most ppg by rookies all-time under age 21

Shaquille O'Neal has averaged the most points per game by a rookie younger than 21 in a season, with 23.4 per game in 1992-93.

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	NAME	PPG	Age	SEASON	TM	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.4	20	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
2	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	20	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21.2	19	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
4	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	21.0	19	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	6.7	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.3	2,344	1,473	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
5	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	21.0	19	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	6.4	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	1,725	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
6	LeBron James L. James	20.9	19	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
7	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20.3	19	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	2,768	1,624	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
8	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	20.1	20	2009-10	SAC	72	37.2	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	7.4	16.2	45.8	0.5	2.0	25.5	4.8	6.5	74.8	52.9	0.9	4.4	3.0	2,677	1,450	380	414	109	26	216	204	-334
9	Elton Brand E. Brand	20.1	20	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
10	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	20.0	20	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
11	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19.3	19	2020-21	MIN	72	32.1	4.7	2.9	1.1	0.5	7.0	16.8	41.7	2.4	7.2	32.9	2.9	3.8	77.6	52.3	0.8	3.8	2.2	2,314	1,392	336	211	82	36	160	129	-228
12	Trae Young T. Young	19.1	20	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	1,549	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
13	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	18.7	20	1996-97	VAN	80	35.0	6.9	2.2	1.0	1.0	6.9	15.2	45.3	0.1	0.3	25.9	4.8	6.5	74.6	51.8	2.7	4.2	2.8	2,802	1,494	555	175	79	79	225	199	-596
14	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	18.5	19	2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	6.9	14.6	46.9	1.4	3.6	39.9	3.4	3.8	87.2	56.6	0.9	2.9	3.1	1,558	944	191	275	54	20	160	110	-160
15	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	18.5	20	2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	6.4	13.4	47.5	3.4	7.9	42.5	2.4	2.8	86.3	63.3	1.2	4.1	2.0	2,551	1,498	432	274	57	19	161	169	+322
16	John Drew J. Drew	18.5	20	1974-75	ATL	78	29.3	10.7	1.8	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.8	42.8				5.0	7.0	71.3	49.1	4.6	6.1		2,289	1,442	836	138	119	39		274
17	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	18.3	20	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18.0	20	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	187	41	305	218
19	Ja Morant J. Morant	17.8	20	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	6.7	14.0	47.7	0.9	2.7	33.5	3.6	4.6	77.6	55.6	0.8	3.1	3.3	2,074	1,193	259	488	58	18	220	110	-17
20	Chris Webber C. Webber	17.5	20	1993-94	GSW	76	32.1	9.1	3.6	1.2	2.2	7.5	13.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	55.9	4.0	5.1	2.7	2,438	1,333	694	272	93	164	206	247
21	Antoine Walker A. Walker	17.5	20	1996-97	BOS	82	36.2	9.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.6	1.9	32.7	2.8	4.5	63.1	47.4	3.5	5.5	2.8	2,970	1,435	741	262	105	53	230	271	-559
22	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	17.4	20	2021-22	DET	64	32.6	5.5	5.6	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	1,114	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
23	Jalen Green J. Green	17.3	19	2021-22	HOU	67	31.9	3.4	2.6	0.7	0.3	6.1	14.2	42.6	2.3	6.8	34.3	2.8	3.5	79.7	54.7	0.5	2.9	2.0	2,138	1,157	226	176	44	18	135	103	-519
24	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	17.0	20	1981-82	DET	72	33.8	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	48.7	0.8	2.1	4.2	2,433	1,225	209	565	150	17	299	253
25	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	16.9	19	2014-15	MIN	82	36.2	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.9	43.7	0.5	1.5	31.0	4.3	5.7	76.0	51.7	1.6	2.9	2.2	2,969	1,387	374	170	86	50	177	190	-550

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Team Leaders

PPG

22.2

Banchero

RPG

8.4

Banchero

APG

5.5

Suggs

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
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
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MIN	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	ORL	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Fri 10/30	ORL	@	TOR	7:30 PM

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Shaquille O'Neal has averaged the most points per game by a rookie younger than 21 in a season, with 23.4 per game in 1992-93.

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8.4

5.5

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

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1.71

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