most centers highest ppg 1979-80 to 2025-26

Since 1979-80, Joel Embiid put up the most points per game by a center, with 27.6 per game.

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most centers highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games 1979-80 to 2025-26

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.6	490	31.9	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,609	13,544	5,280	1,808	432	784	1,656	1,451	+2645
2	Anthony Davis A. Davis	27.1	131	34.8	11.9	2.9	1.4	2.3	9.9	19.5	50.9	0.7	2.1	31.5	6.6	8.2	79.9	58.7	2.6	9.2	2.2	4,558	3,551	1,556	375	182	302	293	300	+184
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	24.7	110	30.8	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.7	17.6	49.6	2.4	6.8	35.1	4.8	5.8	82.9	61.2	1.9	9.4	2.8	3,393	2,716	1,242	368	118	373	304	261	+784
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.7	1,207	34.7	10.9	2.5	0.6	2.3	9.4	16.1	58.2	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.9	9.3	52.7	58.6	3.5	7.4	2.7	41,918	28,596	13,099	3,026	739	2,732	3,310	4,146	+4887
5	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22.8	720	33.7	11.1	3.1	0.8	1.1	8.3	15.9	52.2	1.7	4.3	39.7	4.4	5.3	84.0	62.4	2.8	8.3	2.7	24,293	16,384	8,025	2,263	588	811	1,932	2,452	+1656
6	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	22.2	810	32.0	11.1	7.5	1.3	0.7	8.5	15.2	56.1	1.1	3.2	36.2	4.1	5.0	82.5	64.1	2.7	8.4	3.0	25,904	18,009	8,977	6,080	1,041	589	2,420	2,169	+4626
7	Shawn Marion S. Marion	21.8	81	40.3	11.8	1.8	2.0	1.7	8.8	16.9	52.5	1.2	3.6	33.1	3.0	3.7	80.9	59.1	3.1	8.8	1.5	3,263	1,769	959	143	160	137	125	223	+412
8	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21.8	1,238	35.7	11.1	2.5	1.7	3.1	8.7	17.0	51.2	0.0	0.1	20.2	4.4	6.2	71.2	55.3	3.3	7.8	3.0	44,222	26,946	13,748	3,058	2,162	3,830	3,667	4,383	+564
9	David Robinson D. Robinson	21.1	987	34.7	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	20.9	1,120	34.3	9.9	1.9	0.9	2.5	8.2	16.2	50.4	0.0	0.1	16.1	4.6	6.1	74.1	55.3	2.3	7.6	3.0	38,388	23,459	11,052	2,111	1,047	2,747	3,308	3,786	+412
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	20.9	1,106	33.5	11.6	1.4	0.8	1.2	7.2	14.7	48.7	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.6	8.5	77.8	56.8	4.8	6.8	2.9	37,068	23,151	12,810	1,529	895	1,357	3,258	2,399
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	20.6	787	32.6	7.6	2.8	0.7	2.0	8.5	14.9	57.2	0.0	0.0	5.6	3.6	4.9	74.3	60.6	2.0	5.6	2.6	25,675	16,246	5,980	2,220	584	1,594	2,037	2,258
13	Dan Issel D. Issel	20.5	476	29.9	7.2	2.2	0.9	0.6	7.5	14.9	50.2	0.0	0.2	25.3	5.5	6.8	80.5	57.2	2.1	5.2	1.8	14,242	9,768	3,443	1,068	446	280	851	1,264
14	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	19.7	468	30.1	7.6	1.3	0.7	1.4	7.3	13.2	55.4	0.0	0.2	24.3	5.1	6.6	77.4	61.4	2.3	5.3	2.2	14,085	9,222	3,557	611	342	655	1,034	1,485	+1412
15	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	19.6	340	29.3	5.9	1.6	1.1	2.0	6.9	14.9	46.3	1.7	5.1	34.2	4.0	5.0	80.1	57.1	1.4	4.5	2.0	9,956	6,661	1,996	554	375	672	672	1,212	+591
16	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	19.6	654	29.8	10.2	3.0	1.3	1.1	7.0	15.2	46.0	0.7	2.0	33.1	5.0	6.7	73.7	53.9	2.6	7.6	3.3	19,508	12,802	6,664	1,979	874	742	2,149	2,421	-553
17	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	19.2	131	29.0	7.6	2.1	0.7	1.6	6.5	14.5	44.8	2.3	6.2	36.8	4.0	4.9	81.3	57.8	1.6	6.0	1.4	3,793	2,515	991	270	90	216	186	393	+486
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	19.1	230	33.5	8.1	2.2	0.9	1.0	6.7	14.5	46.6	1.6	4.2	38.5	3.9	4.6	86.7	57.9	1.0	7.1	1.4	7,706	4,386	1,863	513	218	226	331	584	+762
19	Yao Ming Y. Ming	19.0	486	32.5	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
20	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	19.0	548	36.5	9.5	3.7	0.8	0.7	7.0	13.1	53.2	0.0	0.0	14.3	5.0	6.7	74.7	59.0	2.2	7.3	2.8	20,029	10,389	5,227	2,028	422	397	1,511	1,466
21	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	18.8	442	34.8	8.4	1.8	0.9	1.1	6.8	13.6	50.3	0.3	0.9	32.3	4.8	5.9	80.4	57.8	2.3	6.1	1.9	15,374	8,294	3,693	816	378	497	856	1,091	+1033
22	Chris Webber C. Webber	18.7	156	34.4	9.0	3.6	1.3	1.9	7.9	15.4	51.2	0.4	1.4	29.7	2.5	4.5	55.7	53.8	3.1	5.9	2.6	5,373	2,923	1,400	563	208	294	402	533	+24
23	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	18.3	628	33.2	7.8	1.8	1.0	1.6	7.4	15.4	47.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.8	74.5	52.3	2.5	5.3	2.9	20,834	11,479	4,915	1,151	637	1,016	1,800	2,017
24	David Lee D. Lee	18.1	162	36.1	11.7	2.9	1.0	0.4	7.5	13.6	54.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.2	4.1	78.3	58.7	3.0	8.7	2.1	5,843	2,933	1,900	469	165	62	339	517	-458
25	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	17.8	73	32.9	10.3	2.5	0.7	0.4	7.3	16.2	45.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.2	4.6	70.1	48.8	2.1	8.2	2.6	2,402	1,301	753	185	51	32	187	195

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.0

Embiid

RPG

7.3

Embiid

APG

5.9

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

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3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

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Sun 10 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

125.0

124.1

117.5

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.8

105.4

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.0

12.1

3.0

1.7

0.8

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

626.1

Wembanyama

598.7

Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

618.5

Wembanyama

604.5

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.65

Wembanyama

1.58

Beringer

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

56-39

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-56

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