Hugo Gonzalez is making history as a rookie with the Boston Celtics and in the NBA.
The former Real Madrid player, who was selected with the 28th pick in the 2025 Draft, has settled into Joe Mazzulla’s rotation thanks to his intensity and competitiveness, which were praised and valued in Boston.
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Hugo Gonzalez averages 4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15.3 minutes, but his importance to the Celtics and the NBA goes beyond the cold statistics.
The Celtics wanted to highlight the impact of the 19-year-old (he turns 20 on February 5) and 1.98 m tall shooting guard by sharing two statistics that elevate the young Spaniard.
Hugo Gonzalez has the best +/- per game by a rookie in NBA history
From the social networks of the proud Greens, they publish that Hugo Gonzalez has the best +/- per game of a ‘rookie’ in the history of the NBA, which began to count this statistic in the 1996-1997 season.
Hugo Gonzalez has a +/- of +5.36, surpassing such figures as Tim Duncan (+5.23), Chet Holmgren (+5.15), Ben Simmons (+4.78), Donovan Mitchell (4.42) and even Jayson Tatum (4.3), the Massachusetts star.
Plus/minus per game is an advanced statistic that measures a player’s per-game impact on the scoreboard while on the court. It indicates how many more or fewer points his team has scored against its opponent during the time that player was playing.
Hugo Gonzalez doubles his pursuers with the best total +/- of a rookie this season in the NBA
The Celtics also announced that Hugo Gonzalez has the best plus/minus (+/-) among NBA rookies, surpassing with +236 by far Dylan Harper (+117), VJ Edjecombe (+69), Kon Knueppel (+59) and Joan Beringer (+49).
Plus/minus (+/-) in basketball is a statistic that measures a player’s net impact on the score while on the court, calculating the total point differential for and against his team during his playing time.
