| Category | Minimums |
|---|---|
| SCORING: | Player must play 50% of his team’s games OR be on pace for 854 points over 50 games |
| REBOUNDS: | Player must play 50% of his team’s games OR be on pace for 488 rebounds over 50 games |
| FIELD GOAL %: | 100 field goals made |
| FREE THROW %: | 50 free throws made |
| 3PT %: | 50 three-point field goals made |
| ASSISTS: | Player must play 50% of his team’s games OR be on pace for 244 assists over 50 games |
| STEALS: | Player must play 50% of his team’s games OR be on pace for 74 steals over 50 games |
| BLOCKED SHOTS: | Player must play 50% of his team’s games OR be on pace for 61 blocked shots over 50 games |
| MINUTES: | Player must play 50% of his team’s games OR be on pace for 1,220 minutes over 50 games |
| AST/TO RATIO: | 100 assists |
| STL/TO RATIO: | 41 steals |
The only exception to this rule will be if, at the end of the season, the player would have led the league in the category had he played the required number of games with his current category total.
For example, if Player A played 23 games and scored 655 points (28.5 ppg), Player A could still qualify for the league lead if his average (26.2) with that same point total (655) over 25 games was higher than any other player.
A past example: Gerald Wallace collected 138 steals in 55 games (2.51 spg) during the 2005-06 season. Wallace would have still led the league in steals because his average with 58 games (2.38 spg) would have been greater than the 2.28 spg of Brevin Knight, the leader among players who met the 58-game qualifier.
There are no minimums for rookies and no official leaderboards for rookies.