who power forward averaged the most steals per game in their first season

Steve Mix averaged the most steals per game by a power forward in his first season, with 2.6 per game in 1973-74.

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	NAME	SPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Steve Mix S. Mix	2.6	1973-74	PHI	82	36.2	14.9	10.5	1.9	0.5	6.0	12.7	47.5				2.8	3.5	79.2	52.1	3.7	6.8		2,969	1,218	864	152	212	37		305
2	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	2.6	1975-76	PHI	77	38.3	23.0	12.6	4.7	0.5	8.4	20.2	41.7				6.2	8.3	74.0	48.2	3.4	9.2		2,946	1,769	967	359	198	41		334
3	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	2.1	1976-77	SAS	78	37.6	21.9	11.3	2.9	0.8	9.1	18.4	49.2				3.8	4.6	82.3	53.6	3.6	7.7		2,936	1,705	879	229	167	60		190
4	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	2.1	2007-08	CHA	62	38.3	19.4	6.0	3.5	0.9	6.6	14.6	44.9	1.1	3.6	32.1	5.0	6.9	73.1	54.7	0.9	5.1	2.9	2,376	1,200	373	216	131	58	180	189	-112
5	Shawn Marion S. Marion	2.0	2004-05	PHX	81	38.8	19.4	11.3	1.9	1.5	7.6	15.9	47.6	1.4	4.2	33.4	2.8	3.4	83.3	55.6	2.9	8.4	1.5	3,146	1,569	915	154	163	119	125	199	+660
6	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	1.9	2003-04	UTA	78	37.1	16.5	8.1	3.1	2.8	5.3	11.9	44.3	0.9	2.6	33.8	5.0	6.4	79.0	55.9	2.9	5.2	2.8	2,895	1,284	629	244	150	215	215	174	+85
7	Bobby Jones B. Jones	1.8	1977-78	DEN	75	32.5	14.5	8.5	3.4	1.7	5.9	10.1	57.8				2.8	3.7	75.1	61.6	2.2	6.3	2.6	2,440	1,088	636	252	137	126	194	221
8	Larry Bird L. Bird	1.8	1990-91	BOS	60	38.0	19.4	8.5	7.2	1.0	7.7	17.0	45.4	1.3	3.3	38.9	2.7	3.1	89.1	53.0	0.9	7.6	3.1	2,277	1,164	509	431	108	58	187	118
9	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	1.8	2015-16	PHI	67	29.3	11.1	8.1	1.8	1.5	4.6	8.8	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	2.0	3.4	59.0	54.4	2.3	5.8	2.4	1,965	747	542	122	118	100	158	192	-459
10	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	1.7	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	20.1	10.6	2.8	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	1,625	860	223	141	43	217	298
11	Sly Williams S. Williams	1.7	1980-81	NYK	67	29.5	13.2	6.2	2.7	0.3	5.2	10.6	49.3	0.0	0.1	25.0	2.8	4.0	69.0	53.6	2.4	3.8	2.1	1,976	885	416	180	116	18	141	199
12	LeBron James L. James	1.7	2012-13	MIA	76	37.9	26.8	8.0	7.3	0.9	10.1	17.8	56.5	1.4	3.3	40.6	5.3	7.0	75.3	64.0	1.3	6.8	3.0	2,877	2,036	610	551	129	67	226	110	+720
13	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1.7	1997-98	MIN	82	39.3	18.5	9.6	4.2	1.8	7.7	15.8	49.1	0.0	0.2	18.8	3.0	4.0	73.8	52.7	2.7	6.9	2.3	3,222	1,518	786	348	139	150	192	224	+152
14	Gar Heard G. Heard	1.7	1973-74	BUF	81	35.7	15.3	11.7	2.2	2.8	6.5	14.9	43.5				2.4	3.6	65.0	46.4	3.3	8.4		2,889	1,239	947	180	136	230		300
15	Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	1.7	1992-93	WAS	81	34.5	14.7	9.6	3.8	0.4	6.0	14.0	42.6	0.5	1.7	28.1	2.2	3.5	64.4	47.2	2.7	6.9	2.8	2,795	1,187	781	306	134	35	230	195
16	Robert Horry R. Horry	1.6	1997-98	LAL	72	30.4	7.4	7.5	2.3	1.3	2.8	5.8	47.6	0.3	1.3	20.4	1.6	2.3	69.2	54.2	2.6	4.9	1.4	2,192	536	542	163	112	94	99	238	+508
17	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	1.5	1976-77	NYK	82	25.7	11.6	7.7	1.8	1.2	4.9	10.2	47.6				1.9	2.7	70.7	51.1	2.7	5.0		2,104	955	633	149	125	98		363
18	Josh Smith J. Smith	1.5	2007-08	ATL	81	35.5	17.2	8.2	3.4	2.8	6.4	14.0	45.7	0.3	1.2	25.3	4.1	5.8	71.0	52.0	2.0	6.2	3.0	2,873	1,394	667	272	123	227	245	269	-39
19	Danny Granger D. Granger	1.5	2009-10	IND	62	36.7	24.1	5.5	2.8	0.8	7.9	18.4	42.8	2.5	7.1	36.1	5.9	6.9	84.8	56.4	1.1	4.4	2.5	2,278	1,497	342	171	94	51	157	183	-39
20	Nene	1.5	2003-04	DEN	77	32.5	11.8	6.5	2.2	0.5	4.3	8.2	53.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.6	68.2	57.8	2.0	4.5	2.4	2,504	908	503	168	116	41	183	280	+282
21	Grant Long G. Long	1.5	1988-89	MIA	82	29.7	11.9	6.7	1.8	0.6	4.1	8.4	48.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.7	5.0	74.9	56.1	2.9	3.7	2.5	2,435	976	546	149	122	48	201	337
22	OG Anunoby	1.5	2024-25	NYK	74	36.6	18.0	4.8	2.2	0.9	6.6	13.9	47.6	2.3	6.2	37.2	2.5	3.1	81.0	59.1	1.3	3.5	1.4	2,706	1,332	358	164	110	65	102	172	+301
23	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	1.5	2017-18	MIL	75	36.7	26.9	10.0	4.8	1.4	9.9	18.7	52.9	0.6	1.9	30.7	6.5	8.5	76.0	59.8	2.1	8.0	3.0	2,756	2,014	753	361	109	106	223	231	+148
24	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	1.4	2024-25	TOR	65	32.8	19.3	7.7	5.8	1.0	7.3	16.4	44.6	1.2	4.3	27.1	3.5	4.6	75.5	52.3	1.7	6.0	2.8	2,134	1,252	502	378	93	63	185	113	-130
25	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	1.4	1986-87	NYK	63	35.0	21.5	8.8	1.7	2.3	8.4	16.7	50.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.7	6.6	71.3	54.9	2.5	6.3	3.6	2,206	1,356	555	104	89	147	229	248

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Maxey

RPG

8.4

Drummond

APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	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 - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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 - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	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