nba highest ppg for a pick #1-4 in their second season

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most points per game by a #1 overall pick in his 2nd season, with 31.7 per game in 1970-71.

	NAME	PPG	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
2	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.8	1961-62	CIN	79	44.3	12.5	11.4			11.0	22.9	47.8				8.9	11.0	80.3	55.4				3,503	2,432	985	899				258
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	29.6	1959-60	MIN	70	41.0	16.4	3.5			10.8	25.4	42.4				8.1	11.0	73.2	48.9				2,873	2,074	1,150	243				234
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	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
5	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.9	1962-63	CHI	80	41.3	16.4	2.9			10.5	19.9	52.7				6.9	10.3	67.4	57.1				3,306	2,233	1,309	233				283
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.5	1969-70	SDR	82	44.7	16.9	2.0			11.1	24.6	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	2,256	1,386	162				270
7	LeBron James L. James	27.2	2004-05	CLE	80	42.4	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
8	David Thompson D. Thompson	27.2	1977-78	DEN	80	37.8	4.9	4.5	1.2	1.2	10.3	19.8	52.1				6.5	8.4	77.8	57.8	2.0	2.9	3.1	3,025	2,172	390	362	92	99	245	213
9	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	27.0	2020-21	NOP	61	33.2	7.2	3.7	0.9	0.6	10.4	17.0	61.1	0.2	0.6	29.4	6.0	8.7	69.8	64.9	2.7	4.5	2.7	2,026	1,647	441	226	57	39	167	135	+89
10	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	25.7	1971-72	DET	80	38.7	14.2	3.1			10.4	21.1	49.3				4.9	6.3	76.8	53.8				3,092	2,056	1,132	248				297
11	David Robinson D. Robinson	25.6	1990-91	SAS	82	37.7	13.0	2.5	1.5	3.9	9.2	16.7	55.2	0.0	0.1	14.3	7.2	9.5	76.2	61.5	4.1	8.9	3.3	3,095	2,101	1,063	208	127	320	270	264
12	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	25.3	2026-27	DAL	4	30.8	5.3	6.8	2.8	1.3	9.0	17.3	52.2	1.8	5.5	31.8	5.5	6.0	91.7	63.5	0.0	5.3	3.0	123	101	21	27	11	5	12	9	+48
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	25.1	2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	9.8	18.0	54.2	1.2	3.4	36.7	4.3	5.2	83.2	61.8	3.6	8.7	2.6	3,030	2,061	1,007	220	56	103	212	241	-28
14	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	24.4	1982-83	DAL	81	34.4	6.3	4.1	1.0	0.3	9.5	19.6	48.3	0.2	0.9	21.1	5.3	7.3	72.8	53.5	2.4	3.9	3.2	2,784	1,979	508	332	80	26	261	247
15	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	24.3	2024-25	SAS	46	33.2	11.0	3.7	1.1	3.8	8.9	18.6	47.6	3.1	8.8	35.2	3.4	4.1	83.6	59.4	1.8	9.2	3.2	1,527	1,116	506	168	52	176	149	105	+102
16	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.5	1985-86	HOU	68	36.3	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.5	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.9	64.5	56.0	4.9	6.6	2.9	2,467	1,597	781	137	134	231	195	271
17	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	22.6	2023-24	ORL	80	35.0	6.9	5.4	0.9	0.6	8.0	17.6	45.5	1.5	4.4	33.9	5.1	7.0	72.5	54.6	1.0	5.9	3.1	2,799	1,804	554	431	71	47	247	153	+1
18	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	22.5	2012-13	CLE	59	34.7	3.7	5.9	1.5	0.4	8.2	18.1	45.2	1.8	4.7	39.1	4.2	4.9	85.5	55.3	0.6	3.1	3.2	2,048	1,325	216	350	89	21	191	146	-176
19	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	22.1	1992-93	CHA	82	40.5	10.5	4.3	0.6	0.3	8.9	16.9	52.6	0.2	0.9	25.4	4.1	5.3	76.7	57.4	3.4	7.1	2.8	3,323	1,810	864	353	53	27	227	187
20	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	22.1	1984-85	HOU	82	37.6	10.4	2.7	1.0	2.0	9.2	18.3	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.7	5.5	67.6	53.3	2.8	7.6	4.0	3,086	1,809	853	224	81	168	326	306
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	22.0	1997-98	PHI	80	39.4	3.7	6.2	2.2	0.3	8.1	17.6	46.1	0.9	2.9	29.8	4.9	6.7	72.9	53.5	1.1	2.6	3.1	3,150	1,758	296	494	176	25	244	200	-92
22	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	21.7	1998-99	SAS	50	39.3	11.4	2.4	0.9	2.5	8.4	16.9	49.5	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.9	7.2	69.0	54.1	3.2	8.2	2.9	1,963	1,084	571	121	45	126	146	147	+371
23	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21.6	1980-81	LAL	37	37.1	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	8.4	15.9	53.2	0.1	0.5	17.6	4.6	6.1	76.0	58.2	2.7	5.9	3.9	1,371	798	320	317	127	27	143	100
24	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	21.5	1986-87	NYK	63	35.0	8.8	1.7	1.4	2.3	8.4	16.7	50.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.7	6.6	71.3	54.9	2.5	6.3	3.6	2,206	1,356	555	104	89	147	229	248
25	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	21.3	2021-22	MIN	72	34.3	4.8	3.8	1.5	0.6	7.6	17.3	44.1	3.0	8.4	35.7	3.1	3.9	78.6	56.0	0.9	3.9	2.6	2,466	1,533	343	275	105	46	190	164	+188

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PPG

23.4

Herro

RPG

8.4

Ware

APG

4.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

109.7

23rd

DRTG

120.2

27th

NETRTG

-10.4

26th

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34.0

16th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	MIL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	TOR	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Rockets

5 - 0

132

Final

100

Bucks

1 - 4

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

33.3

Edwards

29.8

Jerome

RPG Leaders

16.5

Sabonis

13.8

Towns

12.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

10.4

Young

9.5

Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

SPG Leaders

3.4

Daniels

3.3

Dunn

2.8

Williamson

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

4.5

Edwards

4.3

Camara

TS% Leaders

91.1

Camara

81.7

Reaves

78.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

128.7

126.7

123.3

118.0

117.6

117.5

DRtg Rankings

98.2

103.4

103.5

106.2

106.3

107.2

NetRtg Rankings

18.6

14.4

14.2

12.1

9.8

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

0-4

1-4

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FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

247.7

Antetokounmpo

240.6

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

275.3

Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

246

Johnson

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

37.9

Edwards

35.5

Miller

MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

37.6

Maxey

37.3

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

1.58

Dončić

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

1.64

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-0

5-0

4-1

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

1-4

1-3

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	4	1	.800
2	76ers	4	1	.800
3	Raptors	3	1	.750	0.5
4	Celtics	3	1	.750	0.5
5	Cavaliers	3	1	.750	0.5
6	Hornets	3	2	.600	1.0
7	Hawks	2	3	.400	2.0
8	Knicks	2	3	.400	2.0
9	Wizards	2	3	.400	2.0
10	Pacers	2	3	.400	2.0
11	Magic	1	3	.250	2.5
12	Bulls	1	4	.200	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.0
14	Heat	1	4	.200	3.0
15	Nets	0	4	.000	3.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	5	0	1.000
2	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000	0.5
3	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	1.0
4	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
5	Lakers	3	1	.750	1.5
6	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
7	Mavericks	3	2	.600	2.0
8	Timberwolves	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	2	2	.500	2.5
10	Warriors	2	3	.400	3.0
11	Suns	1	2	.333	3.0
12	Clippers	1	2	.333	3.0
13	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Pelicans	0	4	.000	4.5
15	Kings	0	4	.000	4.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	SAC	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHA	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Fri 10/30	DET	@	BKN	7:30 PM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most points per game by a #1 overall pick in his 2nd season, with 31.7 per game in 1970-71.

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