holds the ball longest per possession in the nba

Nikola Jokić has the highest PER this season, with a 32.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

holds the ball longest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games possession by a player in the NBA this regular season

	NAME	PER	POSS	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	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	32.3	1,537.2	2025-26	DEN	64	35.1	27.8	12.9	10.9	1.4	0.8	10.0	17.5	56.9	1.7	4.6	37.9	6.1	7.4	82.8	66.9	2.9	10.0	3.8	2,247	1,776	827	696	92	52	243	172	+549
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.9	1,530.7	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	9.0	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	2,259	2,117	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788
3	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	28	1,303.1	2025-26	LAC	64	32.0	28.0	6.3	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.3	50.5	2.7	6.9	38.9	5.8	6.5	89.1	63.0	1.1	5.3	2.1	2,047	1,789	405	229	121	27	132	77	+346
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27.9	1,775.6	2025-26	LAL	64	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3	1.6	0.5	10.8	22.8	47.6	4.0	10.8	36.6	7.9	10.1	78.0	61.6	0.6	7.1	4.0	2,289	2,143	495	530	105	34	255	153	+187
5	Jalen Duren J. Duren	26.1	947	2025-26	DET	69	28.3	19.5	10.6	1.9	0.8	0.9	7.4	11.5	64.9	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.2	74.4	68.7	3.8	6.8	1.9	1,954	1,345	728	134	57	59	128	190	+478
6	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	22.9	1,510.3	2025-26	CLE	70	33.5	27.9	4.5	5.7	1.5	0.3	9.7	20.0	48.3	3.2	8.8	36.4	5.3	6.1	86.5	61.3	0.7	3.8	2.8	2,342	1,952	316	398	104	20	198	163	+370
7	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	22.1	1,689.3	2025-26	BOS	70	34.5	28.8	7.0	5.2	1.0	0.4	10.4	21.9	47.6	2.0	5.7	34.4	6.0	7.6	79.6	57.2	1.2	5.8	3.6	2,414	2,015	489	363	71	27	252	187	+297
8	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	22	1,518.3	2025-26	PHI	67	38.2	28.4	4.1	6.7	1.9	0.8	9.9	21.5	46.3	3.2	8.6	36.9	5.4	6.0	89.1	58.8	0.3	3.8	2.5	2,562	1,903	277	450	127	55	165	145	+100
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21.9	1,182.7	2025-26	NYK	73	31.0	20.1	11.9	3.0	0.9	0.5	6.9	13.8	49.9	1.5	4.1	37.0	4.8	5.6	85.5	61.7	3.1	8.7	2.5	2,262	1,466	867	217	63	40	185	249	+362
10	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	21.9	1,298.6	2025-26	MIN	60	35.2	28.9	5.0	3.7	1.4	0.8	9.9	20.3	48.9	3.4	8.5	39.8	5.7	7.2	79.6	61.7	0.6	4.4	2.8	2,109	1,735	300	223	83	49	170	114	+168
11	Jamal Murray J. Murray	21.8	1,509.4	2025-26	DEN	75	35.4	25.4	4.4	7.1	0.9	0.4	8.8	18.1	48.3	3.3	7.5	43.5	4.6	5.2	88.7	62.2	0.4	4.0	2.3	2,652	1,905	330	535	66	29	171	131	+431
12	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	21.8	1,397.6	2025-26	DET	62	34.2	24.4	5.6	9.9	1.5	0.9	8.7	18.8	46.2	2.0	5.8	34.7	5.0	6.1	81.4	56.7	0.9	4.7	3.7	2,121	1,510	345	613	91	53	229	195	+485
13	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	21.7	874.9	2025-26	OKC	69	28.9	17.1	8.9	1.7	0.6	1.9	6.3	11.3	55.7	1.3	3.5	36.2	3.3	4.1	79.2	65.3	1.9	7.0	1.6	1,997	1,181	615	115	43	131	107	158	+678
14	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	21.6	1,305.4	2025-26	HOU	70	33.4	20.5	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.1	15.7	51.9	0.6	1.9	30.8	3.7	5.3	69.0	57.0	3.0	5.9	3.2	2,336	1,436	622	433	84	76	221	229	+194
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20.9	1,441.4	2025-26	HOU	76	36.4	25.8	5.4	4.7	0.8	0.9	9.1	17.6	51.7	2.4	5.8	41.3	5.2	5.9	87.8	63.8	0.5	4.9	3.2	2,763	1,964	412	360	61	69	240	139	+326
16	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	20.8	768.1	2025-26	POR	75	27.2	12.0	11.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.8	52.0	1.1	3.2	33.8	1.8	2.7	67.5	60.2	4.5	7.1	1.3	2,042	903	869	159	44	127	94	176	+14
17	James Harden J. Harden	20.7	1,445.5	2025-26	TOT	69	35.0	23.7	4.9	8.0	1.1	0.4	7.0	16.1	43.3	3.1	8.2	37.6	6.6	7.5	88.2	61.0	0.6	4.3	3.5	2,413	1,632	336	552	79	28	240	136	+133
18	Jalen Johnson J. Johnson	20.5	1,483.2	2025-26	ATL	71	35.3	22.6	10.3	7.9	1.3	0.4	8.4	17.1	48.8	1.7	4.8	34.9	4.2	5.3	78.8	58.0	1.4	8.9	3.4	2,507	1,603	731	564	89	31	239	147	+162
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	20.3	1,389.5	2025-26	PHX	64	33.5	26.1	3.9	6.0	0.8	0.3	8.5	18.7	45.6	1.9	5.8	33.0	7.1	8.1	87.3	58.5	0.8	3.1	3.1	2,146	1,668	248	386	51	18	201	168	+201
20	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	20.2	957.1	2025-26	CLE	64	32.1	18.3	9.1	3.6	0.8	1.8	7.3	13.2	54.8	1.0	3.3	29.7	2.8	4.6	60.6	59.8	2.4	6.7	1.8	2,053	1,170	580	233	48	112	118	158	+240
21	Deni Avdija D. Avdija	20.1	1,338.7	2025-26	POR	64	33.3	24.0	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	7.4	16.0	46.0	1.9	5.9	31.5	7.4	9.3	80.0	59.7	1.2	5.8	3.9	2,131	1,538	444	427	50	40	247	164	-5
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	19.9	1,509.2	2025-26	NYK	72	35.0	26.0	3.4	6.8	0.8	0.1	9.3	20.0	46.4	2.7	7.2	37.0	4.8	5.8	84.1	57.8	0.4	2.9	2.4	2,522	1,873	243	491	55	8	171	166	+341
23	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	19.7	1,278.4	2025-26	CHA	70	27.9	20.0	4.8	7.1	1.2	0.2	7.0	17.2	40.8	3.7	10.1	36.9	2.2	2.5	89.5	54.6	0.9	3.9	2.8	1,956	1,399	335	500	83	15	193	189	+428
24	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	19.1	1,295.4	2025-26	TOR	77	33.6	18.2	7.5	5.9	1.5	1.5	7.2	14.2	50.4	0.9	2.9	29.9	3.0	3.7	81.3	57.5	1.9	5.6	2.7	2,590	1,402	580	455	113	113	207	208	+237
25	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	18.7	1,203.3	2025-26	HOU	77	37.3	18.0	7.8	5.3	1.5	0.6	6.9	13.1	52.9	0.3	1.5	22.1	3.8	4.9	77.9	59.0	3.0	4.8	2.4	2,870	1,383	600	409	114	48	183	169	+359

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Jokić

RPG

12.9

Jokić

APG

10.9

Jokić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.4

1st

DRTG

117.5

21st

NETRTG

4.9

8th

3P%

39.5

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	64	16	.800
2	Spurs	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers	50	29	.633	13.5
5	Rockets	50	29	.633	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/10	OKC	@	DEN	9:00 PM
Sun 4/12	DEN	@	SAS	8:30 PM

Last Game

Grizzlies

25 - 55

119

Final

136

Nuggets

52 - 28

Wed 8 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.9

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.9

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.7

Duren

67.4

Ayton

67.0

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.7

119.9

119.6

119.3

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.7

110.9

112.6

113.0

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

12.1

8.4

8.1

8.0

6.6

5.1

Tank Leaderboard

17-62

18-61

20-59

21-59

25-55

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,001.4

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,447.2

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,260.3

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,654.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.5

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.2

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-30

47-32

46-33-1

46-34

45-35

44-35

Worst Record ATS

33-47

33-46

34-46

34-45

35-45

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	58	22	.725
2	Celtics - x	54	25	.684	3.5
3	Knicks - x	51	28	.646	6.5
4	Cavaliers - x	51	29	.638	7.0
5	Hawks	45	35	.563	13.0
6	Raptors	44	35	.557	13.5
7	Magic	44	36	.550	14.0
8	76ers	43	36	.544	14.5
9	Hornets	43	37	.538	15.0
10	Heat	41	38	.519	16.5
11	Bucks - e	31	49	.388	27.0
12	Bulls - e	30	49	.380	27.5
13	Nets - e	20	59	.253	37.5
14	Pacers - e	18	61	.228	39.5
15	Wizards - e	17	62	.215	40.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	16	.800
2	Spurs - x	61	19	.763	3.0
3	Nuggets - x	52	28	.650	12.0
4	Lakers - x	50	29	.633	13.5
5	Rockets - x	50	29	.633	13.5
6	Timberwolves - x	47	33	.588	17.0
7	Suns	44	36	.550	20.0
8	Clippers	41	39	.513	23.0
9	Trail Blazers	40	40	.500	24.0
10	Warriors	37	42	.468	26.5
11	Pelicans - e	26	54	.325	38.0
12	Grizzlies - e	25	55	.313	39.0
13	Mavericks - e	25	55	.313	39.0
14	Kings - e	21	59	.263	43.0
15	Jazz - e	21	59	.263	43.0