nba players to win championship their rookie year 1899-00 to 2020-21

Sam Merrill won a championship in his rookie season in 2020-21.

NAME CHAMPS SEASON TM GP MPG 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 Sam Merrill
S. Merrill
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
30
7.8
3.0
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
1.1
2.4
44.4
0.7
1.6
44.7
0.1
0.1
100.0
60.3
0.2
0.8
0.3
233
89
30
21
8
1
10
17
-38
2 Jordan Nwora
J. Nwora
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
30
9.1
5.7
2.0
0.2
0.6
0.3
2.1
4.5
45.9
0.9
2.1
45.2
0.6
0.8
76.0
58.6
0.3
1.7
0.8
274
171
60
7
17
8
24
22
-3
3 Mamadi Diakite
M. Diakite
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
14
10.1
3.1
2.4
0.6
0.4
0.4
1.1
2.9
40.0
0.1
0.6
12.5
0.8
1.0
78.6
47.7
0.6
1.9
0.2
141
44
34
8
6
5
3
16
+8
4 Elijah Bryant
E. Bryant
1
2020-21
MIL MIL
1
32.0
16.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
1.0
5.0
20.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
55.9
2.0
4.0
4.0
32
16
6
3
0
1
4
4
+11
5 Talen Horton-Tucker
T. Horton-Tucker
1
2019-20
LAL LAL
6
13.5
5.7
1.2
1.0
1.3
0.2
2.3
5.0
46.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
0.3
0.7
50.0
53.5
0.3
0.8
1.0
81
34
7
6
8
1
6
10
-19
6 Jordan Bell
J. Bell
1
2017-18
GSW GSW
57
14.2
4.6
3.6
1.8
0.6
1.0
2.0
3.2
62.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.8
68.2
64.1
1.1
2.6
0.9
809
262
207
102
35
56
51
92
+160
7 Damian Jones
D. Jones
1
2016-17
GSW GSW
10
8.5
1.9
2.3
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.8
1.6
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.0
30.0
46.6
0.9
1.4
0.6
85
19
23
0
1
4
6
15
-28
8 Patrick McCaw
P. McCaw
1
2016-17
GSW GSW
71
15.1
4.0
1.4
1.1
0.5
0.2
1.5
3.5
43.3
0.6
1.7
33.3
0.4
0.5
78.4
54.0
0.3
1.1
0.5
1,074
282
100
77
32
15
36
62
-44
9 Jordan McRae
J. McRae
1
2015-16
TOT
22
8.9
4.5
0.9
1.1
0.1
0.0
1.5
3.5
43.6
0.5
1.0
45.5
1.0
1.3
75.0
54.8
0.2
0.7
0.7
195
99
20
25
3
1
15
17
+44
10 James Michael McAdoo
J. Michael McAdoo
1
2014-15
GSW GSW
15
9.1
4.1
2.5
0.1
0.3
0.6
1.6
2.9
54.5
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.7
56.0
56.4
1.0
1.5
0.4
137
62
37
2
5
9
6
21
+10
11 Norris Cole
N. Cole
1
2011-12
MIA MIA
65
19.4
6.8
1.4
2.0
0.7
0.0
2.7
6.9
39.3
0.3
1.2
27.6
1.0
1.3
77.6
45.2
0.3
1.1
1.6
1,260
441
91
133
44
2
105
124
-52
12 Terrel Harris
T. Harris
1
2011-12
MIA MIA
22
14.5
3.6
2.3
1.2
0.4
0.1
1.3
3.8
34.9
0.4
1.8
20.5
0.6
1.0
66.7
43.4
0.8
1.5
1.1
318
80
51
26
9
2
25
34
-58
13 Glen Davis
G. Davis
1
2007-08
BOS BOS
69
13.6
4.5
3.0
0.4
0.4
0.3
1.6
3.2
48.4
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.2
66.0
54.5
1.4
1.6
0.9
940
313
208
28
31
20
65
160
+105
14 Wayne Simien
W. Simien
1
2005-06
MIA MIA
43
9.6
3.4
2.0
0.2
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.8
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.8
88.2
54.1
0.9
1.2
0.6
414
146
88
7
13
1
24
70
-37
15 Beno Udrih
B. Udrih
1
2004-05
SAS SAS
80
14.4
5.9
1.0
1.9
0.5
0.1
2.2
4.9
44.4
0.7
1.8
40.8
0.8
1.1
75.3
54.9
0.2
0.8
1.0
1,149
471
83
150
41
10
77
96
+128
16 Darko Milicic
D. Milicic
1
2003-04
DET DET
34
4.7
1.4
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.5
1.9
26.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.7
58.3
31.8
0.3
0.9
0.4
159
48
43
7
7
15
13
33
-45
17 Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
1
2002-03
SAS SAS
69
20.7
7.6
2.3
2.0
1.4
0.2
2.5
5.8
43.8
0.7
2.1
34.5
1.8
2.5
73.7
55.6
0.7
1.7
1.4
1,431
525
161
138
96
17
100
170
+145
18 Mark Madsen
M. Madsen
1
2000-01
LAL LAL
70
9.2
2.0
2.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.8
1.6
48.7
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.4
0.5
70.3
53.0
1.1
1.1
0.4
641
137
152
24
8
8
27
111
-94
19 Devean George
D. George
1
1999-00
LAL LAL
49
7.0
3.2
1.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
1.1
2.9
38.9
0.3
1.0
34.0
0.6
0.8
65.9
47.8
0.6
0.9
0.4
345
155
75
12
10
4
21
54
+14
20 Gerard King
G. King
1
1998-99
SAS SAS
19
3.3
1.2
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.7
42.9
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.9
61.1
52.5
0.3
0.4
0.2
63
23
14
4
2
1
4
12
+4
21 Zan Tabak
Z. Tabak
1
1994-95
HOU HOU
37
4.9
2.0
1.5
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.6
1.4
45.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
61.4
51.8
0.6
0.9
0.5
182
75
57
4
2
7
18
37
22 Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
1
1993-94
HOU HOU
66
17.0
6.7
2.0
2.9
0.9
0.1
2.5
5.9
41.8
0.4
1.3
29.5
1.4
1.6
84.1
50.6
0.4
1.7
1.4
1,122
440
134
192
59
7
94
136
23 Chris Jent
C. Jent
1
1993-94
HOU HOU
3
26.0
10.3
5.0
2.3
0.0
0.0
4.3
8.7
50.0
1.3
3.7
36.4
0.3
0.7
50.0
57.7
1.3
3.7
1.7
78
31
15
7
0
0
5
13
24 Scott Williams
S. Williams
1
1990-91
CHI CHI
51
6.6
2.5
1.9
0.3
0.2
0.3
1.0
2.0
51.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.4
0.5
71.4
54.6
0.8
1.1
0.5
337
127
98
16
12
13
23
51
25 Fennis Dembo
F. Dembo
1
1988-89
DET DET
31
2.4
1.2
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.4
33.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.3
80.0
38.8
0.3
0.5
0.2
74
36
23
5
1
0
7
15

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

11th

DRTG

113.4

12th

NETRTG

2.5

11th

3P%

38.7

1st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
WAS WAS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Fri
10/24
MIL MIL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Last Game
IND Pacers

4 - 1

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Final

118

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM