highest usage rate nba player in a season

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

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highest usage rate with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA player in a 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	22	36.5	33.7	8.5	8.7	1.5	0.6	10.4	22.6	46.1	3.4	10.5	32.2	9.5	11.9	80.1	60.6	0.8	7.6	4.3	802	741	186	191	34	13	94	55	+29
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	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	36.2	2025-26	BOS	27	33.7	29.4	6.4	4.9	1.1	0.5	10.7	21.5	49.7	2.1	5.7	36.4	5.9	7.6	78.0	59.1	1.2	5.1	3.6	911	794	172	132	29	14	97	81	+66
17	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
18	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
19	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
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	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	7	.767	2.5
3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	PHI	@	OKC	3:30 PM
Mon 12/29	ATL	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Wed 12/31	POR	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Fri 1/2	OKC	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 1/4	OKC	@	PHX	8:00 PM

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1,922.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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1	Pistons	24	6	.800
2	Knicks	21	9	.700	3.0
3	Celtics	18	11	.621	5.5
4	Raptors	18	13	.581	6.5
5	76ers	16	12	.571	7.0
6	Magic	17	13	.567	7.0
7	Cavaliers	17	15	.531	8.0
8	Heat	15	15	.500	9.0
9	Hawks	15	16	.484	9.5
10	Bulls	14	15	.483	9.5
11	Bucks	12	18	.400	12.0
12	Hornets	10	20	.333	14.0
13	Nets	9	19	.321	14.0
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15	Wizards	5	23	.179	18.0

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1	Thunder	26	5	.839
2	Spurs	23	7	.767	2.5
3	Nuggets	22	8	.733	3.5
4	Lakers	19	10	.655	6.0
5	Timberwolves	20	11	.645	6.0
6	Rockets	18	10	.643	6.5
7	Suns	16	13	.552	9.0
8	Warriors	16	15	.516	10.0
9	Grizzlies	14	16	.467	11.5
10	Trail Blazers	12	18	.400	13.5
11	Mavericks	12	20	.375	14.5
12	Jazz	10	19	.345	15.0
13	Clippers	8	21	.276	17.0
14	Pelicans	8	23	.258	18.0
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Sat 11/22	SAS	@	PHX	102-111
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Sun 11/23	CLE	@	TOR	99-110
Sun 11/23	NYK	@	BKN	113-100
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Fri 12/26	CHA	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Fri 12/26	BOS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 12/26	PHI	@	CHI	7:30 PM

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

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