highest average player efficiency rating between 2000-01 to 2021-22

Between the 2000-01 and 2021-22 seasons, LeBron James had the best PER, with a 27.3 rating.

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	NAME	PER	GP	MPG	PPG	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	LeBron James L. James	27.3	1,366	38.2	27.1	7.5	7.4	1.6	0.8	9.9	19.6	50.5	1.6	4.5	34.6	5.7	7.8	73.4	58.8	1.2	6.3	3.5	52,140	37,062	10,210	10,045	2,136	1,041	4,788	2,516	+7009
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.1	527	30.4	19.7	10.4	6.2	1.2	0.7	7.6	13.9	54.2	1.0	2.9	34.5	3.5	4.3	83.0	62.2	2.6	7.7	2.8	16,008	10,364	5,456	3,281	627	376	1,462	1,467	+2153
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.1	328	31.2	26.0	11.4	3.3	0.9	1.7	8.5	17.4	49.0	1.2	3.5	33.8	7.8	9.6	81.0	60.1	2.3	9.0	3.4	10,241	8,535	3,732	1,080	285	542	1,109	1,010	+1856
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	26.9	604	34.4	23.8	10.2	2.3	1.4	2.3	8.9	17.3	51.5	0.5	1.6	30.3	5.5	7.0	79.4	58.5	2.5	7.7	2.0	20,772	14,390	6,163	1,414	824	1,413	1,179	1,419	+548
5	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	26.3	85	31.7	25.7	7.0	3.2	0.9	0.6	9.9	16.4	60.4	0.2	0.6	33.3	5.7	8.3	68.3	64.0	2.7	4.2	2.7	2,694	2,187	591	276	73	48	226	177	+151
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	25.3	939	36.8	27.2	7.1	4.3	1.1	1.1	9.3	18.7	49.6	1.9	4.9	38.4	6.7	7.6	88.4	61.6	0.7	6.4	3.2	34,509	25,526	6,646	4,032	1,021	1,038	2,964	1,801	+4223
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	25.1	673	32.3	20.7	9.6	2.4	0.5	1.9	8.1	13.7	58.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	8.7	52.1	58.9	3.0	6.6	2.6	21,770	13,909	6,484	1,596	339	1,296	1,756	2,310	+3039
8	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	24.8	482	34.2	23.2	11.3	3.1	0.8	1.4	8.6	16.2	52.7	1.6	4.1	39.7	4.4	5.3	83.3	62.4	3.0	8.3	2.7	16,471	11,170	5,465	1,486	389	663	1,290	1,633	+540
9	Chris Paul C. Paul	24.6	1,155	34.5	18.1	4.5	9.5	2.1	0.1	6.4	13.5	47.3	1.3	3.6	36.9	4.0	4.6	87.1	58.3	0.6	3.9	2.4	39,896	20,936	5,206	10,977	2,453	172	2,774	2,800	+5915
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	24.5	656	32.6	21.8	9.4	4.6	1.2	1.3	7.9	14.8	53.5	0.7	2.4	28.8	5.3	7.4	71.8	60.4	1.7	7.7	2.9	21,354	14,321	6,149	3,020	764	856	1,884	1,969	+2000
11	James Harden J. Harden	24.5	942	34.6	24.9	5.6	6.8	1.5	0.5	7.3	16.6	44.2	2.8	7.6	36.1	7.5	8.7	86.0	61.0	0.8	4.8	3.8	32,617	23,477	5,294	6,397	1,449	512	3,539	2,456	+3698
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	24.4	1,186	33.2	18.5	10.6	3.1	0.7	2.1	7.2	14.3	50.4	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.1	5.9	69.3	54.9	2.7	8.0	2.3	39,326	21,965	12,625	3,646	859	2,523	2,714	2,693	+7635
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24.2	264	33.8	26.4	8.5	8.0	1.1	0.4	9.0	19.7	45.7	2.8	8.2	33.7	5.6	7.6	73.7	57.3	1.0	7.5	4.1	8,928	6,962	2,256	2,102	278	111	1,080	587	+445
14	Hassan Whiteside H. Whiteside	24	511	24.7	12.6	10.8	0.6	0.5	2.2	5.3	9.0	58.6	0.0	0.1	30.8	2.1	3.5	60.5	60.2	3.1	7.7	1.5	12,645	6,450	5,523	326	271	1,143	756	1,341	+313
15	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23.8	826	34.3	24.3	4.6	6.5	1.7	0.2	8.3	17.6	47.3	3.8	8.8	42.8	3.9	4.3	90.8	62.4	0.7	4.0	3.1	28,360	20,064	3,838	5,388	1,367	187	2,598	1,981	+5421
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	23.6	1,080	38.0	27.2	5.5	5.1	1.5	0.4	9.5	21.2	44.7	1.5	4.6	32.9	6.8	8.0	84.0	55.0	1.1	4.4	3.2	41,058	29,403	5,993	5,503	1,643	465	3,402	2,698	+3206
17	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23.6	1,095	33.7	17.9	10.3	3.8	1.2	1.3	7.1	14.2	50.0	0.1	0.4	26.1	3.5	4.4	80.3	55.3	2.0	8.3	2.1	36,885	19,575	11,312	4,113	1,331	1,384	2,299	2,592	+4247
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	23.5	1,054	33.9	22.0	4.7	5.4	1.5	0.8	8.0	16.7	48.0	0.5	1.8	29.3	5.4	7.1	76.5	55.4	1.2	3.5	3.2	35,773	23,165	4,933	5,701	1,620	885	3,326	2,328	+2827
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	23.4	576	31.3	19.2	6.4	2.9	1.8	0.6	6.9	14.0	49.3	1.5	3.9	38.4	3.9	4.5	85.8	60.0	1.2	5.2	1.6	18,024	11,085	3,689	1,672	1,013	367	933	988	+3689
20	Yao Ming Y. Ming	23	486	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	15,818	9,247	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	22.9	1,393	34.1	21.3	7.7	2.4	0.8	0.9	7.6	16.0	47.2	1.3	3.5	38.3	4.9	5.6	88.3	57.9	1.0	6.8	1.6	47,472	29,740	10,795	3,401	1,118	1,186	2,280	3,240	+6466
22	Montrezl Harrell M. Harrell	22.6	458	21.5	12.9	5.3	1.4	0.6	0.8	5.2	8.4	62.0	0.0	0.2	11.7	2.5	3.7	66.2	64.2	1.9	3.4	1.1	9,863	5,900	2,429	642	252	379	515	983	+632
23	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	22.6	746	34.7	21.8	5.7	4.9	1.3	0.7	7.9	18.2	43.4	1.4	4.1	34.1	4.6	6.1	75.1	52.1	1.2	4.5	2.3	25,911	16,259	4,228	3,687	945	529	1,723	1,280	+1417
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	22.6	1,021	34.7	22.8	7.4	8.4	1.7	0.3	8.2	18.6	43.8	1.1	3.7	30.5	5.4	6.9	78.3	52.7	1.7	5.7	4.1	35,425	23,298	7,541	8,611	1,699	313	4,188	2,686	+2980
25	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22.4	611	34.0	23.1	3.8	5.7	1.3	0.4	8.5	18.1	47.0	2.2	5.7	39.3	3.8	4.4	88.2	57.7	0.8	3.1	2.6	20,804	14,089	2,339	3,504	816	241	1,597	1,392	+1339

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

5.7

Mitchell

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BKN	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

130

Final

Cavaliers

0 - 4

Mon 25 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

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