most 20+ points game by a rookie in the last 10 seasons

Since 2015-16, Donovan Mitchell had the most games by a rookie with 20+ points, with 46 games in 2017-18.

	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	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	46	1,205	2017-18	UTA	35.5	26.2	3.7	3.7	1.6	0.2	9.7	19.6	49.2	3.0	8.0	37.7	3.9	4.8	80.6	60.2	0.8	3.0	2.7	1,631	172	169	74	10	123	115	+346
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	43	1,101	2018-19	DAL	33.5	25.6	8.1	6.2	1.1	0.3	8.3	17.6	47.5	2.6	7.4	35.3	6.3	8.4	74.4	60.1	1.3	6.8	3.6	1,439	349	265	49	11	153	97	+6
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	41	1,079	2023-24	SAS	30.4	26.3	11.1	3.8	1.4	3.9	9.5	19.0	49.8	2.2	6.3	35.7	5.1	6.3	80.7	60.3	2.4	8.7	3.7	1,248	456	155	57	160	153	88	-29
4	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	40	967	2022-23	ORL	34.9	24.2	7.4	3.9	0.9	0.7	8.1	17.7	45.8	1.6	4.5	35.4	6.5	8.4	77.0	56.7	1.3	6.1	2.9	1,394	296	155	34	29	116	92	-45
5	Trae Young T. Young	37	960	2018-19	ATL	33.6	25.9	4.2	9.3	0.8	0.2	8.9	18.7	47.8	2.8	7.4	38.5	5.3	6.3	83.7	60.5	0.8	3.3	3.8	1,241	154	343	29	7	141	70	-16
6	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	36	937	2020-21	MIN	35.1	26.0	5.1	3.2	1.5	0.7	9.4	19.9	47.1	3.2	8.4	38.0	4.1	5.3	77.2	58.6	0.9	4.2	2.3	1,262	184	115	54	25	84	82	-93
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	32	826	2015-16	MIN	35.8	25.8	11.5	2.5	0.7	2.1	10.9	18.2	60.2	0.4	1.3	35.0	3.5	4.4	79.4	64.2	3.3	8.2	2.4	1,144	368	79	22	66	78	95	+19
8	Brandon Miller B. Miller	29	711	2023-24	CHA	35.2	24.5	5.6	2.4	0.9	0.8	8.9	17.9	49.7	3.7	8.2	44.4	3.1	3.5	88.1	63.1	1.0	4.6	2.0	1,022	161	69	25	22	57	72	-174
9	Ja Morant J. Morant	29	679	2019-20	MEM	33.1	23.4	4.3	8.4	1.1	0.3	8.9	16.4	54.1	1.3	3.3	40.2	4.3	5.5	77.5	62.0	0.9	3.3	3.3	959	124	245	31	8	96	46	+103
10	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	27	649	2022-23	IND	31.8	24.0	4.6	1.5	0.7	0.2	7.6	15.4	48.9	2.1	5.1	40.9	6.9	8.3	82.6	62.9	1.3	3.3	1.8	860	125	41	19	6	49	57	+68
11	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	27	651	2018-19	CLE	36.1	24.1	3.2	3.2	0.5	0.1	9.4	18.3	51.7	2.5	5.3	47.2	2.7	3.2	86.0	61.3	0.7	2.5	2.3	974	87	87	14	2	63	56	-130
12	Stephon Castle S. Castle	26	596	2024-25	SAS	30.8	22.9	5.0	4.4	0.9	0.2	8.2	16.8	48.9	2.0	5.7	34.7	4.6	6.2	73.5	58.7	1.6	3.3	2.1	800	129	114	24	4	55	66	-84
13	Jalen Green J. Green	26	668	2021-22	HOU	35.3	25.7	3.5	2.8	0.8	0.4	9.1	17.9	50.8	4.2	9.3	45.0	3.3	4.1	82.1	65.3	0.6	2.9	1.7	918	91	72	20	11	45	45	-59
14	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	25	616	2021-22	DET	35.8	24.6	6.3	6.1	1.5	0.9	9.8	20.0	48.9	2.6	6.3	42.0	2.4	2.8	84.5	57.9	1.0	5.3	3.9	894	157	153	37	22	98	86	-61
15	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	25	620	2017-18	LAL	37.5	24.8	7.8	2.0	0.8	0.4	9.0	17.2	52.1	3.0	7.0	43.4	3.8	5.0	76.8	63.9	1.4	6.4	2.0	937	196	49	19	11	50	54	-106
16	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	23	560	2023-24	OKC	31.2	24.3	8.1	3.1	0.7	2.2	9.0	14.0	64.0	2.3	5.1	46.2	4.1	4.8	85.5	75.6	1.6	6.5	1.7	717	187	71	16	51	38	55	+161
17	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	23	529	2015-16	PHI	31.6	23.0	8.2	1.1	0.3	1.3	9.9	17.4	57.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.2	4.5	70.9	59.4	2.8	5.4	2.6	728	189	26	8	30	59	58	-187
18	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	21	483	2018-19	PHX	32.1	23.0	11.9	1.7	1.0	1.0	10.1	15.4	65.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.8	3.7	75.6	67.4	4.3	7.5	1.5	675	249	36	20	22	31	70	-116
19	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	20	472	2017-18	PHI	35.6	23.6	8.1	7.9	2.1	0.9	9.8	15.5	63.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	4.0	6.8	58.8	63.8	2.0	6.1	3.2	712	162	157	41	17	63	52	+99
20	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	19	474	2019-20	NOP	29.3	24.9	6.5	2.4	0.7	0.3	9.5	16.5	57.3	0.3	0.7	46.2	5.7	8.7	65.1	61.2	3.1	3.5	2.6	556	124	46	14	6	50	34	+73
21	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	19	462	2019-20	MIA	34.6	24.3	3.2	3.7	1.2	0.2	9.2	17.4	52.9	3.2	7.3	43.5	2.7	3.1	89.7	64.8	0.4	2.8	2.0	658	60	70	23	3	38	46	+128
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	19	463	2016-17	PHI	26.3	24.4	8.1	2.2	0.9	2.4	7.5	15.5	48.1	1.6	3.8	43.1	7.8	9.2	84.6	62.2	1.9	6.2	3.7	499	154	42	18	45	70	69	+98
23	Jalen Williams J. Williams	17	411	2022-23	OKC	35.0	24.2	6.1	4.5	2.2	0.4	9.5	15.4	61.5	1.6	3.1	50.9	3.6	4.4	82.7	69.7	1.8	4.3	1.6	596	103	77	38	7	27	46	+132
24	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	17	422	2021-22	ORL	33.7	24.8	4.8	2.7	0.8	0.5	9.1	16.9	54.0	2.2	4.6	48.7	4.4	5.2	84.1	64.8	0.9	3.9	1.5	573	82	46	13	9	26	34	-4
25	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	17	397	2021-22	TOR	38.1	23.4	9.8	3.4	1.1	0.5	9.4	15.5	60.8	1.2	2.8	42.6	3.4	4.4	76.0	67.1	3.9	5.9	2.0	648	166	57	19	8	34	41	+61