highest ppg from second-year players

Luka Dončić averaged the most points per game by a player since his 2nd season, with 30.5 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games from second-year players
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
30.5
442
35.5
8.6
8.6
1.3
0.5
10.3
21.7
47.4
3.3
9.3
35.6
6.6
8.7
76.1
59.8
0.9
7.8
4.0
15,682
13,495
3,813
3,801
584
212
1,785
1,044
+1541
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.3
990
38.2
6.2
5.2
2.3
0.8
11.5
23.1
49.6
0.6
1.7
33.1
6.8
8.1
83.4
56.7
1.5
4.7
2.7
37,867
29,979
6,138
5,152
2,318
824
2,633
2,498
+1438
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29.5
973
45.8
22.6
4.6
11.9
21.8
54.8
5.6
11.2
50.4
55.3
44,521
28,712
21,983
4,475
1,925
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.1
459
32.3
11.0
3.8
0.9
1.5
9.3
18.5
50.2
1.2
3.5
33.7
8.4
10.1
83.2
61.4
2.2
8.7
3.4
14,823
12,917
5,037
1,742
405
708
1,539
1,339
+2578
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
28.0
448
34.3
5.1
5.7
1.5
0.8
9.7
18.9
51.1
1.5
4.2
35.9
7.1
8.2
86.8
62.1
0.7
4.3
2.4
15,376
12,522
2,271
2,540
665
377
1,082
1,008
+2171
6Jerry West
J. West
27.9
853
39.6
5.6
6.9
2.6
0.7
9.9
20.8
47.8
8.0
9.7
82.2
55.6
1.0
2.8
33,774
23,803
4,765
5,905
81
23
2,222
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.6
1,121
36.8
7.1
4.5
1.0
1.1
9.5
18.7
50.8
2.1
5.2
39.5
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.8
0.6
6.4
3.2
41,308
30,973
7,906
5,088
1,157
1,269
3,567
2,157
+5723
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.6
776
40.0
13.4
4.3
10.4
24.1
43.3
6.7
8.6
78.0
49.5
31,008
21,407
10,413
3,363
2,326
9LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,543
37.5
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.4
51.1
1.7
4.8
35.0
5.5
7.5
73.6
59.5
1.1
6.4
3.5
57,909
41,786
11,663
11,551
2,287
1,127
5,377
2,713
+7652
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
27.0
720
38.9
16.5
3.0
9.5
21.7
43.8
8.0
10.5
76.2
51.3
28,031
19,414
11,855
2,140
2,271
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.9
838
41.2
3.7
6.0
2.2
0.2
9.4
22.0
42.6
1.1
3.5
30.9
7.2
9.1
78.6
51.9
0.8
2.9
3.5
34,539
22,581
3,082
5,057
1,826
140
2,925
1,544
+1238
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.5
709
33.6
4.4
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.3
20.3
50.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.8
6.8
84.5
56.8
1.5
3.0
3.0
23,831
18,813
3,153
1,976
836
566
2,137
2,045
13Trae Young
T. Young
26.2
417
34.8
3.4
10.1
1.1
0.1
8.2
18.8
43.5
2.8
7.7
35.6
7.1
8.1
87.7
58.6
0.6
2.8
4.3
14,502
10,940
1,416
4,215
446
61
1,782
734
+149
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.0
1,275
37.3
5.4
4.9
1.5
0.5
9.1
20.2
44.8
1.4
4.2
32.8
6.5
7.7
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.3
3.1
47,534
33,104
6,915
6,215
1,895
617
3,898
3,251
+4093
15Devin Booker
D. Booker
25.8
661
35.1
4.2
5.6
0.9
0.3
9.0
19.2
46.6
2.2
6.2
35.2
5.7
6.5
87.5
58.4
0.7
3.5
3.1
23,186
17,072
2,779
3,708
584
188
2,076
1,915
+605
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.8
530
33.9
4.4
5.0
1.4
0.3
9.1
19.9
45.5
3.1
8.5
36.9
4.5
5.3
84.8
57.9
0.8
3.6
2.7
17,948
13,656
2,344
2,637
726
166
1,430
1,250
+2603
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.7
818
36.0
4.4
6.8
1.0
0.3
8.2
18.7
43.9
3.2
8.6
37.1
6.1
6.8
90.2
59.4
0.6
3.8
2.8
29,445
21,036
3,588
5,538
800
248
2,298
1,536
+2477
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
25.7
818
33.5
10.4
5.3
1.1
1.3
9.4
16.9
55.8
0.6
2.2
28.1
6.2
8.9
69.1
61.6
2.0
8.5
3.2
27,375
21,006
8,543
4,334
935
1,027
2,579
2,444
+3288
19Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.6
1,395
37.5
10.2
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.1
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.6
6.9
9.2
75.0
58.0
2.4
7.8
3.0
52,377
35,725
14,250
5,012
1,980
1,101
4,245
4,283
+3010
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
25.6
370
35.4
5.4
4.4
1.4
0.7
8.9
19.4
45.9
3.1
8.2
37.6
4.7
5.8
80.6
58.2
0.7
4.7
3.0
13,085
9,462
1,983
1,615
505
246
1,113
759
+1170
21Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.4
992
35.7
6.7
2.6
1.3
0.6
9.4
20.5
46.0
0.7
2.2
31.9
5.8
7.2
81.7
53.7
2.7
4.0
2.5
35,416
25,234
6,691
2,548
1,294
579
2,489
1,851
-392
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25.4
989
33.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.6
18.2
47.2
4.1
9.8
42.1
4.1
4.5
91.3
62.9
0.6
4.0
3.1
33,407
25,129
4,617
6,271
1,450
263
3,065
2,133
+6452
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.3
969
42.2
7.3
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.0
18.6
48.6
7.3
8.7
83.9
56.5
1.0
3.0
40,854
24,545
7,088
9,197
77
4
2,712
24Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
25.0
521
35.1
7.8
4.2
1.1
0.6
8.7
19.0
45.6
2.9
7.8
36.5
4.8
5.7
84.1
58.1
0.9
6.9
2.5
18,264
13,020
4,051
2,200
579
329
1,314
1,088
+3419
25James Harden
J. Harden
25.0
1,145
35.6
5.7
7.6
1.5
0.6
7.4
16.7
44.0
2.9
7.9
36.3
7.4
8.5
86.4
61.0
0.8
5.0
3.8
40,711
28,586
6,565
8,736
1,714
663
4,399
2,794
+4525

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TEAMWLPCTGB
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
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22
60
.268
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
@
100-111
Sun
3/29
@
93-116
Mon
3/30
@
109-119
Mon
3/30
@
102-112
Mon
3/30
@
131-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
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8:30 PM
Mon
6/8
@
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
@
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
@
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
@
8:30 PM