highest nba usage rate in a single season

Russell Westbrook has the highest usage percentage in a season, at 41.5 percent in 2016-17.

Interpreted as:

highest NBA usage rate with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in a single season

	NAME	USG%	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	41.5	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
2	James Harden J. Harden	40.3	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38.7	2005-06	LAL	80	41.0	35.4	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	2,832	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	38.5	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	38.2	2014-15	OKC	67	34.4	28.1	7.3	8.6	2.1	0.2	9.4	22.0	42.6	1.3	4.3	29.9	8.1	9.8	83.5	53.6	1.9	5.4	4.4	2,302	1,886	488	574	140	14	293	184	+247
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.2	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	37.1	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
7	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.9	2025-26	LAL	61	35.9	33.6	7.8	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.9	22.9	47.4	4.0	10.9	36.4	7.9	10.2	77.4	61.3	0.6	7.2	4.0	2,190	2,048	478	508	99	33	244	144	+172
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	37.7	2001-02	PHI	60	43.7	31.4	4.5	5.5	2.8	0.2	11.1	27.8	39.8	1.3	4.5	29.1	7.9	9.8	81.2	48.9	0.7	3.8	4.0	2,622	1,883	269	331	168	13	237	102	+278
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.5	2022-23	DAL	66	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	2,138	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	37.3	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
11	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.3	2021-22	DAL	65	35.4	28.4	9.1	8.7	1.2	0.6	9.9	21.6	45.7	3.1	8.8	35.3	5.6	7.5	74.4	57.1	0.9	8.3	4.5	2,301	1,847	593	568	75	36	292	145	+146
12	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	36.9	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
13	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	36.8	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	36.6	2019-20	DAL	61	33.6	28.8	9.4	8.8	1.0	0.2	9.5	20.6	46.3	2.8	8.9	31.6	7.0	9.2	75.8	58.5	1.3	8.1	4.3	2,047	1,759	573	538	62	14	260	153	+253
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	36.3	2016-17	TOT	72	34.2	27.0	11.0	4.6	1.4	1.3	9.0	19.9	45.2	1.8	5.0	36.1	7.2	9.3	77.2	56.2	2.1	8.9	3.7	2,465	1,942	794	332	100	93	269	278	-25
16	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	36.1	2008-09	MIA	79	38.6	30.2	5.0	7.5	2.2	1.3	10.8	22.0	49.1	1.1	3.5	31.7	7.5	9.8	76.5	57.4	1.1	3.9	3.4	3,048	2,386	398	589	173	106	272	178	+216
17	James Harden J. Harden	36.0	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	36.0	2001-02	WAS	60	34.9	22.9	5.7	5.2	1.4	0.4	9.2	22.1	41.6	0.2	0.9	18.9	4.4	5.6	79.0	46.8	0.8	4.8	2.7	2,093	1,375	339	310	85	26	162	119	+16
19	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	35.9	2025-26	BOS	65	34.3	28.6	7.0	5.2	1.0	0.4	10.3	21.6	47.7	1.9	5.6	34.2	6.0	7.5	80.2	57.3	1.2	5.9	3.6	2,228	1,856	458	337	65	26	233	174	+244
20	James Harden J. Harden	35.9	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	30.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
21	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.9	2023-24	DAL	70	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	2,370	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	35.9	2020-21	DAL	66	34.3	27.7	8.0	8.6	1.0	0.5	9.8	20.5	47.9	2.9	8.3	35.0	5.2	7.1	73.0	58.7	0.8	7.2	4.3	2,262	1,830	527	567	64	36	281	152	+164
23	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	35.9	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	31.1	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	10.7	25.5	42.0	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	35.7	2005-06	PHI	72	43.1	33.0	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.6	2011-12	LAL	58	38.5	27.9	5.4	4.6	1.2	0.3	9.9	23.0	43.0	1.5	4.9	30.3	6.6	7.8	84.5	52.7	1.1	4.3	3.5	2,232	1,616	313	264	69	18	204	105	+137

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Team Leaders

PPG

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG

9.5

Hartenstein

APG

6.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.5

7th

DRTG

107.5

1st

NETRTG

11.0

1st

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	16	.781
2	Spurs	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	CHI	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sun 3/29	NYK	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Thu 4/2	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 4/5	UTA	@	OKC	7:00 PM

Last Game

Thunder

57 - 16

109

Final

119

Celtics

48 - 24

Wed 25 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5