most minutes played in a season by a player above age 35

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most minutes by a player older than 35 in a season, with 3,542 minutes on the court in 1972-73.

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	NAME	MIN	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	3,542	36	1972-73	LAL	82	43.2	13.2	18.6	4.5			5.2	7.1	72.7				2.8	5.5	51.0	68.9				1,084	1,526	365				191
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	3,040	38	2001-02	UTA	80	38.0	22.4	8.6	4.3	1.9	0.7	7.9	17.5	45.4	0.1	0.3	36.0	6.4	8.0	79.7	53.2	1.8	6.8	3.3	1,788	686	341	152	59	263	229	+50
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	3,032	36	1981-82	HOU	82	37.0	16.1	9.1	1.8	0.8	1.3	6.3	13.4	47.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.4	5.1	66.4	51.3	3.3	5.9	2.5	1,318	747	144	62	104	208	287
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	3,031	39	2002-03	WAS	82	37.0	20.0	6.1	3.8	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.6	44.5	0.2	0.7	29.1	3.2	4.0	82.1	49.1	0.9	5.2	2.1	1,640	497	311	123	39	173	171	+6
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,947	36	1999-00	UTA	82	35.9	25.5	9.5	3.7	1.0	0.9	9.2	18.0	50.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	7.2	9.0	79.7	58.2	2.1	7.4	2.8	2,095	779	304	79	71	231	229	+481
6	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	2,940	36	1996-97	DEN	82	35.9	16.6	3.6	2.0	0.7	0.1	5.8	14.0	41.4	2.3	6.4	36.4	2.6	3.2	81.7	53.7	1.2	2.4	1.8	1,361	293	165	60	7	146	178	-490
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,936	39	2002-03	UTA	81	36.2	20.6	7.8	4.7	1.7	0.4	7.3	15.9	46.2	0.0	0.2	21.4	5.9	7.7	76.3	53.4	1.4	6.4	2.6	1,667	628	379	136	31	210	204	+172
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	2,913	36	1976-77	BOS	79	36.9	17.7	4.8	5.1	1.1	0.2	7.3	16.2	45.2				3.0	3.6	81.6	49.5	1.4	3.5		1,395	382	400	84	18		208
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,895	37	2000-01	UTA	81	35.7	23.2	8.3	4.5	1.1	0.8	8.3	16.6	49.8	0.0	0.1	40.0	6.6	8.3	79.3	57.2	1.4	6.9	3.0	1,878	669	361	93	62	244	216	+381
10	Reggie Miller R. Miller	2,889	36	2001-02	IND	79	36.6	16.5	2.8	3.2	1.1	0.1	5.2	11.6	45.3	2.3	5.6	40.6	3.7	4.1	91.1	61.7	0.3	2.5	1.5	1,304	219	253	88	10	120	143	-7
11	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	2,881	36	2009-10	DAL	80	36.0	10.3	5.6	9.1	1.8	0.4	3.6	8.4	42.3	2.2	5.2	42.5	1.0	1.2	80.8	57.7	0.6	5.0	2.4	824	445	724	145	35	195	142	+271
12	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	2,856	36	1997-98	CHI	80	35.7	4.7	15.0	2.9	0.6	0.2	1.9	4.5	43.1	0.1	0.3	17.4	0.8	1.4	55.0	45.9	5.3	9.8	1.8	375	1,201	230	47	18	147	238	+345
13	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	2,846	37	2003-04	GSW	82	34.7	11.8	3.9	3.3	0.8	0.9	4.5	11.5	38.7	1.4	3.8	35.7	1.5	2.1	71.1	47.3	0.7	3.3	2.1	967	322	271	68	73	173	237	-83
14	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,840	37	2025-26	HOU	78	36.4	26.0	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	9.2	17.6	52.0	2.4	5.8	41.3	5.2	6.0	87.4	64.1	0.5	4.9	3.2	2,026	426	372	62	71	246	142	+340
15	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	2,825	36	2002-03	DET	81	34.9	12.2	3.9	3.3	1.1	1.1	4.6	11.5	39.8	1.1	3.2	33.6	2.0	2.9	67.6	47.7	1.0	2.9	2.0	992	318	268	87	88	158	259	+170
16	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	2,797	37	1977-78	BOS	82	34.1	16.1	4.0	4.0	1.1	0.3	6.7	14.8	44.9				2.8	3.3	85.5	49.5	1.1	2.9	2.5	1,322	332	328	90	22	204	185
17	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	2,767	37	2000-01	TOR	78	35.5	9.6	9.5	3.4	1.0	0.6	3.9	10.1	38.8	0.1	0.6	22.4	1.6	1.9	83.6	43.9	1.8	7.7	1.8	748	741	264	76	48	139	258	+240
18	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	2,653	37	2010-11	DAL	80	33.2	7.9	4.4	8.2	1.7	0.4	2.7	7.5	36.1	1.7	4.9	34.0	0.8	1.0	87.0	50.0	0.4	4.0	2.2	630	351	655	134	29	179	119	+169
19	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	2,653	36	2005-06	LAC	78	34.0	17.2	3.7	6.3	0.9	0.1	6.3	14.3	44.3	0.9	2.4	36.8	3.7	4.3	86.3	53.4	0.5	3.2	2.2	1,345	287	491	74	11	175	225	+228
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,630	37	1984-85	LAL	79	33.3	22.0	7.9	3.2	0.8	2.1	9.2	15.3	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.0	73.2	62.8	2.1	5.8	2.5	1,735	622	249	63	162	197	238
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,629	38	1985-86	LAL	79	33.3	23.4	6.1	3.5	0.8	1.6	9.6	16.9	56.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.6	76.5	60.3	1.7	4.4	2.6	1,846	478	280	67	130	203	248
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,622	36	1983-84	LAL	80	32.8	21.5	7.3	2.6	0.7	1.8	9.0	15.5	57.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.9	72.3	60.8	2.1	5.2	2.8	1,717	587	211	55	143	221	211
23	John Stockton J. Stockton	2,566	39	2001-02	UTA	82	31.3	13.4	3.2	8.2	1.9	0.3	4.9	9.5	51.7	0.3	1.0	32.1	3.4	3.9	85.7	60.1	0.7	2.5	2.5	1,102	263	674	152	24	208	209	+166
24	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	2,546	36	2024-25	MIL	80	31.8	13.0	5.0	1.8	0.6	1.9	4.9	9.7	50.9	1.7	4.7	37.3	1.4	1.7	82.6	62.4	1.4	3.6	1.1	1,041	401	143	50	148	84	171	+134
25	Gary Payton G. Payton	2,541	36	2004-05	BOS	77	33.0	11.3	3.1	6.1	1.1	0.2	4.4	9.4	46.8	0.5	1.7	32.6	2.0	2.6	76.1	53.7	0.6	2.4	1.9	873	236	469	88	12	148	121	+51

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

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

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most minutes by a player older than 35 in a season, with 3,542 minutes on the court in 1972-73.

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