2020 NBA Restart Preseason Scoring Leaders
The NBA is coming back on July 30th. Two games will air on TNT the first night — Jazz/Pelicans & Clippers/Lakers — followed by a six-game slate on July 31st. You can check out the league’s new digs here which include ‘Black Lives Matter’ on the court and socially-distanced benches. In the meantime, the 22 teams competing in the restart will run through a weeklong preseason schedule spread across the site’s three locations — The Arena, HP Field House, and the Visa Athletic Center. The preseason slate is underway already and you can see who’s been tearing it up below — nightly & overall:
2020 NBA Preseason Scoring Leaders
(Players who scored 16 or more each night of the preseason)
July 22nd
- Lou Williams (LAC) 22
- Troy Daniels (DEN) 22
- Buddy Hield (SAC) 19
- Duncan Robinson (MIA) 18
- Nikola Vucevic (ORL) 18
- Paul George (LAC) 18
- Rui Hachimura (WSH) 18
- Michael Carter-Williams (ORL) 16
- Bol Bol (DEN) 16
- Nikola Jokic (DEN) 16
July 23rd
- Seth Curry (DAL) 23
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 22
- Brook Lopez (MIL) 17
- Boban Marjanovic (DAL) 17
- Donovan Mitchell (UTA) 17
- Justin Holiday (IND) 16
July 24th
- James Harden (HOU) 24
- Jonas Valanciunas (MEM) 20
- Serge Ibaka (TOR) 18
- Danuel House Jr. (HOU) 18
- Steven Adams (OKC) 17
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 17
July 25th
- Troy Daniels (DEN) 28
- Kelly Olynyk (MIA) 27
- Caris LeVert (BRK) 27
- Kyle Kuzma (LAL) 25
- Kyle Korver (MIL) 22
- Derrick White (SAS) 22
- D.J. Augustin (ORL) 21
- Brook Lopez (MIL) 21
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker (NO) 21
- Rudy Gobert (UTA) 21
- LeBron James (LAL) 20
- Tyler Herro (MIA) 20
- Buddy Hield (SAC) 19
- Mason Plumlee (DEN) 18
- Rodions Kurucs (BRK) 17
- Jordan Clarkson (UTA) 17
- Tyler Johnson (BRK) 17
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (LAL) 17
- Mike Conley (UTA) 17
- Kent Bazemore (SAC) 16
- Patrick Patterson (LAC) 16
- Frank Jackson (NO) 16
July 26th
- James Harden (HOU) 31
- Ben McLemore (HOU) 26
- Jaylen Brown (BOS) 21
- CJ McCollum (POR) 21
- T.J. Warren (IND) 20
- Luka Doncic (DAL) 20
- Serge Ibaka (TOR) 19
- Jeff Green (HOU) 18
- Pascal Siakam (TOR) 18
- Maxi Kleber (DAL) 18
- Jusuf Nurkic (POR) 17
- Devin Booker (PHX) 17
- Ja Morant (MEM) 17
- Gordon Hayward (BOS) 17
- Malcolm Brogdon (IND) 17
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 16
- Mikal Bridges (PHX) 16
- Jayson Tatum (BOS) 16
- Brandon Clarke (MEM) 16
- Victor Oladipo (IND) 16
- Matt Thomas (TOR) 16
July 27th
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 30
- Jamal Murray (DEN) 23
- Caris LeVert (BRK) 23
- Bogdan Bogdanovic (SAC) 21
- JR Smith (LAL) 20
- Rudy Gobert (UTA) 20
- JJ Redick (NO) 20
- Rui Hachimura (WSH) 19
- Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 19
- Paul George (LAC) 19
- Jarrett Allen (BRK) 19
- Jerome Robinson (WSH) 18
- Mike Conley (UTA) 18
- Marcus Morris (LAC) 18
- Dion Waiters (LAL) 18
- Alex Caruso (LAL) 17
- Jaxson Hayes (NO) 17
- Gary Clark (ORL) 17
- Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 17
- Buddy Hield (SAC) 17
- Shabazz Napier (WSH) 16
- Frank Jackson (NO) 16
July 28th
- James Harden (HOU) 35
- Tobias Harris (PHI) 28
- Mikal Bridges (PHX) 26
- Rudy Gay (SAS) 23
- Luka Doncic (DAL) 23
- Dillon Brooks (MEM) 23
- Anfernee Simons (POR) 23
- Ja Morant (MEM) 22
- Ricky Rubio (PHX) 22
- Keldon Johnson (SAS) 21
- Darius Bazley (OKC) 20
- Cameron Johnson (PHX) 19
- Russell Westbrook (HOU) 19
- Carsen Edwards (BOS) 19
- Gary Trent Jr. (POR) 19
- Jimmy Butler (MIA) 18
- DeMar DeRozan (SAS) 17
- Kristaps Porzingis (DAL) 17
- Myles Turner (SAS) 17
- Pascal Siakam (TOR) 17
- Robert Covington (HOU) 16
- Bam Adebayo (MIA) 16
- Hamidou Diallo (OKC) 16
2020 NBA Preseason Scoring Leaders Overall
(minimum two games, as of 11:25 pm ET on 7/28)
- James Harden (HOU) 30 ppg
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 22.3 ppg
- Caris LeVert (BRK) 20 ppg
- Luka Doncic (DAL) 19 ppg
- Mikal Bridges (PHX) 18.7 ppg
- Buddy Hield (SAC) 18.3 ppg
- Tobias Harris (PHI) 17.3 ppg
- Rui Hachimura (WSH) 17.3 ppg
(stats via NBA.com)