greatest defensive seasons in nba history

LeBron James has played the most seasons, with 24 seasons.

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1LeBron James
L. James
24
1,624
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,098
43,471
12,114
12,028
2,421
1,187
5,656
2,869
+7513
2Vince Carter
V. Carter
22
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
25,728
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
3Chris Paul
C. Paul
21
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
45,836
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
4Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
21
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
21
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
6Kevin Willis
K. Willis
21
1,424
26.9
12.1
8.4
0.9
0.7
0.5
5.0
10.2
48.7
0.0
0.1
21.1
2.1
3.0
71.3
52.5
2.9
5.5
1.8
38,362
17,253
11,901
1,328
958
751
2,520
4,172
-825
7Robert Parish
R. Parish
21
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
8Al Horford
A. Horford
20
1,185
31.2
12.7
7.7
3.2
0.8
1.1
5.2
10.3
50.7
0.9
2.4
37.5
1.4
1.8
76.4
57.3
1.9
5.9
1.4
36,922
15,080
9,171
3,747
897
1,353
1,612
2,467
+3546
9Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
20
1,187
31.0
13.8
4.2
6.0
1.3
0.3
4.4
10.5
42.3
1.9
5.1
36.7
3.1
3.8
81.5
56.9
0.8
3.4
2.2
36,798
16,373
4,970
7,110
1,501
353
2,632
3,169
+2796
10Udonis Haslem
U. Haslem
20
879
24.7
7.5
6.6
0.8
0.5
0.3
3.0
6.2
48.9
0.0
0.1
12.7
1.4
1.9
75.6
53.3
1.8
4.8
0.9
21,720
6,586
5,791
733
424
252
810
2,069
+452
11Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
20
1,327
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
38,994
19,419
2,948
4,541
1,179
271
2,476
2,008
-1251
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
20
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
14DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
19
1,124
25.0
8.5
9.7
0.9
0.5
1.4
3.5
5.1
67.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.6
3.3
47.6
64.4
2.9
6.8
1.3
28,086
9,545
10,870
1,058
575
1,578
1,451
2,700
+1022
15Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
19
1,182
29.8
15.4
5.9
1.4
0.6
1.8
5.9
11.9
49.4
1.0
2.9
35.3
2.7
3.3
79.7
57.8
1.9
4.1
1.5
35,203
18,190
7,025
1,712
679
2,151
1,816
3,026
+1048
16Mike Conley
M. Conley
19
1,226
30.7
13.6
2.9
5.5
1.3
0.2
4.8
10.9
43.6
1.6
4.2
38.7
2.5
3.0
82.6
55.6
0.5
2.4
1.8
37,587
16,715
3,547
6,782
1,638
256
2,214
2,354
+2728
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
19
1,204
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.6
6.2
3.2
44,187
32,669
8,271
5,291
1,236
1,346
3,808
2,286
+5110
18Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
19
1,231
32.1
11.3
4.9
4.2
1.4
0.5
4.1
8.8
46.3
0.9
2.7
33.0
2.3
3.2
70.9
55.3
0.9
4.0
1.8
39,507
13,968
6,047
5,147
1,765
633
2,240
2,180
+3024
19Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
19
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
20Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
19
1,160
27.3
8.2
9.0
0.8
0.5
1.2
3.1
5.1
59.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.2
64.4
62.6
3.0
6.0
1.4
31,617
9,509
10,467
967
630
1,335
1,656
3,268
+321
21Jason Terry
J. Terry
19
1,410
29.8
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
42,034
18,881
3,274
5,415
1,603
275
2,415
2,577
+1718
22Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
19
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
19
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
24Juwan Howard
J. Howard
19
1,208
30.3
13.4
6.1
2.2
0.7
0.3
5.4
11.5
46.9
0.0
0.0
12.0
2.5
3.3
76.4
51.4
1.9
4.2
2.0
36,654
16,159
7,428
2,663
818
312
2,469
3,493
-1769
25Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
19
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868

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PPG

27.0

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

6.0

Harden

James Harden
Team Rankings

ORTG

106.9

24th

DRTG

108.7

9th

NETRTG

-1.9

14th

3P%

34.3

15th

2026-27 Conference Standings
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10/31
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11/2
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Last Game
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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

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NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

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10/20
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10/21
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