most minutes to begin nba career before committing a turnover

LeBron James has played the most career minutes, with 59,042 minutes on the court.

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most minutes to begin NBA career before committing a turnover by a player
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1LeBron James
L. James
59,042
5,471
1,562
37.8
27.0
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.2
6.4
3.5
42,184
11,731
11,584
2,345
1,150
2,781
+7389
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
54,852
4,524
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,578
+3010
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
51,368
2,494
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
3,601
+6541
4Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
50,418
3,179
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,561
+4913
5Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
50,111
4,003
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
2,572
+3868
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
48,637
4,010
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
3,353
+4153
7John Stockton
J. Stockton
47,764
4,244
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
3,942
+2941
8Reggie Miller
R. Miller
47,619
2,409
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
25,279
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,730
+2015
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
47,368
3,381
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,304
+8910
10Gary Payton
G. Payton
47,117
3,030
1,335
35.3
16.3
3.9
6.7
1.8
0.2
6.5
14.0
46.6
0.8
2.7
31.7
2.4
3.4
72.9
52.8
1.0
2.9
2.3
21,813
5,269
8,966
2,445
285
3,217
+1928
11Vince Carter
V. Carter
46,367
2,590
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
3,995
+1817
12Ray Allen
R. Allen
46,344
2,709
1,300
35.6
18.9
4.1
3.4
1.1
0.2
6.6
14.6
45.2
2.3
5.7
40.0
3.4
3.8
89.4
58.0
0.9
3.1
2.1
24,505
5,272
4,361
1,451
244
2,858
+3491
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
45,880
3,532
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
3,643
+3345
14Chris Paul
C. Paul
45,668
3,097
1,358
33.6
17.0
4.4
9.2
2.0
0.2
6.0
12.8
46.9
1.4
3.7
37.0
3.6
4.1
87.1
58.1
0.6
3.8
2.3
23,021
5,984
12,515
2,724
222
3,194
+6094
15Robert Parish
R. Parish
44,320
3,183
1,534
28.9
14.8
9.2
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.2
57.2
2.9
6.4
2.1
22,637
14,172
2,106
1,164
2,267
4,219
+105
16Joe Johnson
J. Johnson
44,236
2,451
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
2,252
+828
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
44,222
3,667
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
4,383
+564
18Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
43,514
3,052
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
3,543
+1528
19Moses Malone
M. Malone
42,565
3,804
1,247
34.1
21.1
12.1
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.3
14.8
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
8.5
77.2
57.0
5.0
7.1
3.1
26,326
15,140
1,707
1,022
1,552
2,801
20Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
42,561
2,502
1,380
30.8
14.2
4.6
2.2
1.0
1.0
5.4
12.2
43.8
0.9
2.5
35.6
2.6
3.7
68.9
51.2
1.3
3.2
1.8
19,591
6,306
3,094
1,402
1,390
4,175
+704
21Buck Williams
B. Williams
42,464
2,784
1,307
32.5
12.8
10.0
1.3
0.8
0.8
4.9
8.9
54.9
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.0
4.6
66.4
58.7
3.5
6.5
2.1
16,784
13,017
1,646
1,080
1,100
4,267
+155
22Jason Terry
J. Terry
42,034
2,415
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
2,577
+1718
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
41,918
3,310
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
4,146
+4887
24DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
41,376
2,382
1,191
34.7
21.3
4.4
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.5
1.7
30.0
5.5
6.5
84.2
55.6
0.7
3.7
2.0
25,368
5,224
4,890
1,177
394
2,664
+194
25Kevin Durant
K. Durant
41,345
3,560
1,126
36.7
27.2
7.0
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
1.9
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.4
88.2
62.0
0.7
6.3
3.2
30,650
7,846
4,915
1,177
1,274
2,150
+4741
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3
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1.000
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3
Heat Heat
3
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5
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3
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Knicks Knicks
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CLE CLE
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11/8
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116

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Warriors Warriors
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0.5
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Heat Heat
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Knicks Knicks
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119-109
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10/21
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111-119
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