	1,598	364	171	40	27	105	126	+23
9	Dylan Harper D. Harper	813	2025-26	SAS	69	22.6	11.8	3.4	3.9	0.8	0.3	4.8	9.5	50.5	0.9	2.6	34.3	1.3	1.7	75.6	57.4	0.8	2.6	1.4	1,558	234	266	54	24	99	139	+303
10	Will Riley W. Riley	764	2025-26	WAS	74	22.1	10.3	2.9	2.0	0.7	0.1	3.7	8.4	43.9	1.1	3.3	31.6	1.9	2.4	80.0	54.8	0.8	2.1	1.3	1,633	212	146	54	9	94	91	-484
11	Tre Johnson T. Johnson	733	2025-26	WAS	60	24.1	12.2	2.8	2.0	0.6	0.3	4.5	10.8	41.9	1.9	5.4	35.8	1.3	1.5	87.4	53.5	0.5	2.4	1.6	1,443	170	122	33	18	93	122	-338
12	Nique Clifford N. Clifford	645	2025-26	SAC	75	25.1	8.6	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.3	3.3	7.9	41.8	1.0	3.1	33.3	0.9	1.3	72.2	50.5	0.9	2.9	1.5	1,882	282	179	68	24	116	156	-219
13	Walter Clayton Jr. W. Clayton Jr.	538	2025-26	TOT	69	20.4	7.8	2.0	4.0	0.6	0.3	2.6	6.7	38.4	1.1	3.5	30.7	1.6	1.8	90.1	52.3	0.4	1.7	1.7	1,410	139	279	44	19	116	119	-285
14	Egor Dëmin E. Dëmin	536	2025-26	BKN	52	25.2	10.3	3.2	3.3	0.8	0.3	3.4	8.6	39.9	2.4	6.2	38.5	1.0	1.3	83.1	56.1	0.4	2.8	1.7	1,308	165	173	42	17	86	93	-161
15	Ryan Kalkbrenner R. Kalkbrenner	521	2025-26	CHA	69	21.4	7.6	5.5	0.8	0.5	1.5	3.2	4.2	75.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.7	71.6	76.2	2.4	3.0	0.9	1,479	377	54	32	101	62	107	+46
16	Caleb Love C. Love	509	2025-26	POR	49	20.7	10.4	2.3	2.5	0.6	0.1	3.9	10.0	38.8	1.9	6.0	31.8	0.7	1.0	73.5	49.7	0.5	1.8	1.3	1,013	114	123	27	4	62	48	-127
17	Danny Wolf D. Wolf	508	2025-26	BKN	57	20.8	8.9	4.9	2.2	0.5	0.6	3.1	7.7	40.5	1.2	3.7	32.2	1.5	1.9	77.1	52.1	1.0	3.9	1.3	1,187	281	127	30	32	73	126	-231
18	Nolan Traore N. Traore	499	2025-26	BKN	56	22.2	8.9	1.8	3.8	0.8	0.4	3.3	8.6	38.0	1.1	3.4	31.8	1.3	1.7	78.7	47.9	0.3	1.5	2.3	1,243	99	213	45	23	129	119	-280
19	Kobe Sanders K. Sanders	495	2025-26	LAC	68	19.9	7.3	2.3	1.6	0.7	0.1	2.6	5.6	46.6	1.2	2.9	40.8	0.8	1.0	82.6	59.7	0.4	1.8	1.2	1,351	153	109	49	10	81	146	+32
20	Collin Murray-Boyles C. Murray-Boyles	484	2025-26	TOR	57	21.9	8.5	5.0	1.9	0.9	0.9	3.5	6.0	57.9	0.3	0.9	34.0	1.2	1.9	65.7	62.1	2.3	2.7	1.0	1,246	285	106	52	53	59	147	+47
21	Will Richard W. Richard	441	2025-26	GSW	69	20.0	6.4	2.5	1.3	1.2	0.1	2.3	5.0	46.8	1.0	3.1	33.5	0.7	0.8	85.2	59.6	1.0	1.5	0.8	1,377	172	93	80	9	53	131	-97
22	Sion James S. James	441	2025-26	CHA	82	22.5	5.4	3.5	2.0	0.6	0.2	1.7	4.5	37.1	1.0	2.9	35.2	1.0	1.2	83.7	53.1	0.6	2.9	0.8	1,843	287	163	52	20	65	148	+65
23	Drake Powell D. Powell	408	2025-26	BKN	63	21.0	6.5	1.8	1.4	0.6	0.2	2.3	5.7	40.2	0.8	2.9	28.0	1.1	1.2	89.6	52.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	1,320	111	91	36	14	60	89	-447
24	Ryan Nembhard R. Nembhard	397	2025-26	DAL	60	19.5	6.6	2.2	5.3	0.4	0.0	2.7	6.5	41.5	0.8	2.3	35.6	0.4	0.5	80.6	49.2	0.2	2.0	1.4	1,171	133	316	25	2	85	86	-24
25	Javon Small J. Small	396	2025-26	MEM	41	20.2	9.7	3.1	3.7	0.8	0.2	3.3	7.0	46.5	1.5	3.5	42.3	1.7	2.0	82.9	61.1	0.9	2.2	1.4	830	128	151	34	9	56	65	-108

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11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0

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Tue 4/14	MIA	@	CHA	7:30 PM

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33.5

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31.1

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

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BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

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1.9

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3PM Leaders

4.0

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3.8

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TS% Leaders

68.8

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

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MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

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Dončić

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1.90

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0