who from the 2021 draft class has the highest player efficiency rating career

Since 2020-21, Nikola Jokić has the best PER, with a 32 rating.

Interpreted as:
Who from the 2021 draft class has the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games career?
NAMEPERGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
32
389
34.6
27.0
12.3
9.1
1.4
0.7
10.3
17.6
58.8
1.3
3.5
38.3
5.0
6.0
82.4
66.7
2.8
9.6
3.3
13,467
10,494
4,793
3,556
561
291
1,303
985
+2994
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
30.6
254
32.8
30.5
10.5
4.1
1.0
1.5
9.9
19.3
51.4
1.2
3.4
35.0
9.4
11.1
85.0
63.0
2.1
8.4
3.3
8,336
7,743
2,663
1,038
262
378
838
685
+1425
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.4
348
33.3
30.0
11.5
6.1
1.0
1.1
11.0
19.0
58.1
0.7
2.4
28.8
7.2
10.8
66.4
63.1
2.2
9.3
3.4
11,591
10,428
4,002
2,117
357
388
1,184
989
+1915
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
27.2
335
34.4
29.5
5.0
6.0
1.6
0.9
10.1
19.8
51.2
1.6
4.4
36.2
7.7
8.8
87.4
62.4
0.8
4.3
2.5
11,520
9,885
1,682
2,021
526
296
845
802
+1593
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
26.4
336
35.9
30.5
8.7
8.6
1.3
0.5
10.3
21.8
47.5
3.3
9.2
35.8
6.5
8.6
76.1
59.7
0.8
7.8
4.0
12,055
10,252
2,910
2,901
445
175
1,353
788
+1173
6Anthony Davis
A. Davis
25.5
270
34.1
24.2
11.3
3.2
1.2
2.1
9.2
17.2
53.6
0.5
1.8
26.0
5.3
6.8
77.4
59.9
2.9
8.4
2.1
9,201
6,521
3,049
862
318
569
570
602
+382
7Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25
201
31.7
24.8
6.6
4.5
1.1
0.7
9.5
16.3
58.5
0.1
0.4
29.9
5.6
8.0
69.7
62.6
2.2
4.4
2.9
6,381
4,978
1,327
913
219
134
581
464
+319
8Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
24.4
311
33.2
20.7
5.8
5.6
1.6
0.3
6.7
13.2
50.5
0.6
2.0
32.5
6.8
7.9
85.6
62.2
2.0
3.9
1.7
10,319
6,451
1,819
1,731
512
106
540
390
+1050
9LeBron James
L. James
23.8
306
35.3
26.5
7.8
7.5
1.1
0.7
10.0
19.4
51.7
2.3
6.2
36.4
4.2
5.5
75.0
60.7
1.0
6.8
3.5
10,794
8,101
2,377
2,303
337
200
1,071
471
+554
10Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.8
130
31.3
22.9
11.0
3.8
1.2
3.7
8.3
17.5
47.3
2.2
6.6
34.0
4.1
5.0
81.4
58.0
2.1
8.9
3.5
4,070
2,974
1,425
492
154
475
457
304
+66
11Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
23.6
225
33.6
23.7
6.2
3.9
1.6
0.6
8.8
17.2
51.2
2.0
5.0
40.7
4.1
4.7
87.9
61.7
1.1
5.1
1.8
7,551
5,340
1,400
882
355
131
413
345
+1312
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
23.2
295
36.2
27.6
6.6
5.1
0.8
1.2
9.9
18.6
52.9
2.2
5.4
41.4
5.7
6.5
88.1
64.3
0.4
6.1
3.3
10,683
8,152
1,933
1,506
245
349
964
570
+1217
13Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
22.9
271
30.1
20.7
7.8
2.2
0.7
1.6
7.1
14.6
48.8
2.0
5.4
37.2
4.4
5.2
85.0
61.2
1.8
6.0
1.6
8,163
5,612
2,104
603
194
437
423
764
+737
14Stephen Curry
S. Curry
22.7
345
33.4
27.5
5.0
5.8
1.1
0.3
9.1
19.7
46.3
4.8
11.8
40.6
4.5
4.9
92.1
63.0
0.5
4.5
3.1
11,540
9,500
1,728
1,990
372
119
1,063
616
+1522
15Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22.7
285
35.9
27.1
4.5
7.2
1.0
0.3
8.3
18.8
44.1
3.6
9.8
36.8
6.9
7.5
91.7
61.3
0.5
3.9
2.9
10,232
7,711
1,272
2,060
271
74
832
479
+715
16Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
22.4
366
35.0
19.3
12.8
6.7
0.9
0.5
7.5
12.9
58.0
0.6
1.7
35.4
3.7
5.1
73.3
63.8
3.3
9.5
3.1
12,823
7,060
4,694
2,448
334
175
1,140
1,208
+164
17Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
22.2
360
36.2
27.5
8.2
4.9
1.1
0.6
9.4
20.4
46.0
3.2
8.8
36.0
5.6
6.6
84.4
59.0
0.9
7.3
2.8
13,022
9,882
2,954
1,747
380
212
998
758
+2440
18Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.1
311
33.6
23.5
10.3
3.6
0.9
0.9
8.3
16.2
50.9
2.1
5.3
40.1
4.8
5.7
84.8
62.6
2.4
7.9
2.9
10,461
7,304
3,212
1,122
265
267
899
1,098
+1224
19Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
22.1
251
36.1
26.3
4.9
5.4
1.3
0.6
9.7
19.8
49.0
3.0
7.5
40.0
3.8
4.2
91.2
60.6
0.9
3.9
2.2
9,052
6,591
1,218
1,352
323
150
548
599
+973
20Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
22.1
197
19.8
11.1
5.2
1.3
0.5
0.6
4.4
6.9
62.8
0.0
0.2
12.1
2.4
3.3
70.9
66.0
1.9
3.3
0.9
3,901
2,183
1,018
251
92
117
181
340
+143
21Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
21.9
339
33.9
26.5
4.5
5.2
1.4
0.3
9.2
20.1
45.9
3.5
9.3
37.3
4.6
5.4
85.0
58.9
0.9
3.6
2.7
11,507
8,987
1,525
1,760
482
109
913
767
+1897
22Trae Young
T. Young
21.7
347
35.0
25.9
3.3
10.3
1.1
0.1
8.1
18.7
43.4
2.7
7.5
35.4
7.0
7.9
88.2
58.3
0.6
2.7
4.2
12,137
8,982
1,141
3,574
372
52
1,464
606
+419
23Daniel Gafford
D. Gafford
21.7
351
20.6
9.7
6.0
1.1
0.5
1.6
4.0
5.7
70.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.5
68.8
71.8
2.3
3.8
1.0
7,236
3,413
2,119
397
192
550
353
878
-343
24Clint Capela
C. Capela
21.6
352
25.5
11.3
10.9
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.9
8.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.4
56.9
60.4
4.0
6.9
0.9
8,979
3,960
3,844
361
230
476
302
741
+252
25Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
21.3
362
30.5
14.6
10.0
2.0
0.8
1.1
5.9
9.0
65.2
0.0
0.1
14.8
2.8
3.9
72.3
68.0
3.1
7.0
1.5
11,045
5,277
3,625
707
275
416
530
644
+1064
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Team Leaders

PPG

29.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.4

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

10.8

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

126.1

1st

DRTG

116.7

18th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

40.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
5:00 PM
Mon
12/22
@
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/25
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

16 - 7

125

Final

128

DEN Nuggets

19 - 6

Mon 15 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
5
.808
2
18
7
.720
2.5
3
16
11
.593
5.5
4
15
11
.577
6.0
5
15
11
.577
6.0
6
14
11
.560
6.5
7
15
12
.556
6.5
8
15
12
.556
6.5
9
14
12
.538
7.0
10
11
16
.407
10.5
11
10
15
.400
10.5
12
8
18
.308
13.0
13
7
18
.280
13.5
14
6
20
.231
15.0
15
4
20
.167
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
24
2
.923
2
19
6
.760
4.5
3
18
7
.720
5.5
4
18
7
.720
5.5
5
16
7
.696
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
14
12
.538
10.0
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
12
14
.462
12.0
10
10
15
.400
13.5
11
10
16
.385
14.0
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
6
20
.231
18.0
14
6
20
.231
18.0
15
5
22
.185
19.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/14
@
109-96
Fri
11/14
@
123-112
Fri
11/14
@
119-95
Sat
11/15
@
118-121
Sat
11/15
@
110-123

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
@
7:30 PM