rookie with most games made 40+ points this century

Between the 1999-00 and 2098-99 seasons, Cooper Flagg has the most games by a rookie with 40+ points in a season, with 4 games in 2025-26.

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	4	187	2025-26	DAL	38.0	46.8	7.8	5.3	1.5	1.3	16.5	28.3	58.4	3.0	5.5	54.5	10.8	12.5	86.0	69.3	1.3	6.5	2.3	152	31	21	6	5	9	10	+2
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	2	84	2020-21	MIN	38.3	42.0	6.5	5.0	1.5	0.5	16.0	26.5	60.4	6.0	11.0	54.5	4.0	7.0	57.1	71.0	2.0	4.5	2.5	77	13	10	3	1	5	6	+20
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2	81	2017-18	UTA	34.9	40.5	4.5	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.5	22.0	61.4	6.5	10.5	61.9	7.0	8.0	87.5	79.3	0.5	4.0	2.0	70	9	10	2	0	4	3	+47
4	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	2	91	2010-11	LAC	37.9	45.5	14.5	5.0	1.0	1.0	16.5	24.0	68.8	0.0	0.0		12.5	17.0	73.5	72.3	3.5	11.0	4.0	76	29	10	2	2	8	7	+4
5	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	1	40	2025-26	NOP	37.8	40.0	5.0	6.0	3.0	0.0	17.0	29.0	58.6	1.0	7.0	14.3	5.0	5.0	100.0	64.1	2.0	3.0	2.0	38	5	6	3	0	2	2	+30
6	GG Jackson	1	44	2023-24	MEM	44.1	44.0	12.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	36.0	47.2	4.0	13.0	30.8	6.0	7.0	85.7	56.3	6.0	6.0	3.0	44	12	1	2	1	3	1	-13
7	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1	40	2023-24	SAS	37.7	40.0	20.0	7.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	22.0	59.1	4.0	9.0	44.4	10.0	12.0	83.3	73.3	5.0	15.0	4.0	38	20	7	2	1	4	2	+1
8	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	1	42	2022-23	MEM	40.4	42.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	25.0	68.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	8.0	12.0	66.7	69.4	6.0	8.0	2.0	40	14	0	1	0	2	3	-17
9	Jalen Green J. Green	1	41	2021-22	HOU	39.5	41.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	26.0	53.8	4.0	11.0	36.4	9.0	11.0	81.8	66.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	40	1	3	1	0	0	1	0
10	Grayson Allen G. Allen	1	40	2018-19	UTA	40.7	40.0	7.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	11.0	30.0	36.7	5.0	13.0	38.5	13.0	14.0	92.9	55.3	2.0	5.0	3.0	41	7	4	1	1	3	1	-3
11	Trae Young T. Young	1	49	2018-19	ATL	55.8	49.0	8.0	16.0	1.0	1.0	17.0	33.0	51.5	6.0	13.0	46.2	9.0	11.0	81.8	64.7	1.0	7.0	9.0	56	8	16	1	1	9	2	-9
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1	42	2009-10	GSW	48.0	42.0	9.0	8.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	25.0	52.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	12.0	12.0	100.0	69.4	3.0	6.0	2.0	48	9	8	2	1	2	0	+6
13	Rodrigue Beaubois R. Beaubois	1	40	2009-10	DAL	29.9	40.0	8.0	3.0	0.0	3.0	15.0	22.0	68.2	9.0	11.0	81.8	1.0	1.0	100.0	89.1	0.0	8.0	1.0	30	8	3	0	3	1	2	+21
14	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	1	55	2009-10	MIL	40.7	55.0	5.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	34.0	61.8	7.0	8.0	87.5	6.0	8.0	75.0	73.3	1.0	4.0	4.0	41	5	5	0	0	4	1	+11
15	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	1	41	2008-09	LAC	43.6	41.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	5.0	7.0	71.4	12.0	14.0	85.7	81.5	0.0	2.0	2.0	44	2	4	1	0	2	4	0
16	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1	42	2007-08	SEA	42.6	42.0	13.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	18.0	25.0	72.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	5.0	6.0	83.3	76.0	3.0	10.0	5.0	43	13	6	1	2	5	0	+14
17	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	1	48	2005-06	TOR	46.0	48.0	9.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	20.0	32.0	62.5	6.0	11.0	54.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	72.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	46	9	3	1	0	3	4	-6
18	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1	41	2003-04	DEN	44.0	41.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	19.0	29.0	65.5	2.0	3.0	66.7	1.0	1.0	100.0	69.6	0.0	5.0	4.0	44	5	0	2	1	4	5	+3
19	LeBron James L. James	1	41	2003-04	CLE	43.0	41.0	6.0	13.0	3.0	0.0	15.0	29.0	51.7	1.0	2.0	50.0	10.0	10.0	100.0	61.4	2.0	4.0	2.0	43	6	13	3	0	2	1	+10
20	Jason Richardson J. Richardson	1	40	2001-02	GSW	41.0	40.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	18.0	28.0	64.3	2.0	5.0	40.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	69.3	1.0	1.0	3.0	41	2	2	3	0	3	6	-5
21	Elton Brand E. Brand	1	44	1999-00	CHI	43.0	44.0	12.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	16.0	21.0	76.2	0.0	0.0		12.0	15.0	80.0	79.7	7.0	5.0	1.0	43	12	2	0	3	1	2	-11

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.8

Flagg

RPG

8.2

Washington

APG

6.6

Flagg

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

12th

DRTG

112.0

15th

NETRTG

2.5

13th

3P%

34.8

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	SAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	DAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 11/6	UTA	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BKN	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

5 - 1

111

Final

116

Mavericks

4 - 2

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

121.8

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.1

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Between the 1999-00 and 2098-99 seasons, Cooper Flagg has the most games by a rookie with 40+ points in a season, with 4 games in 2025-26.

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6.6

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.2

29.2

28.2

16.2

13.5

12.3

10.2

9.2

8.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.8

2.8

2.6

5.4

4.6

4.4

84.1

77.0

75.8

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

317.3

284.4

282.8

334.5

302.5

280.5

39.7

34.4

33.4

38.2

37.5

37.2

1.77

1.68

1.62

1.77

1.71

1.69

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Scores

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