nba mvps with least games started

50 players are tied for the fewest career starts, with 0 starts. The first three are Javonte Cooke, Alex Morales and Malachi Smith.

Interpreted as:
NBA mvps with least regular-season games started by a player
NAMEGSMVPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Javonte Cooke
J. Cooke
0
0
19
4.9
1.2
1.0
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.5
2.2
22.0
0.2
1.2
13.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
27.5
0.2
0.8
0.5
94
23
19
7
6
0
9
6
-59
2Alex Morales
A. Morales
0
0
1
12.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
12
2
3
4
0
0
2
4
+14
3Malachi Smith
M. Smith
0
0
8
18.9
7.0
2.4
2.3
0.9
0.4
2.9
5.4
53.5
1.0
1.9
53.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
63.8
0.9
1.5
1.3
151
56
19
18
7
3
10
5
-1
4Nikola Topić
N. Topić
0
0
5
10.6
3.2
1.6
2.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
3.2
43.8
0.4
1.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.4
1.2
2.2
53
16
8
10
0
0
11
4
-1
5David Jones Garcia
D. Jones Garcia
0
0
11
6.2
2.9
1.2
1.6
0.5
0.1
1.2
2.3
52.0
0.3
0.5
60.0
0.3
0.5
50.0
57.9
0.4
0.8
0.5
68
32
13
18
6
1
5
6
+38
6Tristan Enaruna
T. Enaruna
0
0
6
5.7
2.2
1.5
0.5
0.2
0.0
1.0
2.7
37.5
0.2
0.8
20.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
39.5
0.8
0.7
0.3
34
13
9
3
1
0
2
1
+8
7Cormac Ryan
C. Ryan
0
0
4
10.0
5.0
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.3
1.5
3.8
40.0
1.0
2.8
36.4
1.0
1.3
80.0
58.1
0.3
0.0
0.5
40
20
1
1
3
1
2
7
-5
8Carter Bryant
C. Bryant
0
0
63
10.9
4.0
2.5
0.5
0.2
0.3
1.4
3.6
39.3
0.7
2.1
31.8
0.4
0.6
71.1
50.7
0.5
2.0
0.4
686
249
156
34
13
17
26
74
-21
9Jase Richardson
J. Richardson
0
0
49
11.4
4.6
1.2
1.2
0.3
0.0
1.7
3.6
46.9
0.6
1.6
35.9
0.6
0.8
75.0
57.6
0.4
0.8
0.5
561
224
60
57
16
2
24
51
+8
10Liam McNeeley
L. McNeeley
0
0
30
12.1
4.4
2.4
0.8
0.2
0.1
1.3
3.1
40.4
0.8
2.0
40.0
1.1
1.3
82.1
59.4
0.4
2.0
0.4
363
132
72
23
5
3
13
36
+15
11Khaman Maluach
K. Maluach
0
0
39
8.3
2.7
2.3
0.2
0.1
0.6
1.1
2.0
54.5
0.1
0.4
21.4
0.5
0.6
76.0
60.2
0.8
1.5
0.6
324
106
91
6
4
23
23
36
+23
12Yanic Konan Niederhäuser
Y. Konan Niederhäuser
0
0
41
10.3
4.3
2.9
0.3
0.1
0.7
1.6
2.4
64.0
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.1
1.5
75.8
69.1
0.9
2.0
0.6
424
176
117
12
5
30
23
66
+38
13Noa Essengue
N. Essengue
0
0
2
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
-15
14Chaz Lanier
C. Lanier
0
0
28
7.8
2.6
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.9
2.6
34.2
0.6
2.0
32.1
0.2
0.2
83.3
48.3
0.3
0.5
0.1
217
73
20
15
7
0
2
11
+19
15Rocco Zikarsky
R. Zikarsky
0
0
4
4.0
1.5
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.8
0.8
1.3
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60.0
0.5
0.8
0.0
16
6
5
0
0
3
0
1
0
16John Tonje
J. Tonje
0
0
4
3.0
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
34.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
12
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
-7
17Miles Kelly
M. Kelly
0
0
14
9.6
3.1
1.7
0.9
0.3
0.1
1.1
3.1
36.4
0.7
2.4
30.3
0.1
0.1
100.0
48.4
0.4
1.4
0.4
134
43
24
12
4
1
6
12
-12
18Hunter Sallis
H. Sallis
0
0
7
3.7
1.0
0.1
0.6
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.7
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
50.0
59.5
0.0
0.1
0.7
26
7
1
4
0
1
5
2
-13
19Johni Broome
J. Broome
0
0
11
5.0
0.9
1.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.4
2.2
16.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.2
0.5
33.3
18.8
0.6
0.8
0.3
55
10
16
4
3
2
3
7
-18
20Alijah Martin
A. Martin
0
0
18
6.6
2.7
1.1
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.8
2.3
36.6
0.2
1.0
22.2
0.8
1.0
77.8
49.1
0.5
0.6
0.3
118
48
19
9
8
4
5
10
+12
21Koby Brea
K. Brea
0
0
7
4.7
2.7
0.3
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.9
2.0
42.9
0.7
1.6
45.5
0.3
0.3
100.0
63.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
33
19
2
4
0
0
0
4
-10
22Rasheer Fleming
R. Fleming
0
0
48
11.4
4.0
2.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
1.4
3.6
39.9
0.8
2.2
34.9
0.3
0.6
57.1
51.5
1.1
1.2
0.4
549
191
110
11
16
19
18
55
+59
23Taelon Peter
T. Peter
0
0
31
11.2
3.9
1.4
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.4
3.6
37.5
1.0
3.1
32.0
0.2
0.4
53.8
51.8
0.2
1.2
0.6
348
122
42
32
17
4
20
23
-79
24Adou Thiero
A. Thiero
0
0
20
5.4
1.5
1.0
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.5
1.1
45.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.6
75.0
53.2
0.4
0.7
0.3
107
29
20
6
5
2
5
16
-6
25Max Shulga
M. Shulga
0
0
7
1.7
0.6
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.6
25.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
41.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
12
4
1
2
0
0
1
5
-4
StatMuse has season-level data for games started going back to the 1981-82 season.

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114.8

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TEAMWLPCTGB
7
41
33
.554
17.0
8
39
36
.520
19.5
9
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
38
38
.500
21.0
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
11:00 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
9:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:30 PM
Fri
4/10
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
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17 - 57

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Final

123

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
20
.730
2
50
24
.676
4.0
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
42
32
.568
12.0
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
35
.527
15.0
9
39
36
.520
15.5
10
39
36
.520
15.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
25.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.5
14
17
57
.230
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
41
33
.554
17.0
8
39
36
.520
19.5
9
38
38
.500
21.0
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
12
25
50
.333
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
54
.280
37.5
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
40.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
@
131-91
Mon
3/2
@
116-108
Mon
3/2
@
101-110
Mon
3/2
@
114-103
Tue
3/3
@
103-100

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
10:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:30 PM
Mon
3/30
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8:00 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:00 PM