Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.9 points and 12.5 rebounds for the Heat, and no Heat player has ever averaged 25 and 10

Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.9 points and 12.5 rebounds in his first 13 games with Miami. No Heat player has averaged 25 and 10, Alonzo Mourning’s 23.2 is the best scoring average among the four 20-and-10 seasons, and only Dwyane Wade has averaged more points for the franchise.

Team news By WhyNBA StaffPublished Nov 15, 2026News & analysis

Giannis Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.9 points and 12.5 rebounds through 13 games of his first season with the Heat. He had 34 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists on 13-of-17 shooting in Saturday’s 137-117 win over Detroit, Miami’s fourth straight win.

No Heat player has averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds over a season. Only four have even reached 20 and 10: Alonzo Mourning twice, Shaquille O’Neal once and Bam Adebayo last season, and the highest scoring average in that group is Mourning’s 23.2 in 1995-96.

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Antetokounmpo’s 34 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists against Cade Cunningham and the Pistons on Saturday. Video: NBA on X.

The numbers through 13 games

376 points and 162 rebounds in 422 minutes. That is 32.1 points and 13.8 rebounds per 36 minutes
59.5% from the field (147-of-247) and 64.4% inside the arc. He has made 8 of 31 threes and 74 of 119 free throws (62.2%)
9.2 free-throw attempts, 5.2 assists, 3.4 offensive rebounds and 1.2 blocks a game in 32.5 minutes
Ten double-doubles in 13 games, including two 18-rebound games, against Atlanta and Indiana
Seven 30-point games. He has scored at least 20 in 12 of 13, the exception a 14-point night at Charlotte
Among players with seven or more games, only Victor Wembanyama (28.8 and 11.7) and Anthony Davis (25.6 and 10.5) are also averaging 25 and 10

Where it would rank in Heat history

His scoring average would be the second best in franchise history, behind Dwyane Wade’s 30.2 in 2008-09. His rebounding average would also be second, behind Hassan Whiteside’s 14.1 in 2016-17. No Heat player who averaged 25 points has averaged more than 8.0 rebounds.

Season	Player	Games	Points per game	Rebounds per game
2008-09	Dwyane Wade	79	30.2	5.0
2026-27 (13 games)	Giannis Antetokounmpo	13	28.9	12.5
2006-07	Dwyane Wade	51	27.4	4.7
2005-06	Dwyane Wade	75	27.2	5.7
2011-12	LeBron James	62	27.1	7.9
2013-14	LeBron James	77	27.1	6.9
2012-13	LeBron James	76	26.8	8.0
2010-11	LeBron James	79	26.7	7.5
2009-10	Dwyane Wade	77	26.6	4.8

Highest scoring averages in Heat history, minimum 40 games, from Basketball-Reference season totals. 2026-27 through Nov. 14.

Season	Player	Games	Points per game	Rebounds per game
1995-96	Alonzo Mourning	70	23.2	10.4
1998-99	Alonzo Mourning	46	20.1	11.0
2004-05	Shaquille O’Neal	73	22.9	10.4
2025-26	Bam Adebayo	73	20.1	10.0
2026-27 (13 games)	Giannis Antetokounmpo	13	28.9	12.5

Every Heat season of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, minimum 40 games, from Basketball-Reference season totals.

Mourning in 1995-96 and O’Neal in 2004-05 were in their first seasons in Miami. LeBron James averaged 26.7 points and 7.5 rebounds in his first Heat season, 2010-11.

Game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	FG
Oct. 21	vs. Timberwolves	L 131-106	30	35	6	1	13-19
Oct. 23	vs. Pistons	L 128-111	33	36	12	5	15-26
Oct. 24	at Hornets	L 115-110	25	14	6	3	4-11
Oct. 26	vs. Mavericks	L 113-109	39	29	14	11	12-23
Oct. 28	at Hawks	W 129-117	31	24	18	3	11-18
Oct. 30	vs. Pacers	W 145-125	31	31	18	10	13-19
Nov. 2	at Lakers	L 138-117	34	30	12	7	10-17
Nov. 4	at Clippers	W 117-116	41	27	14	6	8-20
Nov. 5	at Warriors	L 120-100	31	20	14	4	7-13
Nov. 8	at Kings	W 114-108	34	29	14	3	14-23
Nov. 10	at Jazz	W 115-109	31	30	11	4	12-21
Nov. 13	vs. Cavaliers	W 133-121	31	37	9	2	15-20
Nov. 14	vs. Pistons	W 137-117	31	34	14	8	13-17
Total	7-6		422	376	162	67	147-247

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 2026-27 regular-season games, from the official box scores. Dates are U.S. Eastern.

Miami started 2-5 and has won five of six since. Over those six games he is averaging 29.5 points and 12.7 rebounds.

A rare line in fewer minutes

Since 1979-80, only four players have averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds over a season of at least 40 games, and Antetokounmpo is one of them. His 2019-20 MVP season, 29.5 and 13.6, came in 30.4 minutes a game, and his 12.5 rebounds now are his most since then.

Season	Player	Team	Points per game	Rebounds per game	Minutes per game
1981-82	Moses Malone	Rockets	31.1	14.7	42.0
1993-94	Shaquille O’Neal	Magic	29.3	13.2	39.8
1999-2000	Shaquille O’Neal	Lakers	29.7	13.6	40.0
2000-01	Shaquille O’Neal	Lakers	28.7	12.7	39.5
2019-20	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Bucks	29.5	13.6	30.4
2024-25	Nikola Jokić	Nuggets	29.6	12.7	36.7
2026-27 (13 games)	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Heat	28.9	12.5	32.5

Seasons of at least 28 points and 12 rebounds per game, minimum 40 games, 1979-80 through 2025-26, from Basketball-Reference season totals.

Last season, his final one in Milwaukee, he averaged 27.6 points and 9.8 rebounds in 36 games.

What to watch

The Heat host Houston on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time), then play the Bucks for the first time since the trade on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). Leaders in every category are on the WhyNBA stats pages.