which rookie has the most points in an nba game since 2020

Since 2019-20, Cooper Flagg has posted the most points by a rookie in a game, with 51 points versus the Magic on April 3.

Interpreted as:
Which rookie has the most points in an NBA regular-season game since 2020?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
51
4/3/2026
DAL DAL
vs
ORL ORL
34
6
3
3
1
19
30
63.3
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
77.1
3
3
1
3
-2
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
49
1/29/2026
DAL DAL
vs
CHA CHA
38
10
3
0
1
20
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
3Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
45
4/5/2026
DAL DAL
vs
LAL LAL
39
8
9
2
1
14
27
51.9
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
65.3
0
8
2
2
+11
4GG Jackson
GG Jackson
44
4/14/2024
MEM MEM
vs
DEN DEN
44
12
1
2
1
17
36
47.2
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
56.3
6
6
3
1
-13
5Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
42
12/15/2025
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
42
7
6
1
2
13
27
48.1
1
4
25.0
15
20
75.0
58.7
1
6
4
3
-9
6Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42
4/9/2023
MEM MEM
@
OKC OKC
40
14
0
1
0
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
69.4
6
8
2
3
-17
7Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42
5/5/2021
MIN MIN
vs
MEM MEM
38
6
7
1
1
17
22
77.3
8
9
88.9
0
1
0.0
93.6
1
5
3
4
+11
8Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42
3/18/2021
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
38
7
3
2
0
15
31
48.4
4
13
30.8
8
13
61.5
57.2
3
4
2
2
+9
9Jalen Green
J. Green
41
4/10/2022
HOU HOU
vs
ATL ATL
40
1
3
1
0
14
26
53.8
4
11
36.4
9
11
81.8
66.5
0
1
0
1
0
10Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
40
4/7/2026
NOP NOP
vs
UTA UTA
38
5
6
3
0
17
29
58.6
1
7
14.3
5
5
100.0
64.1
2
3
2
2
+30
11Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
40
3/29/2024
SAS SAS
vs
NYK NYK
38
20
7
2
1
13
22
59.1
4
9
44.4
10
12
83.3
73.3
5
15
4
2
+1
12Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
39
1/9/2021
PHI PHI
vs
DEN DEN
44
7
6
2
0
18
33
54.5
3
8
37.5
0
0
59.1
1
6
2
3
-17
13VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
38
3/19/2026
PHI PHI
@
SAC SAC
39
7
11
2
0
16
28
57.1
3
7
42.9
3
3
100.0
64.8
4
3
1
2
+44
14Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
38
4/10/2025
ATL ATL
@
BKN BKN
35
4
2
2
1
15
20
75.0
6
11
54.5
2
5
40.0
85.6
0
4
1
5
+28
15Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
38
11/2/2023
SAS SAS
@
PHX PHX
34
10
2
1
2
15
26
57.7
3
6
50.0
5
6
83.3
66.3
2
8
2
3
+21
16Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
38
12/28/2021
ORL ORL
vs
MIL MIL
38
7
3
1
1
12
20
60.0
4
8
50.0
10
10
100.0
77.9
1
6
2
2
+4
17Ace Bailey
A. Bailey
37
3/23/2026
UTA UTA
vs
TOR TOR
35
6
3
0
2
11
21
52.4
7
10
70.0
8
8
100.0
75.4
1
5
0
3
-8
18Dalton Knecht
D. Knecht
37
11/19/2024
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
38
5
0
1
0
12
16
75.0
9
12
75.0
4
5
80.0
101.6
0
5
0
2
+18
19Cole Anthony
C. Anthony
37
5/16/2021
ORL ORL
@
PHI PHI
38
8
2
1
0
10
25
40.0
3
9
33.3
14
14
100.0
59.4
2
6
6
3
-17
20Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
37
8/3/2020
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
44
12
1
1
1
12
16
75.0
4
6
66.7
9
9
100.0
92.7
2
10
3
4
+25
21Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
36
4/12/2026
NOP NOP
@
MIN MIN
41
10
5
2
1
12
28
42.9
0
5
0.0
12
14
85.7
52.7
3
7
2
3
0
22Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
36
4/10/2026
NOP NOP
@
BOS BOS
44
3
6
3
0
13
29
44.8
3
10
30.0
7
11
63.6
53.2
1
2
1
4
-32
23Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
36
2/3/2026
DAL DAL
vs
BOS BOS
37
9
6
0
2
12
24
50.0
2
4
50.0
10
11
90.9
62.4
1
8
1
1
-2
24Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
36
3/30/2025
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
35
6
0
1
0
12
21
57.1
5
11
45.5
7
9
77.8
72.1
4
2
1
3
+19
25Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
36
11/18/2023
OKC OKC
@
GSW GSW
37
10
5
2
2
14
22
63.6
2
5
40.0
6
7
85.7
71.8
4
6
4
2
+9
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