highest ppg in the 2000's

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Kobe Bryant scored the most points per game, with 28.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in the 2000’s
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
28.2
748
39.4
5.9
5.2
1.7
0.6
9.8
21.5
45.7
1.4
4.1
34.2
7.2
8.5
84.4
55.9
1.3
4.6
3.1
29,476
21,065
4,381
3,921
1,246
431
2,326
2,092
+3470
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
28.1
682
41.8
3.6
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.7
22.9
42.4
1.1
3.6
31.1
7.5
9.5
79.3
51.8
0.7
2.9
3.6
28,534
19,154
2,471
4,227
1,521
106
2,450
1,198
+1187
3LeBron James
L. James
27.5
472
40.6
7.0
6.7
1.8
0.9
9.8
20.9
47.1
1.4
4.1
32.8
6.5
8.8
73.8
55.5
1.3
5.7
3.3
19,142
12,993
3,307
3,159
830
405
1,541
951
+1669
4Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.2
394
37.9
4.9
6.7
1.8
1.0
8.8
18.2
48.3
0.4
1.5
28.5
7.2
9.3
77.2
56.5
1.2
3.6
3.8
14,925
9,922
1,925
2,625
720
379
1,497
1,019
+1026
5Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
24.4
671
37.5
6.3
5.2
1.4
0.9
8.9
20.3
43.5
1.5
4.4
34.0
5.2
6.9
75.0
52.2
1.5
4.8
2.5
25,177
16,380
4,230
3,489
938
617
1,684
1,305
+1523
6Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
24.2
445
36.2
6.1
3.1
1.1
0.4
8.7
18.9
46.0
0.7
2.3
30.7
6.1
7.7
79.6
54.3
2.0
4.2
3.1
16,113
10,768
2,730
1,367
503
199
1,375
1,334
+790
7Vince Carter
V. Carter
23.9
727
37.8
5.4
4.4
1.3
0.7
8.7
19.5
44.6
1.6
4.3
37.8
4.8
6.1
79.9
53.8
1.6
3.9
2.4
27,511
17,341
3,960
3,166
914
525
1,741
2,211
+731
8Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
23.6
792
37.5
8.9
2.8
0.9
1.0
8.2
17.3
47.4
1.3
3.5
38.2
5.9
6.7
87.4
58.3
1.3
7.6
2.0
29,734
18,699
7,020
2,200
747
830
1,545
2,073
+4665
9Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
23.3
765
37.8
6.3
4.0
1.5
0.6
7.6
17.1
44.3
1.7
4.6
36.3
6.4
8.0
80.1
56.3
1.0
5.3
3.1
28,893
17,812
4,798
3,068
1,183
480
2,376
2,201
+1925
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.1
662
34.7
10.6
2.7
0.5
2.2
9.1
15.5
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
9.5
52.2
58.7
3.4
7.2
2.7
22,941
15,276
7,029
1,789
344
1,431
1,818
2,276
+3459
11Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
22.8
433
37.4
4.2
5.5
1.8
0.2
7.3
17.2
42.7
2.1
5.8
35.8
6.0
7.4
80.9
55.7
0.9
3.3
3.3
16,175
9,853
1,828
2,387
758
103
1,438
1,365
+96
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
22.7
154
36.7
5.4
2.6
1.1
0.8
8.1
17.9
45.3
1.0
2.8
35.9
5.5
6.3
86.7
54.9
1.0
4.4
3.0
5,653
3,495
830
397
174
128
457
256
-1152
13Ray Allen
R. Allen
22.1
728
37.9
4.4
3.8
1.2
0.2
7.7
17.1
45.2
2.7
6.7
40.3
4.0
4.4
90.0
58.2
1.1
3.4
2.3
27,561
16,101
3,238
2,801
901
143
1,674
1,623
+2189
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
21.8
366
36.0
8.5
4.2
1.4
0.7
7.8
16.1
48.1
0.0
0.1
30.2
6.2
7.9
78.5
55.5
1.6
6.9
2.9
13,191
7,982
3,129
1,548
510
243
1,051
994
+1303
15Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
21.6
769
38.2
12.1
4.7
1.3
1.6
8.5
17.1
49.9
0.2
0.7
28.6
4.4
5.6
79.4
55.4
2.6
9.4
2.6
29,345
16,638
9,288
3,603
1,037
1,206
2,003
1,882
+3322
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.4
767
36.5
11.7
3.3
0.8
2.3
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
20.7
5.1
7.4
68.6
55.1
3.1
8.7
2.7
27,974
16,431
8,999
2,502
589
1,786
2,070
1,993
+5468
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
21.2
142
36.1
5.9
4.4
1.5
0.5
8.7
20.1
43.1
0.2
0.8
24.1
3.7
4.6
80.5
48.0
0.9
5.0
2.4
5,124
3,015
836
621
208
65
335
290
+22
18Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.1
501
36.8
9.7
4.3
1.4
1.2
8.7
18.9
46.1
0.2
0.6
26.7
3.5
4.8
71.4
50.1
2.3
7.3
2.7
18,450
10,569
4,836
2,146
701
592
1,328
1,544
+1310
19Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
21.1
434
34.2
8.9
1.4
0.9
1.5
7.6
14.0
54.1
0.0
0.2
19.2
5.9
7.8
75.5
60.4
2.6
6.3
2.6
14,848
9,139
3,881
595
395
639
1,112
1,491
+1465
20Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
20.6
751
37.7
8.1
1.8
1.1
0.4
7.9
17.3
45.6
1.1
3.1
34.8
3.7
5.0
74.0
52.7
2.6
5.5
1.8
28,297
15,434
6,101
1,362
799
286
1,328
1,845
-837
21Michael Redd
M. Redd
20.5
550
34.0
4.1
2.3
1.0
0.1
7.2
16.0
45.2
1.8
4.6
38.6
4.3
5.1
84.3
56.3
1.1
3.0
1.6
18,708
11,295
2,272
1,254
545
63
907
945
-303
22Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
20.3
343
35.4
6.1
2.6
1.2
0.5
8.0
17.5
45.9
0.9
2.8
33.6
3.3
3.9
83.5
52.7
1.3
4.8
2.8
12,152
6,957
2,087
883
398
182
977
874
-49
23Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
20.1
293
39.1
6.2
4.7
1.0
0.2
7.6
18.0
42.0
1.3
3.6
37.5
3.6
4.4
81.5
50.3
0.9
5.3
2.6
11,469
5,882
1,814
1,389
306
55
768
718
+726
24Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.0
643
38.0
10.1
2.6
0.9
2.1
7.7
15.2
50.3
0.0
0.0
15.4
4.7
6.4
73.6
55.5
3.9
6.3
2.5
24,420
12,852
6,520
1,674
592
1,334
1,617
1,993
-1177
25Brandon Roy
B. Roy
19.8
209
36.9
4.6
5.1
1.1
0.2
7.2
15.6
46.5
1.0
2.8
36.3
4.3
5.4
80.3
55.2
1.2
3.5
1.9
7,710
4,136
968
1,060
234
48
404
413
+342

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

33.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.4

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

7th

DRTG

118.3

24th

NETRTG

0.0

16th

3P%

34.3

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
10
.714
4.0
3
Lakers Lakers
22
11
.667
6.0
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
9:30 PM
Fri
1/9
@
10:30 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

15 - 20

114

Final

120

LAL Lakers

22 - 11

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
27
9
.750
2
23
12
.657
3.5
3
23
13
.639
4.0
4
22
15
.595
5.5
5
19
15
.559
7.0
6
20
16
.556
7.0
7
20
16
.556
7.0
8
20
17
.541
7.5
9
17
19
.472
10.0
10
17
21
.447
11.0
11
16
20
.444
11.0
12
13
23
.361
14.0
13
11
22
.333
14.5
14
9
25
.265
17.0
15
6
30
.167
21.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
30
7
.811
2
25
10
.714
4.0
3
22
11
.667
6.0
4
24
12
.667
5.5
5
22
11
.667
6.0
6
23
13
.639
6.5
7
21
15
.583
8.5
8
19
18
.514
11.0
9
17
20
.459
13.0
10
15
20
.429
14.0
11
13
22
.371
16.0
12
13
23
.361
16.5
13
12
23
.343
17.0
14
8
28
.222
21.5
15
8
29
.216
22.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
12/4
@
98-107
Thu
12/4
@
116-101
Thu
12/4
@
98-117
Thu
12/4
@
111-132
Fri
12/5
@
101-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/6
@
8:00 PM