most minutes by a player before turning 35

LeBron James has played the most career minutes by a player younger than 35, with 47,354 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
most minutes by a player before turning 35 years old
NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
47,354
1,230
38.5
27.1
7.4
7.3
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.4
1.5
4.3
34.4
5.9
8.0
73.5
58.6
1.2
6.2
3.5
33,347
9,120
9,009
1,978
939
4,284
2,268
+6646
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45,390
1,239
36.6
25.5
5.3
4.8
1.5
0.5
8.9
19.6
45.4
1.3
3.9
33.6
6.4
7.6
83.8
55.5
1.2
4.2
3.0
31,617
6,575
5,887
1,828
619
3,719
3,164
+5051
3Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
43,915
1,195
36.7
19.5
10.7
4.1
1.3
1.5
7.8
15.7
49.8
0.1
0.5
28.2
3.7
4.8
78.8
54.9
2.5
8.3
2.4
23,323
12,819
4,890
1,608
1,847
2,831
2,964
+4529
4Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
41,186
1,143
36.0
16.9
4.1
4.2
0.9
0.2
6.5
14.6
44.2
1.6
4.3
37.2
2.3
2.9
80.1
53.1
0.9
3.2
2.0
19,318
4,644
4,774
1,017
235
2,333
2,092
+799
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
39,976
1,108
36.1
22.6
8.2
2.6
0.9
0.9
7.9
16.7
47.5
1.2
3.2
38.1
5.6
6.3
87.7
58.1
1.2
7.1
1.9
25,051
9,096
2,923
964
1,050
2,091
2,780
+5857
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
39,831
1,061
37.5
26.2
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.7
18.4
52.8
0.1
0.2
27.0
6.7
9.2
72.7
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
27,782
11,376
3,499
1,515
874
3,311
3,449
+1352
7DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
38,460
1,110
34.6
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
46.9
0.5
1.6
29.6
5.6
6.6
84.1
55.5
0.7
3.7
2.0
23,582
4,910
4,527
1,108
361
2,274
2,509
+94
8Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
38,129
1,064
35.8
24.0
6.5
3.0
1.0
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.3
3.7
34.7
5.6
6.9
81.1
54.2
1.7
4.8
2.7
25,551
6,938
3,165
1,081
527
2,832
3,062
+1620
9Gary Payton
G. Payton
37,942
1,027
36.9
18.3
4.2
7.4
2.1
0.2
7.3
15.6
46.9
0.9
2.8
32.1
2.7
3.7
72.7
52.9
1.2
3.0
2.5
18,757
4,326
7,590
2,147
241
2,563
2,641
+1631
10Ray Allen
R. Allen
37,918
1,022
37.1
20.5
4.3
3.7
1.2
0.2
7.2
15.9
45.0
2.4
6.0
39.6
3.8
4.2
89.4
57.6
1.1
3.3
2.3
20,965
4,434
3,755
1,204
197
2,337
2,384
+2599
11Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
37,803
1,013
37.3
14.3
6.7
9.3
2.0
0.3
5.1
12.7
40.1
1.3
3.9
33.6
2.7
3.5
78.0
50.0
1.5
5.2
3.2
14,436
6,821
9,374
2,012
305
3,241
1,902
+2819
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
37,802
1,102
34.3
22.3
7.3
8.4
1.6
0.3
8.0
18.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.5
5.2
6.7
77.7
52.6
1.6
5.7
4.1
24,577
8,019
9,211
1,789
349
4,469
2,871
+2985
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
37,785
1,025
36.9
22.0
6.0
3.8
1.5
0.6
7.2
16.1
44.8
1.6
4.4
36.9
6.0
7.4
80.7
56.9
0.9
5.1
2.9
22,591
6,164
3,935
1,499
638
2,999
2,914
+2902
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
37,735
1,053
35.8
20.6
11.4
3.1
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.6
50.8
0.0
0.1
18.2
4.7
6.8
68.8
55.2
3.0
8.4
2.6
21,663
12,013
3,296
784
2,381
2,757
2,665
+7112
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
37,583
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
16Dwight Howard
D. Howard
37,268
1,113
33.5
16.7
12.3
1.4
0.9
1.9
6.1
10.3
58.6
0.0
0.1
13.2
4.6
8.2
56.5
60.1
3.5
8.8
2.8
18,631
13,691
1,580
1,017
2,130
3,143
3,597
+3072
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37,227
989
37.6
24.1
12.0
2.7
1.9
3.4
9.6
18.6
51.5
0.0
0.1
20.4
4.9
6.9
71.7
55.8
3.6
8.4
3.2
23,813
11,839
2,652
1,836
3,389
3,179
3,734
+417
18James Harden
J. Harden
37,220
1,072
34.7
24.1
5.6
7.1
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
44.1
2.7
7.5
36.4
7.1
8.3
86.1
61.0
0.8
4.9
3.7
25,885
6,017
7,629
1,597
600
3,919
2,695
+4266
19Shawn Marion
S. Marion
36,589
1,030
35.5
16.1
9.1
2.0
1.6
1.1
6.6
13.7
48.5
0.7
2.1
33.0
2.2
2.7
81.1
54.3
2.5
6.7
1.6
16,633
9,402
2,023
1,642
1,169
1,622
2,352
+2051
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
36,574
990
36.9
22.8
11.7
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.1
14.8
54.4
0.5
2.0
27.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
61.6
4.0
7.7
3.2
22,545
11,619
3,903
1,573
867
3,189
3,091
+426
21Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
36,481
1,084
33.7
12.3
5.1
4.4
1.5
0.5
4.4
9.5
46.5
0.9
2.7
33.4
2.6
3.6
71.1
55.4
0.9
4.2
1.9
13,316
5,545
4,740
1,640
535
2,091
1,974
+2862
22Tony Parker
T. Parker
36,205
1,143
31.7
16.2
2.8
5.8
0.9
0.1
6.5
13.1
49.3
0.4
1.3
32.7
2.8
3.8
75.3
54.9
0.4
2.4
2.4
18,522
3,218
6,634
1,004
90
2,722
1,954
+5683
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
36,180
986
36.7
27.3
7.1
4.3
1.1
1.1
9.3
18.7
49.9
1.9
4.9
38.5
6.7
7.6
88.6
61.9
0.7
6.4
3.2
26,892
6,959
4,267
1,055
1,105
3,120
1,900
+4481
24Chris Paul
C. Paul
35,352
1,013
34.9
18.5
4.5
9.5
2.2
0.1
6.5
13.8
47.0
1.4
3.7
37.0
4.2
4.8
87.0
58.2
0.7
3.9
2.4
18,711
4,572
9,607
2,220
131
2,441
2,481
+5110
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
35,319
961
36.8
26.1
11.7
2.8
0.6
2.5
10.3
17.9
57.9
0.0
0.0
5.0
5.4
10.3
52.7
58.3
3.8
7.9
2.9
25,083
11,230
2,657
624
2,409
2,743
3,306
+4422
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Team Rankings

ORTG

116.9

10th

DRTG

113.7

8th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.3

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
14
11
.560
5.5
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

12 - 12

99

Final

94

CLE Cavaliers

14 - 11

Sat 6 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
6.0
3
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
7.0
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124
Tue
11/11
MIL MIL
@
CHA CHA
100-111
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM