most minutes since 1999

Since 1998-99, LeBron James has played the most minutes, with 59,740 minutes on the court.

Interpreted as:
most minutes by a player since 1999
NAMEMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
59,740
1,583
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
42,654
11,850
11,729
2,368
1,162
5,526
2,812
+7377
2Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
51,368
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
31,560
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
3Vince Carter
V. Carter
46,367
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
25,728
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
4Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
45,880
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
5Chris Paul
C. Paul
45,836
1,370
33.5
16.8
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.7
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.5
4.1
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.8
2.3
23,058
6,006
12,552
2,728
222
3,109
3,208
+6029
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45,478
1,196
38.0
26.7
5.6
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.3
20.8
44.9
1.4
4.3
32.8
6.6
7.8
83.9
55.0
1.1
4.4
3.1
31,884
6,673
6,016
1,821
577
3,741
3,071
+3829
7Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
44,236
1,277
34.6
16.0
4.0
3.9
0.8
0.2
6.1
13.9
44.1
1.5
4.2
37.1
2.2
2.7
80.2
53.0
0.8
3.1
1.9
20,407
5,059
5,001
1,071
260
2,451
2,252
+828
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
44,164
1,310
33.7
18.9
10.8
3.1
0.7
2.1
7.3
14.5
50.3
0.0
0.1
19.0
4.3
6.1
69.8
54.9
2.7
8.0
2.4
24,765
14,114
4,001
970
2,814
3,102
3,050
+8481
9Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
43,514
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
10DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
42,562
1,227
34.7
21.2
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.2
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.7
0.7
3.7
2.0
26,050
5,340
5,024
1,228
403
2,421
2,740
-92
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42,510
1,158
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
31,486
8,017
5,064
1,195
1,307
3,658
2,213
+4984
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
42,343
1,277
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.7
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
26,793
8,936
10,200
2,010
413
4,963
3,258
+2773
13Jason Terry
J. Terry
42,034
1,410
29.8
13.4
2.3
3.8
1.1
0.2
4.9
11.1
44.4
1.6
4.3
38.0
2.0
2.3
84.5
55.4
0.4
2.0
1.7
18,881
3,274
5,415
1,603
275
2,415
2,577
+1718
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
41,908
1,223
34.3
18.3
10.4
3.9
1.3
1.3
7.3
14.7
49.7
0.1
0.5
27.7
3.5
4.4
79.7
54.9
2.1
8.3
2.2
22,409
12,757
4,716
1,529
1,593
2,702
2,949
+4645
15James Harden
J. Harden
41,290
1,187
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
28,614
6,645
8,604
1,763
667
4,389
2,926
+4618
16Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
41,001
1,226
33.4
17.0
9.2
3.2
0.5
1.6
6.5
12.8
50.7
0.1
0.4
36.8
3.9
5.1
75.3
56.5
2.5
6.7
2.2
20,894
11,305
3,925
606
1,941
2,638
2,632
+1826
17Ray Allen
R. Allen
40,525
1,136
35.7
19.2
4.0
3.3
1.1
0.2
6.7
14.7
45.5
2.4
6.0
40.2
3.4
3.8
90.0
58.6
0.9
3.1
2.0
21,801
4,541
3,795
1,265
222
2,297
2,396
+3622
18Andre Miller
A. Miller
40,268
1,304
30.9
12.5
3.7
6.5
1.2
0.2
4.6
10.0
46.1
0.1
0.7
21.7
3.1
3.8
80.7
53.2
1.1
2.6
2.4
16,278
4,795
8,524
1,546
227
3,121
2,882
+810
19Shawn Marion
S. Marion
40,097
1,163
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
6.3
12.9
48.4
0.7
2.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
81.0
54.2
2.3
6.3
1.5
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,759
1,233
1,750
2,535
+1971
20Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
39,507
1,231
32.1
11.3
4.9
4.2
1.4
0.5
4.1
8.8
46.3
0.9
2.7
33.0
2.3
3.2
70.9
55.3
0.9
4.0
1.8
13,968
6,047
5,147
1,765
633
2,240
2,180
+3024
21Dwight Howard
D. Howard
39,435
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
22Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
39,327
1,094
35.9
12.5
6.4
8.6
1.9
0.3
4.4
11.0
40.2
1.5
4.3
35.5
2.2
2.7
80.8
51.4
1.1
5.2
2.8
13,706
6,983
9,460
2,072
354
3,022
2,015
+3483
23Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
38,994
1,327
29.4
14.6
2.2
3.4
0.9
0.2
5.1
12.4
41.0
1.7
4.8
34.8
2.8
3.2
86.2
52.9
0.4
1.9
1.9
19,419
2,948
4,541
1,179
271
2,476
2,008
-1252
24Tony Parker
T. Parker
38,279
1,254
30.5
15.5
2.7
5.6
0.8
0.1
6.2
12.6
49.1
0.4
1.3
32.4
2.7
3.6
75.1
54.6
0.4
2.4
2.3
19,473
3,396
7,036
1,053
98
2,865
2,059
+5690
25Antawn Jamison
A. Jamison
37,638
1,083
34.8
18.5
7.5
1.6
1.0
0.4
7.1
15.7
45.1
1.1
3.1
34.6
3.3
4.5
72.4
52.3
2.4
5.2
1.6
20,042
8,157
1,761
1,048
421
1,714
2,580
-1424
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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PPG

29.5

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.6

Mobley

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APG

6.9

Garland

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ORTG

117.4

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DRTG

115.4

15th

NETRTG

2.0

11th

3P%

35.5

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
22
17
.564
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.0
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23
19
.548
7.0
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/16
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7:00 PM
Mon
1/19
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2:30 PM
Wed
1/21
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7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Sat
1/24
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

14 - 25

123

Final

112

CLE Cavaliers

22 - 19

Mon 12 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
15
.625
4.0
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
25
17
.595
5.0
5
22
17
.564
6.5
6
22
18
.550
7.0
7
23
19
.548
7.0
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
14
10
28
.263
18.0
15
9
32
.220
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
28
13
.683
6.0
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
14
.632
8.5
6
23
14
.622
9.0
7
24
16
.600
9.5
8
22
19
.537
12.0
9
19
22
.463
15.0
10
17
22
.436
16.0
11
16
23
.410
17.0
12
15
26
.366
19.0
13
14
26
.350
19.5
14
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30
.268
23.0
15
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33
.233
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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12/17
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111-105
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12/17
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114-116
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12/17
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98-99
Wed
12/17
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143-135
Wed
12/17
@
115-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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1/15
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2:00 PM
Thu
1/15
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7:00 PM
Thu
1/15
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Thu
1/15
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