most minutes played in a season before turning 26

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most minutes by a player younger than 26 in a season, with 3,882 minutes on the court in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
most minutes played by a player in a season before turning 26 years old
NAMEMINAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,882
25
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
4,029
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,773
24
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
38.4
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,033
2,149
148
130
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,695
23
1968-69
SDR SDR
82
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
2,327
1,406
113
266
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
3,681
24
1972-73
KCO KCO
80
46.0
34.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
2,719
223
910
207
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,665
24
1969-70
SDR SDR
82
44.7
27.5
16.9
2.0
11.1
24.6
45.2
5.2
7.6
68.8
49.2
2,256
1,386
162
270
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,633
25
1970-71
SDR SDR
82
44.3
28.7
16.6
2.3
11.6
27.0
42.8
5.5
8.2
67.2
46.8
2,350
1,362
186
225
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,583
24
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
2,822
1,346
370
235
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3,559
25
1963-64
CIN CIN
79
45.1
31.4
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
2,480
783
868
280
9Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3,539
23
1974-75
BUF BUF
82
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
10Kareem 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
11Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
3,533
23
1993-94
GSW GSW
82
43.1
21.0
4.9
4.7
2.2
0.9
7.5
17.3
43.3
1.7
4.8
36.1
4.3
5.6
77.4
53.2
1.0
3.9
2.8
1,720
401
385
180
76
226
158
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3,521
24
1962-63
CIN CIN
80
44.0
28.3
10.4
9.5
10.3
19.9
51.8
7.7
9.5
81.0
58.8
2,264
835
758
293
13Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
3,517
25
1965-66
CIN CIN
79
44.5
21.5
21.1
2.7
8.7
19.3
45.3
4.0
5.1
78.7
49.9
1,697
1,668
213
274
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3,503
23
1961-62
CIN CIN
79
44.3
30.8
12.5
11.4
11.0
22.9
47.8
8.9
11.0
80.3
55.4
2,432
985
899
258
15Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
3,455
25
1970-71
NYK NYK
80
43.2
21.7
6.8
6.7
8.1
16.5
49.4
5.4
7.0
77.9
55.6
1,736
544
536
240
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
3,425
24
1972-73
BOS BOS
82
41.8
20.5
16.2
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
77.9
48.1
1,684
1,329
333
311
17Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
3,417
25
1980-81
UTA UTA
80
42.7
30.7
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.2
11.4
20.3
55.9
0.0
0.1
28.6
7.9
9.8
80.6
62.2
2.4
4.0
3.5
2,452
509
322
109
18
282
245
18Antoine Walker
A. Walker
3,406
25
2001-02
BOS BOS
81
42.0
22.1
8.8
5.0
1.5
0.5
8.2
20.9
39.4
2.7
8.0
34.4
3.0
4.0
74.1
49.0
1.9
7.0
3.1
1,794
714
407
122
38
251
237
+240
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3,401
24
2002-03
LAL LAL
82
41.5
30.0
6.9
5.9
2.2
0.8
10.6
23.5
45.1
1.5
4.0
38.3
7.3
8.7
84.3
55.0
1.3
5.6
3.5
2,461
564
481
181
67
288
218
+260
20Antoine Walker
A. Walker
3,396
24
2000-01
BOS BOS
81
41.9
23.4
8.9
5.5
1.7
0.6
8.8
21.2
41.3
2.7
7.4
36.7
3.1
4.3
71.6
50.5
1.9
7.0
3.7
1,892
719
445
138
49
301
251
-122
21Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
3,394
24
2000-01
GSW GSW
82
41.4
24.9
8.7
2.0
1.4
0.3
9.8
22.1
44.2
0.8
2.5
30.2
4.7
6.5
71.5
49.9
3.4
5.3
2.4
2,044
715
164
114
28
199
225
-554
22Michael Finley
M. Finley
3,394
24
1997-98
DAL DAL
82
41.4
21.5
5.3
4.9
1.6
0.4
8.2
18.4
44.9
1.1
3.0
35.7
4.0
5.1
78.4
52.2
1.8
3.5
2.7
1,763
438
405
132
30
219
163
-410
23Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
3,394
24
1963-64
BAL BAL
80
42.4
27.0
17.0
1.6
10.1
19.8
51.3
6.7
10.3
65.1
55.5
2,159
1,361
126
300
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
3,390
23
1978-79
HOU HOU
82
41.3
24.8
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
25LeBron 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
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15
9
.625
8.0
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Fri
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MIN MIN
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GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
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GSW GSW
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POR POR
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
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PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
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GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
12/22
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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
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4
Rockets Rockets
15
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Spurs Spurs
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
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9
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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons
19
5
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2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
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4.0
4
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10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
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76ers 76ers
13
10
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
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NYK NYK
124-107
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DET DET
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
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SAS SAS
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LAL LAL
10:00 PM
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
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NOP NOP
8:00 PM