most games started by nba player before age 21

LeBron James has the most career starts by a player younger than 21, with 186 starts.

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most regular-season games started by NBA player before age 21
NAMEGSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
186
186
41.0
25.0
6.4
6.4
1.9
0.7
9.1
20.1
45.4
1.1
3.5
33.0
5.6
7.4
75.5
53.4
1.2
5.2
3.4
7,629
4,649
1,187
1,193
352
135
626
361
+165
2Dwight Howard
D. Howard
183
184
34.9
14.2
11.5
1.3
0.8
1.6
5.1
9.5
53.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
6.4
62.9
57.6
3.5
7.9
2.4
6,415
2,619
2,109
233
152
292
449
562
-106
3Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
157
157
35.7
20.9
5.9
2.7
1.1
0.5
7.4
17.2
42.8
0.7
2.4
29.8
5.5
7.0
78.7
51.7
2.1
3.8
3.0
5,603
3,283
924
421
165
71
471
454
+231
4Jabari Smith Jr.
J. Smith Jr.
155
155
31.4
13.3
7.6
1.4
0.6
0.9
4.8
11.1
43.0
1.7
5.0
33.5
2.0
2.5
79.8
54.1
1.7
6.0
1.2
4,874
2,054
1,185
222
95
135
193
427
-639
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
154
154
36.7
22.7
5.4
2.6
1.1
0.8
8.1
17.9
45.3
1.0
2.8
35.9
5.5
6.3
86.7
54.9
1.0
4.4
3.0
5,653
3,495
830
397
174
128
457
256
-1152
6Tony Parker
T. Parker
154
159
31.7
12.4
2.6
4.8
1.0
0.1
4.7
10.6
44.7
0.9
2.7
33.1
2.1
2.8
72.7
52.5
0.4
2.2
2.2
5,041
1,974
413
766
160
11
349
340
+627
7Josh Smith
J. Smith
147
169
30.5
10.6
6.6
2.1
0.8
2.3
3.9
9.1
43.2
0.3
1.1
27.1
2.5
3.5
70.3
49.8
2.1
4.5
2.0
5,159
1,799
1,110
363
142
381
338
467
-697
8Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
143
143
30.8
14.9
5.6
1.7
1.1
0.8
5.4
11.7
46.5
1.4
3.5
40.2
2.7
3.2
84.3
57.1
0.8
4.8
1.5
4,407
2,132
797
244
152
108
212
307
+673
9Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
M. Kidd-Gilchrist
139
140
25.2
8.2
5.6
1.2
0.7
0.8
3.2
6.9
46.4
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.8
2.7
68.2
51.0
1.7
3.9
1.2
3,527
1,152
779
169
97
109
161
309
-278
10Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
138
138
35.8
18.5
4.2
2.0
1.0
0.6
6.6
14.9
44.1
0.5
1.9
28.1
4.8
6.4
75.3
52.2
1.6
2.6
2.2
4,936
2,548
576
275
133
85
297
312
-647
11Devin Booker
D. Booker
135
160
31.5
18.1
3.0
3.1
0.8
0.3
6.4
15.0
42.4
1.6
4.5
35.5
3.8
4.5
83.5
53.3
0.5
2.5
2.6
5,033
2,897
473
494
122
43
419
481
-642
12Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
133
155
30.1
11.2
3.4
5.2
1.3
0.3
4.4
9.8
44.5
0.9
2.5
37.5
1.5
1.9
80.3
52.5
0.8
2.6
2.4
4,667
1,732
523
811
199
47
374
356
+14
13Josh Giddey
J. Giddey
130
130
31.3
14.9
7.8
6.3
0.8
0.4
6.3
13.8
45.9
1.0
3.4
29.5
1.2
1.7
72.3
51.3
1.9
6.0
2.9
4,067
1,934
1,020
814
108
51
382
231
-404
14Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
129
141
34.8
13.7
8.0
1.4
0.9
1.4
5.0
10.6
46.5
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.7
5.2
72.2
53.0
2.5
5.5
1.8
4,901
1,930
1,124
203
122
194
254
401
-140
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
127
144
33.2
20.3
4.7
3.4
1.3
0.6
7.3
17.1
42.9
2.7
7.8
34.4
3.0
3.8
78.1
54.2
0.8
3.9
2.4
4,780
2,925
679
486
187
82
350
293
-40
16RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
127
128
32.9
16.1
5.4
2.8
0.8
0.3
5.9
14.0
42.5
1.5
4.0
37.0
2.8
4.1
68.3
51.2
0.9
4.5
2.1
4,215
2,067
693
360
108
37
263
310
-188
17Jeremy Sochan
J. Sochan
126
130
28.1
11.3
5.9
3.0
0.8
0.5
4.5
10.2
44.4
0.8
2.8
28.5
1.5
2.0
73.8
51.1
1.8
4.1
1.8
3,651
1,475
771
391
105
63
237
306
-579
18Marquese Chriss
M. Chriss
124
154
21.2
8.5
4.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
3.2
7.2
43.8
0.8
2.7
30.9
1.4
2.2
61.7
52.0
1.1
3.7
1.4
3,270
1,309
743
143
118
140
215
468
-677
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
120
157
33.7
13.7
7.1
2.4
1.2
1.9
5.8
11.7
49.6
0.1
0.3
28.6
2.0
2.7
73.6
53.1
2.3
4.8
1.8
5,288
2,144
1,119
381
191
294
285
388
+116
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
119
119
32.4
24.2
8.5
7.1
1.1
0.3
8.0
18.0
44.3
2.6
7.9
32.5
5.6
7.6
73.6
56.5
1.3
7.2
3.7
3,857
2,876
1,012
839
126
34
446
253
+142
21Bradley Beal
B. Beal
119
129
33.1
15.7
3.8
2.9
0.9
0.4
5.9
14.2
41.6
1.8
4.5
39.6
2.1
2.7
78.7
51.0
0.8
3.0
1.7
4,275
2,029
484
380
121
47
218
266
+21
22Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
118
140
23.6
11.2
3.7
1.2
0.8
0.5
4.3
9.3
45.8
1.5
4.3
36.2
1.2
1.7
68.4
55.8
1.1
2.6
1.1
3,304
1,568
512
164
109
72
147
293
-121
23Jalen Green
J. Green
118
118
33.0
19.3
3.7
3.1
0.7
0.3
6.7
15.8
42.1
2.5
7.2
34.2
3.6
4.5
78.8
54.3
0.5
3.1
2.4
3,890
2,279
432
361
81
30
282
189
-877
24Alex Sarr
A. Sarr
115
115
27.1
14.4
6.9
2.5
0.7
1.7
5.6
12.9
43.3
1.3
4.3
31.6
1.9
2.7
68.5
51.0
2.0
4.9
1.7
3,119
1,652
790
291
83
196
196
251
-898
25Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
114
178
28.6
10.5
5.7
2.3
0.8
0.9
3.8
8.1
47.1
0.3
1.1
29.7
2.6
3.6
73.7
54.7
1.1
4.5
1.9
5,095
1,874
1,006
410
151
169
342
502
-254
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26.0

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Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.1

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.5

Harden

James Harden
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Celtics Celtics
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks
46
36
.561
14.0
Last Game
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4 - 0

130

Final

93

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Cade Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

10.9

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum
Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

8.6

Barnes

Scottie Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

Franz Wagner

2.5

Eason

Tari Eason

2.4

Smart

Marcus Smart
Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

Ausar Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Evan Mobley
Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

Desmond Bane

3.5

Brooks

Dillon Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Rui Hachimura
Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

Jase Richardson

113.6

Davison

JD Davison

107.8

Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings
Knicks

120.4

Thunder

119.3

Spurs

114.3

Celtics

113.7

Raptors

111.7

Cavaliers

111.5
Playoffs DRtg Rankings
Knicks

104.9

Spurs

106.7

Magic

107.4

Rockets

108.5

Pistons

109.0

Celtics

110.7
Playoffs NetRtg Rankings
Knicks

15.5

Spurs

7.7

Thunder

7.4

Celtics

3.0

Pistons

1.7

Raptors

-1.7

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1,137.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

801.5

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Jalen Brunson

778.2

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Karl-Anthony Towns
Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,120.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

831

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

814.5

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Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

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Nick Smith Jr.

40.1

Williams

Amari Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Jordan Goodwin
Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

Amen Thompson

42.0

Smith

Jabari Smith Jr.

41.0

Durant

Kevin Durant
Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.66

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.53

Reed

Paul Reed
Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

Jase Richardson

1.58

Beringer

Joan Beringer

1.55

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

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Best Record ATS
Hornets

50-34

Spurs

61-44

Suns

50-37-1

Celtics

51-38

Heat

47-36

Knicks

57-44
Worst Record ATS
Wizards

33-49

Cavaliers

41-59

Warriors

36-48

Rockets

38-50

Bucks

36-46

Kings

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0