Zion Williamson has the best field-goal percentage by a rookie with 20.0+ points per game in a season, at 58.3 percent in 2019-20.

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	NAME	FG%	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	58.3	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	540	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	56.2	23.4	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	54.9	21.1	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
4	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	54.7	21.7	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	1,781	726	165	48	101	222	279
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	53.8	20.6	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	53.1	24.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
7	Walter Davis W. Davis	52.6	24.2	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	1,959	484	273	113	20	283	242
8	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	52.3	21.0	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
9	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	52.3	23.7	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
10	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	52.0	20.3	1976-77	BUF	77	36.6	7.6	1.9	1.2	0.2	7.1	13.6				6.2	7.6	81.8	60.1	3.3	4.4		2,816	1,564	587	144	91	15		215
11	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	51.9	31.6	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	51.8	28.8	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	51.5	28.2	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	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	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	51.2	25.5	1962-63	CHI	57	40.2	8.0	3.1			9.2	18.0				7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8				2,294	1,452	458	175				188
15	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	51.1	21.0	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	1,639	805	76	27	271	236	286
16	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	50.6	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
17	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	49.7	21.4	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	7.0	2.2	1.1	0.3	8.9	17.9	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.6	5.0	71.6	53.2	2.2	4.7	2.4	2,626	1,732	565	176	89	21	194	308
18	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	49.6	21.6	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2	7.8	15.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	6.0	7.6	79.7	57.0	2.7	2.7	3.4	3,077	1,772	443	270	89	16	280	241
19	Elton Brand E. Brand	48.2	20.1	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
20	Bernard King B. King	47.9	24.2	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302
21	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	47.9	20.1	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	10.6	2.8	1.7	0.5	8.4	17.5	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
22	Alex Groza A. Groza	47.8	23.4	1949-50	IND	64			2.5			8.1	17.0				7.1	9.7	72.9	54.8					1,496		162				221
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	47.4	21.3	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
24	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	47.3	30.5	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
25	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	46.8	22.0	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	2,717	1,741	468	334	82	13	269	223

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PPG

21.5

Murphy

RPG

7.1

Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

21st

DRTG

118.9

25th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.7

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	IND	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	NOP	@	UTA	9:30 PM
Sat 10/24	NOP	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Wed 10/28	DEN	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

26 - 56

126

Final

132

Timberwolves

49 - 33

Sun 12 Apr 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

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Zion Williamson has the best field-goal percentage by a rookie with 20.0+ points per game in a season, at 58.3 percent in 2019-20.

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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28.8

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11.9

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9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

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