most mpg as an 21 year old in a season while playing 5+ games

LeBron James has the most minutes per game by a 21-year-old player with 5+ games played in a season with 42.5 minutes per game in 2005-06.

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most mpg by a player as an 21 year old in a season while playing 5+ games

	NAME	MPG	Age	GP	SEASON	TM	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	42.5	21	79	2005-06	CLE	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
2	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	40.1	21	77	2000-01	ORL	26.8	7.5	4.6	1.5	1.5	10.2	22.4	45.7	0.8	2.2	35.5	5.6	7.6	73.3	52.1	2.5	5.0	2.6	3,087	2,065	580	352	116	118	198	160	+252
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	40.1	21	76	1996-97	PHI	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
4	Antoine Walker A. Walker	39.9	21	82	1997-98	BOS	22.4	10.2	3.3	1.7	0.7	8.8	20.8	42.3	1.1	3.6	31.2	3.7	5.8	64.5	48.1	3.3	6.9	3.6	3,268	1,840	836	273	142	60	292	262	-267
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	39.8	21	81	1993-94	ORL	29.3	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	39.5	21	82	2009-10	OKC	30.1	7.6	2.8	1.4	1.0	9.7	20.3	47.6	1.6	4.3	36.5	9.2	10.2	90.0	60.7	1.3	6.3	3.3	3,239	2,472	623	231	112	84	271	171	+431
7	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	39.3	21	70	2005-06	TOR	22.5	9.2	2.6	0.7	1.1	7.8	15.5	50.5	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.8	8.3	81.6	58.5	2.9	6.3	2.2	2,751	1,572	647	181	50	79	157	209	-54
8	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	39.3	21	82	1997-98	MIN	18.5	9.6	4.2	1.7	1.8	7.7	15.8	49.1	0.0	0.2	18.8	3.0	4.0	73.8	52.7	2.7	6.9	2.3	3,222	1,518	786	348	139	150	192	224	+152
9	Elton Brand E. Brand	39.3	21	74	2000-01	CHI	20.1	10.1	3.2	1.0	1.6	7.8	16.4	47.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.4	70.8	52.4	3.9	6.2	3.0	2,906	1,490	746	240	71	118	219	243	-464
10	Bernard King B. King	39.1	21	79	1977-78	NJN	24.2	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302
11	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	39.1	21	82	1997-98	SAS	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
12	Baron Davis B. Davis	38.9	21	82	2000-01	CHA	13.8	5.0	7.3	2.1	0.4	5.0	11.7	42.7	1.0	3.3	31.0	2.8	4.1	67.7	51.2	1.6	3.4	2.8	3,192	1,131	408	598	170	36	226	267	+267
13	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	38.7	21	49	1998-99	TOT	21.3	2.9	8.9	1.2	0.2	7.7	18.0	42.8	1.3	4.0	33.5	4.5	5.7	79.9	51.9	0.8	2.1	3.3	1,895	1,044	142	437	59	8	164	125	+88
14	Joe Smith J. Smith	38.6	21	80	1996-97	GSW	18.7	8.5	1.6	0.9	1.1	7.3	16.2	45.4	0.2	0.6	26.1	3.8	4.7	81.4	51.2	3.3	5.2	2.4	3,086	1,493	679	125	74	86	192	244	-217
15	Mike Bibby M. Bibby	38.5	21	82	1999-00	VAN	14.5	3.7	8.1	1.6	0.2	5.6	12.6	44.5	0.9	2.6	36.3	2.4	3.0	78.0	52.1	0.9	2.8	3.0	3,155	1,190	306	665	132	15	247	171	-398
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.3	21	82	1984-85	CHI	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
17	Chris Webber C. Webber	38.3	21	54	1994-95	WAS	20.1	9.6	4.7	1.5	1.6	8.6	17.4	49.5	0.7	2.7	27.6	2.2	4.3	50.2	52.1	3.7	5.9	3.1	2,067	1,085	518	256	83	85	167	186
18	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38.2	21	66	1999-00	LAL	22.5	6.3	4.9	1.6	0.9	8.4	17.9	46.8	0.7	2.2	31.9	5.0	6.1	82.1	54.6	1.6	4.7	2.8	2,524	1,485	416	323	106	62	182	220	+531
19	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	38.2	21	81	1982-83	DET	22.9	4.0	7.8	2.5	0.4	9.0	19.0	47.2	0.4	1.5	28.8	4.5	6.4	71.0	52.5	1.3	2.8	4.0	3,093	1,854	328	634	199	29	326	318
20	O.J. Mayo	38.0	21	82	2008-09	MEM	18.5	3.8	3.2	1.1	0.2	6.9	15.6	43.8	1.8	4.6	38.4	3.0	3.4	87.9	53.9	0.7	3.1	2.8	3,120	1,516	308	262	91	13	226	204	-416
21	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	38.0	21	82	2010-11	LAC	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
22	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	37.5	21	72	1995-96	PHI	19.2	3.7	3.9	1.1	1.1	6.3	15.2	41.4	1.3	4.1	31.8	5.4	7.2	74.7	52.5	1.3	2.4	3.5	2,701	1,384	265	278	76	79	252	179
23	Luol Deng L. Deng	37.5	21	82	2006-07	CHI	18.8	7.1	2.5	1.2	0.6	7.7	14.9	51.7	0.0	0.1	14.3	3.4	4.4	77.7	56.0	1.8	5.3	1.9	3,071	1,540	579	204	97	48	153	167	+419
24	Rick Barry R. Barry	37.4	21	80	1965-66	SFW	25.7	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9				7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8				2,990	2,059	850	173				297
25	Lamar Odom L. Odom	37.3	21	76	2000-01	LAC	17.2	7.8	5.2	1.0	1.6	6.3	13.8	46.0	1.1	3.3	31.6	3.4	5.1	67.9	53.6	1.4	6.3	3.5	2,836	1,304	592	392	74	122	264	236	-114

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
6	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.0
7	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Tue 12/23	NOP	@	CLE	7:30 PM
Thu 12/25	CLE	@	NYK	12:00 PM
Sat 12/27	CLE	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Mon 12/29	CLE	@	SAS	8:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

34.1

Dončić

32.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.7

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.1

Jokić

11.6

Towns

11.1

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APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.2

Cunningham

8.9

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.4

Wallace

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Suggs

BPG Leaders

2.5

Huff

1.9

Stewart

1.8

Kalkbrenner

3PM Leaders

4.0

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

3.7

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TS% Leaders

71.0

Ayton

70.9

Jokić

70.2

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.2

122.6

122.4

121.6

120.6

119.1

DRtg Rankings

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112.6

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NetRtg Rankings

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FanDuel Points Leaders

1,694.9

Jokić

1,422.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,371.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,805.3

Jokić

1,450.5

Johnson

1,426.8

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USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

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33.5

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MPG Leaders

39.8

Maxey

37.1

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36.9

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.80

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1.63

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1.59

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1.92

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1.73

Dončić

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

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17-9-1

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Worst Record ATS

8-21

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	22	6	.786
2	Knicks	20	8	.714	2.0
3	Celtics	17	11	.607	5.0
4	76ers	16	11	.593	5.5
5	Magic	16	12	.571	6.0
6	Raptors	17	13	.567	6.0
7	Cavaliers	15	14	.517	7.5
8	Heat	15	14	.517	7.5
9	Hawks	15	15	.500	8.0
10	Bulls	13	15	.464	9.0
11	Bucks	11	18	.379	11.5
12	Hornets	9	19	.321	13.0
13	Nets	8	19	.296	13.5
14	Pacers	6	22	.214	16.0
15	Wizards	5	22	.185	16.5

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1	Thunder	25	3	.893
2	Spurs	21	7	.750	4.0
3	Nuggets	20	7	.741	4.5
4	Lakers	19	8	.704	5.5
5	Timberwolves	19	10	.655	6.5
6	Rockets	17	9	.654	7.0
7	Suns	15	13	.536	10.0
8	Warriors	14	15	.483	11.5
9	Grizzlies	13	15	.464	12.0
10	Trail Blazers	12	16	.429	13.0
11	Mavericks	11	18	.379	14.5
12	Jazz	10	17	.370	14.5
13	Clippers	7	21	.250	18.0
14	Kings	7	22	.241	18.5
15	Pelicans	7	22	.241	18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 11/19	ATL	@	SAS	126-135
Wed 11/19	PHI	@	MIL	123-114
Wed 11/19	SAC	@	MEM	96-137
Thu 11/20	IND	@	CLE	109-120
Thu 11/20	BKN	@	BOS	113-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/22	CHA	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Mon 12/22	IND	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 12/22	DAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Mon 12/22	UTA	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Mon 12/22	MEM	@	OKC	9:30 PM

LeBron James has the most minutes per game by a 21-year-old player with 5+ games played in a season with 42.5 minutes per game in 2005-06.

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