NBA rookie leaders 2026-27
Among the 2026-27 rookie class, Darius Acuff Jr. leads in scoring (25.4 points a game), Cameron Boozer in rebounds (9.7) and Darius Acuff Jr. in assists (7.1); Darius Acuff Jr. plays the most minutes (37.2). 46 rookies have played.
Rookies with at least 6 games are ranked.
Points
- 1Darius Acuff Jr.25.4
- 2Yaxel Lendeborg20.2
- 3Caleb WilsonOut, expected back Dec 1318.9
- 4Darryn Peterson17.2
- 5Cameron Boozer15.7
- 6AJ Dybantsa15.0
- 7Meleek Thomas13.6
- 8Keaton Wagler12.4
- 9Mikel Brown Jr.12.0
- 10Brayden Burries9.2
Rebounds
- 1Cameron Boozer9.7
- 2Yaxel Lendeborg7.3
- 3AJ Dybantsa6.3
- 4Caleb WilsonOut, expected back Dec 136.2
- 5Aday Mara6.0
- 6Trevon Brazile5.4
- 7Brayden Burries5.1
- 8Morez Johnson4.6
- 9Darryn Peterson4.2
- 10Darius Acuff Jr.3.8
Assists
- 1Darius Acuff Jr.7.1
- 2Cameron Boozer5.2
- 3Kingston FlemingsOut, expected back Nov 184.1
- 4Darryn Peterson3.8
- 5Mikel Brown Jr.3.6
- 6Yaxel Lendeborg3.5
- 7Keaton Wagler3.2
- 8AJ Dybantsa2.3
- 9Braden Smith2.3
- 10Brayden Burries2.2
Minutes
- 1Darius Acuff Jr.37.2
- 2AJ Dybantsa33.9
- 3Yaxel Lendeborg31.6
- 4Cameron Boozer31.5
- 5Darryn Peterson31.2
- 6Caleb WilsonOut, expected back Dec 1330.8
- 7Meleek Thomas23.5
- 8Mikel Brown Jr.22.8
- 9Keaton Wagler22.7
- 10Kingston FlemingsOut, expected back Nov 1821.5
The 2026-27 rookie class
| Darius Acuff Jr. | SAC | G | 19 | 12 | 37.2 | 25.4 | 3.8 | 7.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Dybantsa | WAS | F | 19 | 9 | 33.9 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Yaxel Lendeborg | GSW | F | 24 | 13 | 31.6 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 3.5 |
| Cameron Boozer | MEM | F | 19 | 13 | 31.5 | 15.7 | 9.7 | 5.2 |
| Darryn Peterson | UTA | G | 19 | 13 | 31.2 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Caleb WilsonOut, expected back Dec 13 | CHI | F | 20 | 10 | 30.8 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 1.9 |
| Meleek Thomas | CLE | G | 20 | 11 | 23.5 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| Mikel Brown Jr. | BKN | G | 20 | 8 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Keaton Wagler | LAC | G | 19 | 11 | 22.7 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Kingston FlemingsOut, expected back Nov 18 | ATL | G | 19 | 12 | 21.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| Brayden Burries | MIL | G | 21 | 13 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 |
| Aday Mara | OKC | C | 21 | 13 | 21.2 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 1.3 |
| Trevon Brazile | DEN | F | 23 | 11 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| Bennett Stirtz | OKC | G | 23 | 13 | 18.1 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Nate Ament | MIL | F | 19 | 11 | 17.6 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| Emanuel Sharp | SAC | G | 22 | 12 | 17.3 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Morez Johnson | DAL | F | 20 | 12 | 16.5 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Ryan Conwell | MIA | G | 22 | 11 | 15.5 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Bryce Hopkins | DEN | F | 24 | 7 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 |
| Allen Graves | TOR | F | 20 | 12 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Braden Smith | IND | G | 23 | 8 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Christian Anderson | CHA | G | 20 | 11 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Hannes SteinbachOut | CHA | F | 20 | 5 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Sergio De LarreaOut, expected back Nov 18 | DAL | G | 20 | 4 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. | NOP | G | 24 | 3 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Zuby Ejiofor | ATL | F | 22 | 7 | 11.1 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 |
| Baba Miller | LAC | F | 22 | 9 | 10.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Alex Karaban | SAC | F | 24 | 5 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Dailyn Swain | CHI | F | 21 | 2 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Tarris Reed Jr. | SAS | C | 23 | 9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Labaron Philon | PHI | G | 20 | 8 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Cameron CarrOut | LAL | G | 21 | 5 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Jaden Bradley | TOR | G | 23 | 9 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Koa Peat | PHX | F | 19 | 6 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Nick MartinelliQuestionable | LAC | F | 22 | 5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Ebuka Okorie | DET | G | 19 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Tobi Lawal | DAL | F | 23 | 7 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Joshua Jefferson | BKN | F | 22 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Cenac Jr.Questionable | BOS | F | 19 | 3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Evans | MIN | F | 20 | 6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Karim Lopez | MEM | F | 19 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Bruce Thornton | HOU | G | 23 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Dillon MitchellQuestionable | BOS | F | 23 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ja'Kobi GillespieOut | SAS | G | 22 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Felix OkparaQuestionable | WAS | C | 22 | 3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Maliq BrownOut | SAS | F | 23 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Henri VeesaarOut, expected back Jul 1 | ATL | C | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Izaiyah NelsonOut, expected back Nov 18 | ORL | F | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Jayden QuaintanceOut, expected back Dec 3 | SAS | F | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Richie SaundersOut, expected back Dec 1 | MEM | G | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Tyler Bilodeau | BKN | F | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Tyler Nickel | NYK | F | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| Ugonna OnyensoDay to day, expected back Nov 14 | DET | C | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
Everyone on an NBA roster with no earlier NBA season, as the league’s roster feed reports it (a rookie it lists with no experience is missing). Age is as of today; numbers are regular-season per-game averages.