most games started by nba player before age 23

Dwight Howard has the most career starts by a player younger than 23, with 347 starts.

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most regular-season games started by NBA player before age 23

	NAME	GS	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	Dwight Howard D. Howard	347	348	36.1	16.8	12.4	1.4	0.9	1.9	6.0	10.5	56.7	0.0	0.0	10.0	4.9	8.1	60.0	59.7	3.5	8.8	2.9	12,547	5,840	4,303	497	303	665	1,018	1,088	+511
2	LeBron James L. James	341	342	41.2	26.9	6.7	6.5	1.8	0.8	9.7	21.0	46.4	1.3	3.9	32.4	6.1	8.4	73.1	54.4	1.2	5.5	3.3	14,086	9,188	2,288	2,231	603	260	1,130	705	+714
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	314	314	38.0	25.9	6.3	2.7	1.2	0.9	8.8	19.0	46.2	1.4	3.8	35.8	7.0	7.9	88.2	57.6	1.0	5.3	3.0	11,930	8,128	1,986	842	374	288	946	586	-450
4	Tony Parker T. Parker	309	314	33.0	14.0	3.0	5.3	1.0	0.1	5.5	11.9	45.8	0.8	2.5	31.5	2.3	3.3	69.7	52.4	0.5	2.5	2.4	10,353	4,404	948	1,668	319	22	743	655	+1529
5	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	306	306	36.2	19.8	4.1	2.1	1.0	0.5	7.3	16.2	44.8	0.9	2.8	32.5	4.4	5.9	74.4	52.7	1.3	2.8	2.1	11,066	6,064	1,250	629	313	165	649	656	-434
6	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	302	302	36.5	24.1	5.7	2.9	1.1	0.5	8.6	18.9	45.5	0.6	2.2	27.9	6.3	7.9	79.8	53.9	2.0	3.7	3.1	11,029	7,286	1,709	886	330	136	923	886	+323
7	Josh Smith J. Smith	290	312	33.0	13.6	7.4	2.7	1.1	2.6	5.1	11.4	44.5	0.3	1.3	26.5	3.1	4.5	70.2	50.9	2.1	5.3	2.5	10,288	4,251	2,314	836	358	797	783	938	-875
8	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	284	302	34.4	22.9	5.2	4.1	1.4	0.6	8.2	18.4	44.6	2.6	7.4	35.3	3.9	4.9	79.3	55.8	0.7	4.5	2.8	10,392	6,920	1,567	1,241	413	182	850	620	+489
9	Josh Giddey J. Giddey	279	280	29.3	14.1	7.5	6.1	0.9	0.5	5.7	12.3	46.4	1.1	3.5	33.0	1.6	2.0	76.4	53.5	1.7	5.8	2.7	8,195	3,942	2,100	1,703	243	140	752	464	-97
10	Jalen Green J. Green	277	277	32.8	20.1	4.2	3.3	0.8	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.3	2.5	7.4	34.0	3.7	4.6	80.5	54.4	0.5	3.6	2.4	9,075	5,568	1,158	903	215	80	657	435	-878
11	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	276	298	32.8	13.4	3.6	5.8	1.4	0.3	5.3	12.2	43.7	1.0	2.7	37.4	1.7	2.2	78.1	50.8	0.9	2.7	2.7	9,789	3,994	1,064	1,726	425	97	801	663	+103
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	274	339	32.1	15.8	7.1	3.6	1.2	1.3	5.8	11.5	50.3	0.4	1.4	27.5	3.9	5.2	74.3	57.4	1.4	5.7	2.3	10,886	5,364	2,407	1,230	394	445	796	1,006	-243
13	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	271	289	32.2	13.7	7.3	1.5	0.6	0.9	4.9	11.3	43.7	1.8	5.3	34.7	2.0	2.5	79.6	55.3	1.6	5.7	1.2	9,295	3,967	2,113	425	176	247	359	742	-125
14	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	271	283	36.9	18.0	8.9	1.9	0.8	1.3	6.4	13.1	48.7	0.1	0.2	27.1	5.2	6.7	77.1	56.1	2.6	6.3	2.1	10,430	5,089	2,513	548	214	376	597	775	-113
15	RJ Barrett	270	271	33.6	18.1	5.4	2.8	0.7	0.3	6.5	15.3	42.2	1.6	4.8	34.3	3.5	4.9	70.9	51.7	0.9	4.5	2.1	9,107	4,900	1,469	769	182	68	578	631	-396
16	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	261	261	34.8	21.5	11.7	2.3	0.7	1.5	8.3	15.4	54.0	1.1	2.8	39.1	3.8	4.5	84.1	61.8	3.1	8.6	2.3	9,080	5,616	3,055	613	191	387	608	825	+172
17	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	255	255	32.3	18.2	6.1	2.5	1.2	0.7	6.6	14.6	45.3	1.9	4.8	39.5	3.1	3.7	83.6	56.2	0.8	5.3	1.8	8,235	4,648	1,546	629	300	187	467	531	+1270
18	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	254	304	29.7	13.2	12.6	0.6	1.2	1.6	5.7	10.3	55.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	1.8	4.7	38.0	53.3	4.7	7.9	1.5	9,029	4,015	3,830	187	352	491	442	947	-212
19	Devin Booker D. Booker	251	276	32.9	21.4	3.5	4.3	0.8	0.3	7.4	17.0	43.8	1.9	5.5	35.4	4.6	5.4	85.4	55.3	0.5	3.0	3.2	9,087	5,911	961	1,179	221	70	872	855	-1266
20	Anthony Davis A. Davis	250	255	34.0	20.7	9.7	1.7	1.3	2.4	8.0	15.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	27.6	4.6	5.9	77.8	57.5	2.6	7.1	1.6	8,668	5,276	2,467	426	337	621	407	636	-125
21	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	249	286	36.0	16.2	8.4	3.3	1.4	1.8	6.8	14.1	48.6	0.1	0.3	26.6	2.4	3.4	73.0	52.1	2.6	5.7	2.1	10,290	4,639	2,394	931	408	527	612	764	+344
22	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	248	248	34.6	21.0	3.5	5.7	1.4	0.3	7.6	16.8	45.3	1.8	4.6	38.8	4.0	4.6	86.2	55.8	0.7	2.8	2.8	8,570	5,210	880	1,410	348	81	699	552	-173
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	245	245	33.7	26.1	8.5	7.9	1.0	0.4	8.9	19.6	45.5	2.7	8.1	33.2	5.6	7.6	73.6	56.9	1.1	7.5	4.1	8,258	6,384	2,085	1,942	256	98	995	555	+403
24	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	245	249	37.5	18.8	2.9	8.4	1.2	0.2	6.6	15.7	42.0	1.3	3.9	33.0	4.4	5.7	76.5	51.7	0.8	2.1	3.4	9,329	4,686	722	2,090	307	44	836	649	-10
25	Luol Deng L. Deng	241	283	33.4	15.6	6.4	2.3	1.0	0.5	6.3	13.1	48.0	0.2	0.8	27.2	2.9	3.8	76.3	53.1	1.8	4.6	1.7	9,448	4,427	1,809	640	274	154	494	510	+541

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Team Leaders

PPG

26.3

Banchero

RPG

9.0

Banchero

APG

6.3

Banchero

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.9

19th

DRTG

114.3

11th

NETRTG

0.6

17th

3P%

34.3

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

Last Game

Magic

3 - 4

Final

116

Pistons

4 - 3

Sun 3 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

1.8

Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

121.5

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

105.4

106.9

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

16.1

8.2

7.4

3.0

1.7

-1.7

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

1,085.5

Wembanyama

757.7

Castle

755.7

Towns

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

1,069.8

Wembanyama

795.8

Castle

780.8

Towns

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.66

Beringer

1.53

Reed

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.58

Beringer

1.55

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-43

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

56-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0