most minutes played in a season before turning 23

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has played the most minutes by a player younger than 23 in a season, with 3,534 minutes on the court in his rookie season in 1969-70.

Interpreted as:
most minutes played by a player in a season before turning 23 years old
NAMEMINAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,534
22
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
2,361
1,190
337
283
2LeBron James
L. James
3,388
20
2004-05
CLE CLE
80
42.4
27.2
7.4
7.2
2.2
0.7
9.9
21.1
47.2
1.4
3.9
35.1
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.4
1.4
6.0
3.3
2,175
588
577
177
52
262
146
+152
3LeBron James
L. James
3,361
21
2005-06
CLE CLE
79
42.5
31.4
7.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
11.1
23.1
48.0
1.6
4.8
33.5
7.6
10.3
73.8
56.8
0.9
6.1
3.3
2,478
556
521
123
66
260
181
+275
4Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
3,344
22
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
2,495
1,500
210
281
5Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
3,331
22
2003-04
PHX PHX
82
40.6
16.7
4.7
4.4
1.1
0.3
6.8
15.7
43.0
1.0
3.3
30.5
2.1
2.8
75.0
49.1
1.0
3.7
2.4
1,367
385
362
93
26
199
177
-234
6Baron Davis
B. Davis
3,318
22
2001-02
CHA CHA
82
40.5
18.1
4.3
8.5
2.1
0.6
6.8
16.4
41.7
2.1
5.8
35.6
2.4
4.1
58.0
49.8
1.1
3.1
3.0
1,484
349
698
172
47
246
241
+149
7Juwan Howard
J. Howard
3,294
22
1995-96
WAS WAS
81
40.7
22.1
8.1
4.4
0.8
0.5
9.0
18.5
48.9
0.0
0.2
30.8
3.9
5.3
74.9
53.0
2.3
5.8
3.7
1,789
660
360
67
39
303
269
8Ray Allen
R. Allen
3,287
22
1997-98
MIL MIL
82
40.1
19.5
4.9
4.3
1.4
0.1
6.9
16.0
42.8
1.6
4.5
36.4
4.2
4.8
87.5
53.9
1.5
3.4
3.2
1,602
405
356
111
12
263
244
-71
9Antoine Walker
A. Walker
3,268
21
1997-98
BOS BOS
82
39.9
22.4
10.2
3.3
1.7
0.7
8.8
20.8
42.3
1.1
3.6
31.2
3.7
5.8
64.5
48.1
3.3
6.9
3.6
1,840
836
273
142
60
292
262
-267
10Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
3,249
22
1987-88
NYK NYK
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
11Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
3,245
22
1971-72
POR POR
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
2,009
943
350
186
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3,239
21
2009-10
OKC OKC
82
39.5
30.1
7.6
2.8
1.4
1.0
9.7
20.3
47.6
1.6
4.3
36.5
9.2
10.2
90.0
60.7
1.3
6.3
3.3
2,472
623
231
112
84
271
171
+431
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,224
21
1993-94
ORL ORL
81
39.8
29.3
13.2
2.4
0.9
2.9
11.8
19.6
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.5
55.4
60.5
4.7
8.5
2.7
2,377
1,072
195
76
231
222
281
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
3,222
21
1997-98
MIN MIN
82
39.3
18.5
9.6
4.2
1.7
1.8
7.7
15.8
49.1
0.0
0.2
18.8
3.0
4.0
73.8
52.7
2.7
6.9
2.3
1,518
786
348
139
150
192
224
+152
15Michael Finley
M. Finley
3,212
22
1995-96
PHX PHX
82
39.2
15.0
4.6
3.5
1.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.6
0.7
2.3
32.8
3.0
3.9
74.9
55.1
1.7
2.9
1.6
1,233
374
289
85
31
133
199
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3,204
21
1997-98
SAS SAS
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
17Baron Davis
B. Davis
3,192
21
2000-01
CHA CHA
82
38.9
13.8
5.0
7.3
2.1
0.4
5.0
11.7
42.7
1.0
3.3
31.0
2.8
4.1
67.7
51.2
1.6
3.4
2.8
1,131
408
598
170
36
226
267
+267
18LeBron James
L. James
3,190
22
2006-07
CLE CLE
78
40.9
27.3
6.7
6.0
1.6
0.7
9.9
20.8
47.6
1.3
4.0
31.9
6.3
9.0
69.8
55.2
1.1
5.7
3.2
2,132
526
470
125
55
250
171
+377
19Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
3,190
22
2000-01
VAN VAN
82
38.9
15.9
3.7
8.4
1.3
0.1
6.4
14.1
45.4
1.3
3.5
37.9
1.7
2.3
76.1
52.5
0.6
3.1
3.0
1,301
304
685
107
12
248
148
-383
20Elmore Smith
E. Smith
3,186
22
1971-72
BUF BUF
78
40.8
17.3
15.2
1.4
7.4
16.3
45.4
2.5
4.7
53.4
47.1
1,352
1,184
111
306
21Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3,185
22
1973-74
BUF BUF
74
43.0
30.6
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
22Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
3,179
22
1988-89
PHX PHX
81
39.2
20.4
4.2
12.2
1.7
0.3
7.0
13.9
50.5
0.0
0.3
9.1
6.3
7.1
88.2
59.7
0.6
3.6
4.0
1,650
340
991
135
24
322
226
23Rick Barry
R. Barry
3,175
22
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
35.6
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
2,775
714
282
258
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
3,167
22
2012-13
POR POR
82
38.6
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
25Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
3,167
22
1971-72
SEA SEA
73
43.4
26.2
12.7
2.0
9.8
21.3
46.1
6.6
8.0
81.9
52.7
1,914
926
148
208
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Heat Heat
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
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5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
11
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
MIL MIL
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Thu
12/18
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/21
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
MIL MIL
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 10

101

Final

116

MIL Bucks

11 - 15

Thu 11 Dec 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
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
10
.600
4.5
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
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
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SAS SAS
125-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Fri
12/12
IND IND
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PHI PHI
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Fri
12/12
CHI CHI
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CHA CHA
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Fri
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UTA UTA
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MEM MEM
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