youngest players to average 25 ppg nba history

4 players are tied for the youngest with 25.0+ points per game in a season. They were 20 years old. The first three are Zion Williamson in 2020-21, Luka Dončić in 2019-20 and Kevin Durant in 2008-09.

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youngest players to average 25 or higher ppg in a regular season NBA history

	NAME	Age	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	20	27.0	2020-21	NOP	61	33.2	7.2	3.7	0.9	0.6	10.4	17.0	61.1	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	8.7	69.8	64.9	2.7	4.5	2.7	2,026	1,647	441	226	57	39	167	135	+89
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	20	28.8	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	2,047	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20	25.3	2008-09	OKC	74	39.0	6.5	2.8	1.3	0.7	8.9	18.8	47.6	1.3	3.1	42.2	6.1	7.1	86.3	57.7	1.0	5.5	3.0	2,885	1,871	482	205	96	53	225	134	-501
4	LeBron James L. James	20	27.2	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21	27.7	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
6	Trae Young T. Young	21	29.6	2019-20	ATL	60	35.3	4.3	9.3	1.1	0.1	9.1	20.8	43.7	3.4	9.5	36.1	8.0	9.3	86.0	59.5	0.5	3.7	4.8	2,120	1,778	255	560	65	8	289	104	-228
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21	25.1	2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	9.8	18.0	54.2	1.2	3.4	36.7	4.3	5.2	83.2	61.8	3.6	8.7	2.6	3,030	2,061	1,007	220	56	103	212	241	-28
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	21	30.1	2009-10	OKC	82	39.5	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
9	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	21	26.5	2005-06	DEN	80	36.8	4.9	2.7	1.1	0.5	9.5	19.7	48.1	0.5	1.9	24.3	7.2	8.9	80.8	56.3	1.5	3.4	2.7	2,941	2,122	394	216	88	42	218	229	+4
10	LeBron James L. James	21	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
11	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	21	26.8	2000-01	ORL	77	40.1	7.5	4.6	1.5	1.5	10.2	22.4	45.7	0.8	2.2	35.5	5.6	7.6	73.3	52.1	2.5	5.0	2.6	3,087	2,065	580	352	116	118	198	160	+252
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21	29.3	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	21	28.2	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	21	25.7	1965-66	SFW	80	37.4	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9				7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8				2,990	2,059	850	173				297
15	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	22	25.9	2024-25	ORL	46	34.4	7.5	4.8	0.8	0.6	9.0	19.8	45.2	1.9	5.9	32.0	6.1	8.4	72.7	55.1	1.1	6.4	3.0	1,582	1,191	345	219	36	28	136	97	-21
16	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	22	25.9	2023-24	MIN	79	35.1	5.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	9.1	19.7	46.1	2.4	6.7	35.7	5.4	6.4	83.6	57.5	0.7	4.8	3.1	2,770	2,049	430	405	101	42	241	141	+432
17	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22	26.0	2022-23	NOP	29	33.0	7.0	4.6	1.1	0.6	9.8	16.2	60.8	0.2	0.7	36.8	6.1	8.6	71.4	65.2	2.0	5.0	3.4	956	754	202	133	32	16	99	65	+149
18	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	22	28.4	2021-22	DAL	65	35.4	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	21.6	45.7	3.1	8.8	35.3	5.6	7.5	74.4	57.1	0.9	8.3	4.5	2,301	1,847	593	568	75	36	292	145	+146
19	Ja Morant J. Morant	22	27.4	2021-22	MEM	57	33.1	5.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	10.2	20.6	49.3	1.5	4.5	34.4	5.5	7.3	76.1	57.5	1.4	4.4	3.4	1,889	1,564	325	384	66	22	196	86	+189
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	22	26.4	2020-21	BOS	64	35.8	7.4	4.3	1.2	0.5	9.5	20.6	45.9	2.9	7.6	38.6	4.6	5.3	86.8	57.6	0.8	6.6	2.7	2,290	1,692	472	276	75	31	171	122	+161
21	Trae Young T. Young	22	25.3	2020-21	ATL	63	33.7	3.9	9.4	0.8	0.2	7.7	17.7	43.8	2.2	6.3	34.3	7.7	8.7	88.6	58.9	0.6	3.3	4.1	2,124	1,594	245	594	53	12	261	111	+267
22	Devin Booker D. Booker	22	26.6	2018-19	PHX	64	35.0	4.1	6.8	0.9	0.2	9.2	19.6	46.7	2.1	6.5	32.6	6.1	7.1	86.6	58.4	0.6	3.5	4.1	2,242	1,700	265	433	56	13	264	200	-330
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	22	27.7	2010-11	OKC	78	38.9	6.8	2.7	1.1	1.0	9.1	19.7	46.2	1.9	5.3	35.0	7.6	8.7	88.0	58.9	0.7	6.1	2.8	3,038	2,161	533	214	88	76	218	159	+271
24	Derrick Rose D. Rose	22	25.0	2010-11	CHI	81	37.4	4.1	7.7	1.0	0.6	8.8	19.7	44.5	1.6	4.8	33.2	5.9	6.9	85.8	55.0	1.0	3.1	3.4	3,026	2,026	330	623	85	51	278	136	+498
25	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	22	28.9	2006-07	DEN	65	38.2	6.0	3.8	1.2	0.4	10.6	22.4	47.6	0.6	2.3	26.8	7.1	8.7	80.8	55.2	2.2	3.8	3.6	2,486	1,881	391	249	77	23	234	203	+88

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34.5

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 3/3	NOP	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 3/5	NOP	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Fri 3/6	NOP	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sun 3/8	WAS	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Wed 3/11	TOR	@	NOP	8:00 PM

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19 - 43

117

Final

137

Clippers

28 - 31

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.5

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.9

Antetokounmpo

67.6

Jokić

67.3

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121.4

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

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107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.9

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

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7.9

6.2

5.5

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,806.1

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,990.5

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

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36.5

Brown

33.7

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MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

37.1

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36.6

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.81

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1.59

Dončić

1.53

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1.92

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35-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-27

Worst Record ATS

24-38

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25-34

26-35

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	40	20	.667	5.5
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	33	.441	19.0
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	43	.271	29.0
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

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1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	37	22	.627	8.5
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	37	24	.607	9.5
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	42	.300	28.0
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 1/28	MIL	@	WAS	99-109
Wed 1/28	SAC	@	PHI	111-113
Wed 1/28	HOU	@	ATL	104-86
Wed 1/28	MIA	@	CHI	116-113
Wed 1/28	CHA	@	DAL	123-121

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/2	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 3/2	BOS	@	MIL	7:30 PM
Mon 3/2	DEN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Mon 3/2	LAC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Tue 3/3	WAS	@	ORL	7:00 PM

4 players are tied for the youngest with 25.0+ points per game in a season. They were 20 years old. The first three are Zion Williamson in 2020-21, Luka Dončić in 2019-20 and Kevin Durant in 2008-09.

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