most steals by a player before turning 25

LeBron James has the most career steals by a player younger than 25, with 879 steals.

Interpreted as:

most steals by a player before turning 25 years old

	NAME	STL	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	879	505	40.4	27.6	7.0	6.8	1.7	0.9	9.9	20.9	47.2	1.4	4.2	33.0	6.5	8.8	74.0	55.8	1.3	5.7	3.3	20,402	13,927	3,537	3,419	432	1,663	1,011	+1927
2	Chris Paul C. Paul	822	345	37.3	19.3	4.7	10.0	2.4	0.1	6.8	14.5	47.3	0.9	2.5	35.3	4.7	5.6	84.8	57.0	0.8	3.9	2.6	12,881	6,668	1,624	3,446	31	888	887	+612
3	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	728	349	32.8	14.3	4.7	3.0	2.1	0.7	5.1	12.1	41.8	0.9	2.8	31.6	3.3	4.6	72.0	50.6	1.1	3.6	2.3	11,438	5,003	1,647	1,039	227	800	1,082	+117
4	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	714	496	33.9	21.5	5.0	4.2	1.4	0.6	7.7	16.8	45.6	0.8	2.5	33.2	5.3	6.4	83.1	54.8	1.2	3.7	2.7	16,826	10,658	2,458	2,060	320	1,339	1,323	+2020
5	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	698	359	31.7	10.7	4.4	7.4	1.9	0.1	4.4	9.0	49.0	0.1	0.6	25.2	1.7	2.8	62.3	52.4	1.2	3.3	2.5	11,364	3,845	1,581	2,667	50	901	843	+1804
6	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	688	242	30.0	14.7	5.0	4.7	2.8	0.4	6.0	12.2	49.1	0.1	0.4	28.4	2.6	3.4	76.6	53.6	2.0	3.0	2.8	7,260	3,555	1,206	1,144	99	666	776
7	Baron Davis B. Davis	687	362	34.8	15.1	3.8	6.7	1.9	0.4	5.6	13.6	41.2	1.5	4.7	32.6	2.4	3.6	65.1	49.8	1.1	2.8	2.7	12,581	5,463	1,393	2,421	151	967	1,033	+778
8	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	672	365	37.6	15.1	5.7	4.3	1.8	0.5	5.2	11.2	46.8	0.8	2.4	32.8	3.9	5.1	76.2	56.4	1.1	4.6	2.4	13,736	5,522	2,096	1,554	169	891	867	-95
9	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	663	376	37.3	22.5	4.2	5.5	1.8	0.2	7.3	17.0	43.2	2.1	5.6	36.8	5.7	7.1	80.3	55.9	1.0	3.2	3.4	14,026	8,445	1,576	2,068	91	1,271	1,194	+92
10	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	643	487	33.6	21.4	6.4	4.1	1.3	1.2	7.8	17.4	44.7	1.1	3.2	35.4	4.7	6.2	75.6	53.0	2.0	4.4	2.2	16,375	10,420	3,115	2,007	570	1,067	965	+169
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	642	232	38.3	32.0	5.6	5.4	2.8	1.3	11.6	23.2	49.9	0.1	0.7	17.6	8.6	10.1	85.0	57.7	1.9	3.7	3.3	8,875	7,415	1,297	1,242	298	757	726
12	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	639	448	37.4	18.5	9.5	3.9	1.4	1.8	7.6	15.7	48.7	0.2	0.5	31.0	3.0	4.1	74.6	52.8	2.7	6.9	2.5	16,735	8,280	4,271	1,733	798	1,110	1,173	+869
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	637	398	34.3	19.9	4.8	6.9	1.6	0.3	7.1	16.4	43.1	0.6	2.1	30.2	5.1	6.3	81.3	51.9	1.6	3.2	3.5	13,646	7,908	1,922	2,741	125	1,388	949	+1116
14	Josh Smith J. Smith	601	478	33.7	14.3	7.7	3.0	1.3	2.3	5.4	11.7	46.4	0.3	1.1	27.6	3.1	4.7	66.9	51.9	2.2	5.5	2.5	16,103	6,843	3,665	1,417	1,116	1,183	1,416	-347
15	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	590	463	30.4	13.6	13.4	1.1	1.3	1.5	5.8	10.6	54.5	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.0	4.7	42.1	53.4	4.7	8.7	1.7	14,063	6,291	6,192	514	707	794	1,434	-543
16	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	589	487	32.7	19.4	8.5	4.2	1.2	1.3	7.1	13.5	52.4	0.5	1.9	28.2	4.7	6.4	73.0	59.3	1.7	6.8	2.7	15,917	9,427	4,135	2,042	656	1,313	1,465	+760
17	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	587	442	34.8	24.6	5.2	4.1	1.3	0.6	8.6	19.0	45.3	3.0	8.0	36.9	4.4	5.5	80.2	57.4	0.7	4.5	2.9	15,399	10,854	2,319	1,826	282	1,273	888	+942
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	587	274	40.3	24.9	4.1	5.9	2.1	0.2	8.9	20.8	42.8	1.4	4.2	32.3	5.7	7.9	72.3	51.2	1.2	2.8	3.6	11,038	6,818	1,111	1,612	61	978	693	-213
19	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	582	283	36.3	12.9	5.9	8.9	2.1	0.3	4.7	12.0	39.1	1.1	3.6	31.8	2.3	3.3	70.8	47.8	1.8	4.1	3.3	10,265	3,637	1,668	2,515	89	948	541	+306
20	Kevin Durant K. Durant	578	461	38.2	26.6	6.8	3.1	1.3	1.0	9.0	18.9	47.5	1.5	4.1	37.3	7.2	8.1	88.4	59.3	0.9	6.0	3.2	17,595	12,258	3,153	1,447	470	1,474	862	+640
21	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	578	237	34.8	19.2	6.0	6.8	2.4	0.8	7.7	15.7	49.1	0.1	0.6	21.5	3.7	4.8	76.2	54.0	2.6	3.4	3.2	8,244	4,548	1,415	1,607	185	758	816
22	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	572	324	29.9	14.3	6.3	2.0	1.8	0.7	5.4	10.8	49.9	1.1	2.9	39.1	2.4	2.9	82.8	59.3	1.3	5.0	1.2	9,680	4,620	2,039	643	225	388	575	+1955
23	John Wall J. Wall	568	345	36.0	17.6	4.4	8.7	1.6	0.6	6.4	14.8	43.1	0.6	2.1	30.5	4.2	5.4	78.9	51.4	0.6	3.8	3.7	12,411	6,083	1,512	2,990	214	1,272	828	-176
24	Antoine Walker A. Walker	565	369	38.4	20.7	9.0	3.8	1.5	0.6	8.0	19.0	42.2	1.4	4.1	33.1	3.3	5.0	65.9	48.7	2.7	6.2	3.3	14,186	7,631	3,307	1,415	222	1,201	1,189	-1153
25	Jrue Holiday J. Holiday	544	372	32.9	13.6	3.6	6.1	1.5	0.4	5.5	12.4	43.9	1.0	2.7	37.6	1.7	2.1	79.0	50.9	0.9	2.7	2.7	12,236	5,073	1,341	2,268	132	997	865	+227

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More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

25.6

Mitchell

RPG

8.0

Mobley

APG

6.2

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

119.2

6th

DRTG

115.1

15th

NETRTG

4.1

9th

3P%

36.0

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/19	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Thu 5/21	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM
Sat 5/23	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Mon 5/25	NYK	@	CLE	8:00 PM
Wed 5/27	CLE	@	NYK	8:00 PM

Last Game

Cavaliers

4 - 3

125

Final

Pistons

3 - 4

Sun 17 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs PPG Leaders

29.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.1

Cunningham

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.5

Cunningham

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.9

Allen

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

127.8

126.0

118.2

114.5

113.7

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.6

105.7

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.2

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

20.3

17.5

14.6

3.0

1.7

1.6

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

627.9

Cunningham

556.4

Mobley

540.1

Harden

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

560.8

Harden

550.8

Mitchell

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

Durant

Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

Richardson

1.67

Wembanyama

1.66

Beringer

Playoffs DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.33

Richardson

1.64

Wembanyama

1.61

Towns

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

55-38

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

45-37

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-55

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