most games played career before 1987

Before 1986-87, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most games, with 1,328 games.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games played by a player career before 1987
NAMEGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,328
38.4
26.4
12.1
4.0
1.0
2.9
10.9
19.4
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.4
72.0
59.5
2.6
8.4
3.0
51,002
35,108
16,105
5,248
1,025
2,915
2,087
4,000
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
3John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
46,471
26,395
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
4Paul Silas
P. Silas
1,254
27.9
9.4
9.9
2.1
0.6
0.2
3.4
7.9
43.2
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.8
67.3
48.9
3.6
5.6
1.4
34,989
11,782
12,357
2,572
358
138
333
3,105
5Hal Greer
H. Greer
1,122
35.5
19.2
5.0
4.0
7.6
16.8
45.2
4.1
5.1
80.1
50.6
39,788
21,586
5,665
4,540
3,855
6Lenny Wilkens
L. Wilkens
1,077
35.3
16.5
4.7
6.7
1.3
0.2
5.7
13.3
43.2
5.0
6.5
77.4
51.1
0.8
2.0
38,064
17,772
5,030
7,211
174
26
3,285
7Johnny Green
J. Green
1,057
23.3
11.6
8.6
1.4
4.7
9.5
49.3
2.2
4.0
55.3
51.4
24,617
12,281
9,089
1,445
2,855
8Don Nelson
D. Nelson
1,053
20.6
10.3
4.9
1.4
0.3
0.1
3.8
8.0
48.0
2.7
3.6
76.5
54.4
1.2
3.1
21,685
10,898
5,192
1,526
65
35
2,451
9Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
1,048
26.3
9.7
8.3
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.0
8.9
44.2
1.8
2.5
72.8
48.4
2.8
5.5
27,520
10,176
8,709
1,405
146
151
2,661
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
11Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
1,043
37.3
20.1
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
13Chet Walker
C. Walker
1,032
32.4
18.2
7.1
2.1
0.7
0.1
6.7
14.2
47.0
4.9
6.2
79.6
54.0
1.6
3.8
33,433
18,831
7,314
2,126
117
10
2,727
14Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
1,031
32.5
18.6
3.2
4.7
1.3
0.2
7.2
15.8
45.6
4.2
5.2
80.7
51.4
1.1
1.6
2.5
33,527
19,181
3,279
4,805
545
72
390
2,775
15Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
1,002
31.8
10.3
9.7
3.7
1.3
1.5
4.3
9.7
44.1
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.7
2.4
73.8
48.0
2.2
6.9
2.2
31,873
10,303
9,687
3,754
999
1,160
978
3,473
16Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1,002
30.5
17.9
2.1
4.4
1.5
0.1
7.2
15.0
48.2
0.0
0.3
13.9
3.4
3.9
89.2
53.6
0.7
1.3
1.9
30,607
17,949
2,103
4,402
1,165
51
822
3,250
17Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
996
34.4
18.5
12.1
3.1
5.9
15.5
38.0
6.7
7.9
84.9
48.8
29,800
18,438
11,256
3,072
3,432
18Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
984
36.4
10.8
14.0
3.9
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.9
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.9
3.0
63.3
53.7
3.5
8.4
1.9
35,832
10,624
13,769
3,822
628
367
579
2,762
19Randy Smith
R. Smith
976
32.2
16.7
3.7
4.6
1.7
0.1
6.8
14.6
47.0
0.1
0.3
15.5
3.0
3.8
78.1
51.3
1.1
2.4
2.4
31,444
16,262
3,597
4,487
1,403
57
1,158
2,556
20Dick Barnett
D. Barnett
971
29.8
15.8
2.9
2.8
0.2
0.0
6.2
13.6
45.6
3.4
4.5
76.1
50.8
0.2
0.6
28,937
15,358
2,812
2,729
1
0
2,514
21Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
964
26.6
12.2
2.8
2.9
0.7
0.4
5.1
10.4
48.8
2.0
2.5
82.4
53.1
0.6
1.7
0.7
25,676
11,755
2,732
2,767
300
157
84
2,453
22Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
964
37.2
15.0
15.0
2.7
0.5
2.1
5.7
13.6
42.1
3.5
5.3
66.7
47.0
2.8
6.8
35,881
14,437
14,464
2,575
125
553
2,624
23Fred Brown
F. Brown
963
25.4
14.6
2.7
3.3
1.4
0.2
6.2
13.1
47.8
0.3
0.8
37.3
2.0
2.3
85.8
51.8
0.8
1.9
1.6
24,422
14,018
2,637
3,160
1,149
166
840
1,937
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
25Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048

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118.8

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-0.8

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4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.0
6
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.600
9.5
7
25
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.595
9.5
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19
.558
11.0
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Sun
1/18
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9:30 PM
Tue
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10:00 PM
Thu
1/22
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1/24
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Mon
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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
30
10
.750
2
26
15
.634
4.5
3
25
17
.595
6.0
4
25
18
.581
6.5
5
23
18
.561
7.5
6
24
19
.558
7.5
7
22
18
.550
8.0
8
22
20
.524
9.0
9
19
22
.463
11.5
10
20
24
.455
12.0
11
17
24
.415
13.5
12
15
27
.357
16.0
13
12
27
.308
17.5
14
10
31
.244
20.5
15
10
33
.233
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
8
.814
2
29
13
.690
5.5
3
29
13
.690
5.5
4
27
16
.628
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.0
6
24
16
.600
9.5
7
25
17
.595
9.5
8
24
19
.558
11.0
9
21
22
.488
14.0
10
18
23
.439
16.0
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
17
26
.395
18.0
13
14
28
.333
20.5
14
12
30
.286
22.5
15
10
34
.227
25.5

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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12/21
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12/21
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Mon
12/22
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114-106
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109-126

Schedule

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1/18
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1/18
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1/18
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1/18
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