2022-23 leaders

NBA points per game leaders.

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Ranked league-wide among qualified players. Qualifying means at least 500 minutes.

Joel Embiid leads the NBA in points per game for the 2022-23 season at 33.1, through August 9, 2026. Luka Dončić is second at 32.4. This page ranks the top qualified players of 367 who met the minimum for this metric.

2022-23 NBA leaders in Points per game

1	Joel Embiid	PHI	33.08	100	2,284	66	–	65.5%	37.0%	+8.80
2	Luka Dončić	DAL	32.39	100	2,391	66	–	60.9%	36.8%	+2.10
3	Damian Lillard	POR	32.17	99	2,107	58	–	64.5%	33.1%	+2.10
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	31.40	99	2,416	68	–	62.6%	31.8%	+2.70
5	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	31.09	99	2,024	63	–	60.5%	37.3%	+7.20
6	Jayson Tatum	BOS	30.07	99	2,732	74	–	60.7%	31.9%	+8.50
7	Stephen Curry	GSW	29.43	98	1,941	56	–	65.6%	29.7%	+5.80
8	Kevin Durant	PHX	29.06	98	1,672	47	–	67.7%	30.5%	+6.80
9	LeBron James	LAL	28.91	98	1,954	55	–	58.3%	32.2%	+4.60
10	Donovan Mitchell	CLE	28.27	98	2,432	68	–	61.4%	31.0%	+5.90
11	Devin Booker	PHX	27.75	97	1,835	53	–	60.1%	31.1%	+6.20
12	Kyrie Irving	DAL	27.05	97	2,241	60	–	61.3%	28.6%	+4.70
13	Jaylen Brown	BOS	26.63	97	2,405	67	–	58.1%	30.7%	+5.40
14	Trae Young	ATL	26.22	96	2,541	73	–	57.3%	31.3%	+1.30
15	Ja Morant	MEM	26.16	96	1,948	61	–	55.7%	33.8%	+7.30
16	Zion Williamson	NOP	26.00	96	956	29	–	65.2%	28.8%	+7.80
17	Anthony Davis	LAL	25.91	96	1,905	56	–	62.7%	27.7%	+4.80
18	Lauri Markkanen	UTA	25.62	95	2,273	66	–	64.0%	25.9%	+3.80
19	Julius Randle	NYK	25.14	95	2,737	77	–	58.1%	28.8%	+2.70
20	De'Aaron Fox	SAC	25.01	95	2,435	73	–	59.9%	28.8%	+3.10
21	Zach LaVine	CHI	24.84	95	2,768	77	–	60.7%	27.8%	+0.30
22	Brandon Ingram	NOP	24.71	94	1,538	45	–	58.2%	30.6%	+3.00
23	Anthony Edwards	MIN	24.63	94	2,842	79	–	56.4%	29.2%	+1.90
24	DeMar DeRozan	CHI	24.54	94	2,682	74	–	59.2%	27.2%	+1.50
25	Nikola Jokić	DEN	24.49	93	2,323	69	–	70.1%	26.3%	+12.50
26	Pascal Siakam	TOR	24.23	93	2,652	71	–	56.5%	27.0%	+2.40
27	Jalen Brunson	NYK	24.02	93	2,379	68	–	59.7%	26.6%	+2.10
28	Kawhi Leonard	LAC	23.83	93	1,748	52	–	62.3%	26.7%	+6.10
29	Paul George	LAC	23.79	92	1,939	56	–	58.8%	29.4%	+4.00
30	LaMelo Ball	CHA	23.28	92	1,268	36	–	54.1%	28.9%	-4.70
31	Bradley Beal	WAS	23.20	92	1,673	50	–	59.3%	28.8%	+0.70
32	Kristaps Porziņģis	WAS	23.15	92	2,120	65	–	62.7%	27.2%	+1.40
33	Jimmy Butler III	MIA	22.91	91	2,138	64	–	64.7%	24.8%	+1.20
34	Jalen Green	HOU	22.14	91	2,602	76	–	53.8%	27.4%	-8.70
35	Keldon Johnson	SAS	21.98	91	2,063	63	–	55.1%	27.3%	-11.30
36	Klay Thompson	GSW	21.87	90	2,279	69	–	57.6%	25.6%	+2.90
37	Darius Garland	CLE	21.59	90	2,447	69	–	58.7%	26.2%	+8.00
38	Bojan Bogdanovic	DET	21.58	90	1,893	59	–	62.7%	25.1%	-8.20
39	Desmond Bane	MEM	21.50	90	1,842	58	–	60.6%	25.2%	+9.00
40	Kyle Kuzma	WAS	21.20	89	2,239	64	–	54.4%	27.3%	+0.30
41	Terry Rozier	CHA	21.09	89	2,221	63	–	51.7%	26.2%	-6.20
42	Anfernee Simons	POR	21.07	89	2,171	62	–	58.1%	24.7%	-1.60
43	James Harden	PHI	20.97	89	2,135	58	–	60.7%	24.7%	+6.10
44	CJ McCollum	NOP	20.91	88	2,649	75	–	54.1%	26.0%	+1.10
45	Jordan Clarkson	UTA	20.84	88	1,988	61	–	55.8%	27.3%	+0.80
46	Karl-Anthony Towns	MIN	20.76	88	957	29	–	61.8%	25.0%	+1.80
47	Tyrese Haliburton	IND	20.71	87	1,883	56	–	62.4%	23.8%	-1.00
48	Jerami Grant	POR	20.48	87	2,246	63	–	60.6%	22.7%	-1.20
49	Dejounte Murray	ATL	20.47	87	2,693	74	–	54.0%	23.9%	-1.10
50	Jordan Poole	GSW	20.43	87	2,458	82	–	57.3%	28.2%	-0.80

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