highest usage rate in playoffs this season minimum 4 games

Nick Smith Jr. has the highest usage percentage in the 2026 playoffs with 4+ games played, at 40.1 percent.

Interpreted as:
highest usage rate by a player in playoffs this season minimum 4 games
NAMEUSG%GPSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nick Smith Jr.
N. Smith Jr.
40.1
5
2025-26
3.0
2.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.8
2.4
33.3
0.4
1.2
33.3
0.0
0.0
41.7
0.0
0.2
0.2
15
10
1
1
0
1
1
0
-3
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34.1
5
2025-26
34.2
25.2
8.0
5.8
0.4
0.6
8.4
19.8
42.4
0.6
4.4
13.6
7.8
9.2
84.8
52.8
1.2
6.8
1.8
171
126
40
29
2
3
9
11
-18
3Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
33.4
9
2025-26
40.8
30.6
5.1
7.4
1.0
0.9
9.4
21.0
45.0
2.9
7.1
40.6
8.8
10.3
84.9
59.8
0.7
4.4
5.6
367
275
46
67
9
8
50
25
+74
4Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
33.4
7
2025-26
35.6
25.7
5.7
3.3
0.9
1.1
9.3
20.4
45.5
2.4
6.0
40.5
4.7
6.6
71.7
55.1
1.6
4.1
3.6
249
180
40
23
6
8
25
21
-23
5Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
32.1
6
2025-26
34.3
29.2
3.2
6.7
0.7
0.8
9.7
17.7
54.7
1.0
3.3
30.0
8.8
10.2
86.9
65.9
0.5
2.7
3.2
206
175
19
40
4
5
19
14
+57
6Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
32.1
8
2025-26
35.1
27.4
2.1
5.8
1.1
0.0
9.9
20.4
48.5
2.3
6.0
37.5
5.4
6.3
86.0
59.2
0.3
1.9
2.4
281
219
17
46
9
0
19
17
+118
7Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
31.7
7
2025-26
39.0
26.3
9.0
6.3
1.4
0.7
8.6
20.4
42.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
7.1
10.6
67.6
52.4
1.3
7.7
3.4
273
184
63
44
10
5
24
18
-17
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
30.9
9
2025-26
35.3
24.0
4.9
2.9
0.9
0.2
9.3
21.0
44.4
2.9
8.8
32.9
2.4
3.0
81.5
53.8
1.0
3.9
2.7
318
216
44
26
8
2
24
24
-9
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30.4
6
2025-26
39.5
25.8
13.2
9.5
1.0
0.8
9.0
20.2
44.6
1.2
6.0
19.4
6.7
7.2
93.0
55.4
1.5
11.7
3.8
237
155
79
57
6
5
23
21
-14
10CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
30.2
6
2025-26
32.0
19.2
3.0
2.0
1.0
1.2
7.7
16.5
46.5
1.7
5.5
30.3
2.2
4.0
54.2
52.5
1.2
1.8
3.5
192
115
18
12
6
7
21
14
-61
11Jalen Green
J. Green
30.0
4
2025-26
37.8
21.8
5.3
3.5
2.0
0.3
8.0
20.8
38.6
1.8
8.5
20.6
4.0
5.0
80.0
47.4
1.3
4.0
3.3
151
87
21
14
8
1
13
8
-42
12LeBron James
L. James
29.7
8
2025-26
38.4
23.6
6.1
7.8
1.5
0.3
8.6
18.3
47.3
1.6
5.0
32.5
4.8
6.4
74.5
56.1
0.5
5.6
3.9
307
189
49
62
12
2
31
14
+5
13Jamal Murray
J. Murray
29.7
6
2025-26
39.7
23.7
5.0
5.7
0.8
0.3
7.7
21.5
35.7
1.8
7.0
26.2
6.5
6.7
97.5
48.4
1.2
3.8
2.2
238
142
30
34
5
2
13
10
-28
14Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
28.8
4
2025-26
34.8
19.0
3.5
5.0
0.0
1.3
6.0
15.5
38.7
1.3
5.8
21.7
5.8
6.5
88.5
51.7
0.3
3.3
3.5
139
76
14
20
0
5
14
14
-32
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
28.6
6
2025-26
28.2
17.3
5.5
2.5
0.2
1.0
6.2
15.5
39.8
1.8
6.5
28.2
3.2
3.8
82.6
50.4
0.3
5.2
2.0
169
104
33
15
1
6
12
15
-30
16Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
28.4
5
2025-26
34.8
22.2
6.0
4.6
0.4
0.6
7.0
15.6
44.9
1.4
4.0
35.0
6.8
9.4
72.3
56.2
0.6
5.4
3.4
174
111
30
23
2
3
17
19
-65
17Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
28.0
9
2025-26
40.0
25.2
4.4
6.0
0.9
0.4
9.1
20.3
44.8
2.7
7.1
37.5
4.3
4.7
92.9
56.3
0.4
4.0
2.1
360
227
40
54
8
4
19
18
-40
18Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
28.0
4
2025-26
37.3
26.0
6.0
1.8
0.3
0.3
9.8
21.3
45.9
3.5
8.0
43.8
3.0
3.0
100.0
57.6
1.3
4.8
1.5
149
104
24
7
1
1
6
18
-30
19RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
27.6
7
2025-26
38.7
24.1
7.0
4.0
1.3
0.3
9.0
18.9
47.7
2.4
6.3
38.6
3.7
5.9
63.4
56.3
2.0
5.0
3.6
271
169
49
28
9
2
25
24
+4
20Stephon Castle
S. Castle
27.2
7
2025-26
30.9
19.6
4.1
5.6
0.9
0.3
6.1
13.4
45.7
2.0
4.7
42.4
5.3
6.3
84.1
60.4
0.7
3.4
3.3
216
137
29
39
6
2
23
29
+38
21Jared McCain
J. McCain
26.9
6
2025-26
9.2
7.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
2.7
5.3
50.0
1.5
2.5
60.0
0.2
0.2
100.0
64.7
0.3
0.7
0.2
55
42
6
3
0
0
1
8
+6
22Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
26.7
6
2025-26
36.3
23.3
10.7
6.8
1.2
0.0
8.0
16.8
47.5
3.2
8.7
36.5
4.2
5.3
78.1
60.8
1.0
9.7
2.8
218
140
64
41
7
0
17
11
+28
23Julius Randle
J. Randle
26.4
8
2025-26
33.9
18.5
7.4
3.6
0.6
0.1
6.5
15.4
42.3
1.0
3.5
28.6
4.5
6.3
72.0
51.0
1.9
5.5
3.3
271
148
59
29
5
1
26
28
-12
24Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
26.3
6
2025-26
29.7
19.0
10.8
2.5
0.8
5.0
6.7
13.3
50.0
1.5
4.7
32.1
4.2
4.7
89.3
61.7
1.5
9.3
2.7
178
114
65
15
5
30
16
13
+62
25James Harden
J. Harden
25.8
9
2025-26
36.8
19.6
5.7
5.9
1.9
0.7
5.8
13.7
42.3
2.1
6.6
32.2
5.9
6.8
86.9
58.7
0.9
4.8
5.2
331
176
51
53
17
6
47
22
+8
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