oldest rookie in nba with 15+ ppg after 1985

Since 1985-86, Dino Radja is the oldest rookie with 15.0+ points per game. He was 26 years old in 1993-94.

Interpreted as:
oldest rookie in NBA with 15+ ppg in a regular season after 1985
NAMEAgePPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dino Radja
D. Radja
26
15.1
1993-94
BOS BOS
80
28.8
7.2
1.4
0.9
0.8
6.1
11.8
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.8
75.1
56.2
2.4
4.8
1.9
2,303
1,208
577
114
70
67
149
276
2Elijah Bryant
E. Bryant
25
16.0
2020-21
MIL MIL
1
32.0
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
3Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
25
16.6
1991-92
DEN DEN
71
38.3
12.3
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
4Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
24
15.3
2019-20
MIA MIA
67
29.3
2.7
3.3
0.8
0.2
6.0
13.6
43.9
2.0
5.8
35.0
1.3
1.5
85.0
53.4
0.3
2.4
1.7
1,962
1,024
180
220
56
15
114
152
+61
5David Robinson
D. Robinson
24
24.3
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
6RaiQuan Gray
R. Gray
23
16.0
2022-23
BKN BKN
1
35.0
9.0
7.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
62.1
3.0
6.0
4.0
35
16
9
7
0
1
4
5
-14
7Reggie Williams
R. Williams
23
15.2
2009-10
GSW GSW
24
32.6
4.6
2.8
1.0
0.3
5.8
11.8
49.5
1.4
3.8
35.9
2.2
2.6
83.9
58.8
0.8
3.8
1.2
782
365
110
66
23
6
29
49
-55
8Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
23
15.8
1992-93
PHX PHX
48
27.5
4.6
1.3
1.8
0.8
6.3
12.0
52.4
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.2
4.5
70.7
56.4
2.1
2.6
1.9
1,320
757
223
60
85
39
92
127
9Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
23
18.2
1992-93
MIN MIN
81
34.9
8.7
2.8
1.3
1.0
6.2
13.1
47.4
0.0
0.5
10.0
5.7
6.8
83.5
56.4
2.1
6.6
3.4
2,823
1,472
708
223
105
83
275
290
10Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
23
18.4
1990-91
NJN NJN
74
35.2
10.3
2.2
1.0
1.3
6.9
14.9
46.7
0.2
0.5
34.2
4.4
6.0
73.1
52.7
3.6
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
759
163
71
99
217
217
11Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
23
22.0
1988-89
GSW GSW
79
34.4
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
2,717
1,741
468
334
82
13
269
223
12Charles Smith
C. Smith
23
16.3
1988-89
LAC LAC
71
30.4
6.5
1.5
1.0
1.3
6.1
12.4
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
72.5
55.0
2.4
4.1
2.1
2,161
1,155
465
103
68
89
146
273
13Ron Harper
R. Harper
23
22.9
1986-87
CLE CLE
82
37.4
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
14Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
23
20.0
1985-86
NYK NYK
50
35.4
9.0
2.0
1.1
2.1
7.7
16.3
47.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
6.1
73.9
52.6
2.5
6.5
3.4
1,771
998
451
102
54
103
172
191
15Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
22
16.1
2017-18
LAL LAL
77
31.2
6.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.0
2.1
5.6
36.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
54.9
1.1
5.1
1.8
2,401
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
16Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
22
20.2
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
17Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
22
16.7
2013-14
PHI PHI
70
34.5
6.2
6.3
1.9
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
18Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
22
19.0
2012-13
POR POR
82
38.6
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
19Brandon Roy
B. Roy
22
16.8
2006-07
POR POR
57
35.4
4.4
4.0
1.2
0.2
6.1
13.4
45.6
1.0
2.6
37.7
3.5
4.2
83.8
54.8
1.0
3.4
2.0
2,015
955
250
230
67
10
116
139
-191
20Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
22
15.1
2004-05
CHA CHA
73
35.6
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
21Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
22
16.2
2003-04
MIA MIA
61
34.9
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.8
5.1
74.7
53.0
1.4
2.7
3.2
2,126
991
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
22Caron Butler
C. Butler
22
15.4
2002-03
MIA MIA
78
36.6
5.1
2.7
1.8
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.6
0.4
1.4
31.8
4.0
4.8
82.4
50.2
1.7
3.4
2.5
2,858
1,201
397
213
137
31
192
230
-383
23Steve Francis
S. Francis
22
18.0
1999-00
HOU HOU
77
36.1
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
24Vince Carter
V. Carter
22
18.3
1998-99
TOR TOR
50
35.2
5.7
3.0
1.1
1.5
6.9
15.3
45.0
0.4
1.3
28.8
4.1
5.4
76.1
51.6
1.9
3.8
2.2
1,760
913
283
149
55
77
110
140
+47
25Keith Van Horn
K. Van Horn
22
19.7
1997-98
NJN NJN
62
37.5
6.6
1.7
1.0
0.4
7.2
16.9
42.6
1.1
3.6
30.8
4.2
4.9
84.6
51.6
2.3
4.3
2.6
2,325
1,219
408
106
64
25
164
216
+145

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115.4

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6.9

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36.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
3.5
4
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.0
5
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.0
6
Heat Heat
14
9
.609
4.0
7
76ers 76ers
13
9
.591
4.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/7
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
3:30 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

16 - 6

105

Final

126

BOS Celtics

14 - 9

Fri 5 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
1
.957
2
Rockets Rockets
15
5
.750
5.5
3
Lakers Lakers
16
6
.727
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
16
6
.727
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
8
.636
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
18
5
.783
2
Knicks Knicks
15
7
.682
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
15
9
.625
3.5
4
Magic Magic
14
9
.609
4.0
5
Celtics Celtics
14
9
.609
4.0
6
Heat Heat
14
9
.609
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
11/8
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
122-115
Sat
11/8
OKC OKC
@
MEM MEM
114-100
Sat
11/8
BOS BOS
@
ORL ORL
111-107
Sat
11/8
BKN BKN
@
NYK NYK
98-134
Sat
11/8
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
111-108

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Sat
12/6
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sat
12/6
GSW GSW
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Sat
12/6
LAC LAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM