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	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
8	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	37.7	2025-26	LAL	42	35.5	32.8	7.8	8.6	1.5	0.5	10.4	22.0	47.3	3.5	10.3	34.5	8.5	10.9	78.1	61.4	0.8	7.1	4.3	1,492	1,379	329	360	61	19	179	102	+29
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	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	36.8	2025-26	BOS	48	34.3	29.4	6.9	4.7	1.0	0.4	10.9	22.6	48.4	2.1	5.9	35.2	5.4	7.0	77.2	57.2	1.2	5.7	3.6	1,647	1,411	332	225	49	20	174	135	+124
14	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
15	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
16	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
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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DRTG

107.4

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NETRTG

11.8

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3P%

36.1

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2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	36	16	.692	4.0
3	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Rockets	32	19	.627	7.5
5	Lakers	32	20	.615	8.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 2/11	OKC	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 2/12	MIL	@	OKC	7:30 PM
Fri 2/20	BKN	@	OKC	8:00 PM
Sun 2/22	CLE	@	OKC	1:00 PM
Tue 2/24	OKC	@	TOR	7:30 PM

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41 - 13

119

Final

110

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32 - 20

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

70.3

Jokić

69.5

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.6

119.8

119.3

118.3

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.3

111.8

112.5

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

7.8

7.0

5.6

5.4

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

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14-38

15-40

15-37

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,546.9

Maxey

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,456.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,603.3

Johnson

2,573.5

Maxey

2,530.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.7

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

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1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.42

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DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

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1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

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31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

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21-31

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	39	13	.750
2	Knicks	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5
7	Magic	28	24	.538	11.0
8	Heat	28	27	.509	12.5
9	Hawks	26	29	.473	14.5
10	Hornets	25	29	.463	15.0
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	13	40	.245	26.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	36	16	.692	4.0
3	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
4	Rockets	32	19	.627	7.5
5	Lakers	32	20	.615	8.0
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	31	22	.585	9.5
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	26	28	.481	15.0
10	Clippers	25	27	.481	15.0
11	Grizzlies	20	32	.385	20.0
12	Mavericks	19	33	.365	21.0
13	Jazz	17	37	.315	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	40	.273	26.5
15	Kings	12	43	.218	29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 1/13	UTA	@	CHI	126-128
Tue 1/13	DEN	@	DAL	118-109
Tue 1/13	NYK	@	SAC	101-112
Tue 1/13	WAS	@	LAC	105-119
Wed 1/14	MEM	@	ORL	111-118

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 2/10	IND	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Tue 2/10	LAC	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 2/10	DAL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Tue 2/10	SAS	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Wed 2/11	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM

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

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