NBA Per (Week 1): Kevin Durant, Paul George, Ja Morant In Top-3

[RealGM Wiretap]

After the first week of the 21-22 NBA regular season, Kevin Durant leads all player in Player Efficiency Rating at 35.6. Paul George, Ja Morant, Nikola Jokic and CJ McCollum round out the top-5.

NBA PER (Week 1)
1. Kevin Durant: 35.6
2. Paul George: 34.6
3. Ja Morant: 33.9
4. Nikola Jokic: 33.1
5. C.J. McCollum: 32.1
6. Karl-Anthony Towns: 31.5
7. LaMelo Ball: 31.3
8. Joel Embiid: 29.9
9. Richaun Holmes: 28.2
10. Rudy Gobert: 27.7
11. Harrison Barnes: 27.2
12. Spencer Dinwiddie: 27.0
13. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 26.6
14. Seth Curry: 26.2
15. Stephen Curry: 25.8
16. Steven Adams: 25.8
17. Jusuf Nurkic: 25.1
18. Eric Bledsoe: 24.9
19. Chris Paul: 24.5
20. Zach LaVine: 24.4
21. LaMarcus Aldridge: 24.2
22. Montrezl Harrell: 24.1
23. Jakob Poeltl: 24.0
24. Christian Wood: 23.6
25. Anfernee Simons: 23.5

Via RealGM Staff Report

[GregOden]

Seth curry is ahead of his brother lmao

[LaKerSpAin]

PER=Almost nothing

How the best player after 3 games ranks 15th should tell you all you need to know...smh

[Promezclan]

PER=Almost nothing

How the best player after 3 games ranks 15th should tell you all you need to know...smh

PER may have its problems, but 3 games doesn't prove anything.

[Pickled Prunes]

PER=Almost nothing

How the best player after 3 games ranks 15th should tell you all you need to know...smh

PER may have its problems, but 3 games doesn't prove anything.

PER is fantastic. Just a wonderful stat. I with I thought of it.