nba player most seasons in career by first pick

LeBron James has played the most career seasons by a #1 overall pick, with 23 seasons.

NAMESEASGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
23
1,615
37.7
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,822
43,290
12,047
11,952
2,405
1,181
5,627
2,856
+7455
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
19
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
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
19
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
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
5Dwight Howard
D. Howard
18
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
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
6Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
18
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
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
7Elton Brand
E. Brand
17
1,058
33.0
15.9
8.5
2.1
0.9
1.7
6.2
12.5
50.0
0.0
0.0
9.5
3.4
4.7
73.6
54.8
3.1
5.4
1.9
34,910
16,827
9,040
2,184
940
1,828
2,060
3,115
-1065
8Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
17
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
9Joe Smith
J. Smith
16
1,030
26.2
10.9
6.4
1.0
0.6
0.8
4.2
9.2
45.5
0.0
0.1
23.8
2.5
3.1
79.0
51.3
2.4
4.0
1.3
27,022
11,208
6,575
1,010
606
868
1,290
2,974
-190
10Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
16
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
27,313
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
11Derrick Rose
D. Rose
15
723
30.5
17.4
3.2
5.2
0.7
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
0.8
2.6
31.6
3.0
3.6
83.1
52.7
0.8
2.4
2.4
22,054
12,573
2,324
3,770
536
242
1,746
887
+449
12Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
15
757
30.6
12.3
6.8
1.9
1.2
1.1
5.1
10.6
48.3
0.1
0.4
23.4
2.0
3.2
62.9
51.3
1.7
5.1
1.7
23,134
9,325
5,159
1,439
893
864
1,318
2,498
+1470
13Chris Webber
C. Webber
15
831
37.1
20.7
9.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
14Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
15
781
33.2
16.5
9.3
2.5
0.8
1.3
5.9
13.2
44.7
0.4
1.4
29.5
4.3
5.5
76.9
52.6
2.7
6.6
2.6
25,903
12,884
7,232
1,985
606
1,051
2,036
2,062
-128
15Danny Manning
D. Manning
15
883
27.4
14.0
5.2
2.3
1.1
0.9
5.7
11.1
51.1
0.0
0.2
20.6
2.6
3.5
72.9
55.2
1.7
3.5
2.1
24,202
12,367
4,615
2,063
1,000
752
1,853
2,895
+469
16Anthony Davis
A. Davis
14
807
34.3
24.0
10.7
2.6
1.3
2.3
9.0
17.3
52.2
0.5
1.6
29.5
5.5
7.0
79.3
59.1
2.7
8.0
2.0
27,708
19,385
8,637
2,065
1,055
1,848
1,614
1,882
+879
17Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
14
779
34.5
23.7
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.4
8.7
18.4
47.4
2.4
6.1
39.4
3.8
4.3
88.8
58.4
0.8
3.3
2.5
26,879
18,433
3,173
4,365
1,022
337
1,942
1,770
+1962
18Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
14
706
28.1
9.6
8.7
2.2
0.6
1.5
4.2
7.9
53.5
0.0
0.0
12.0
1.2
2.1
55.7
54.5
2.5
6.2
1.7
19,862
6,808
6,112
1,546
442
1,091
1,204
2,186
+1167
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
14
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
20David Robinson
D. Robinson
14
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
21John Lucas
J. Lucas
14
928
27.5
10.7
2.3
7.0
1.4
0.1
4.2
9.4
44.9
0.4
1.2
30.3
2.0
2.6
77.6
50.9
0.5
1.8
2.1
25,556
9,951
2,151
6,454
1,273
73
1,803
1,691
22Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
14
959
33.5
20.1
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
23Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
14
1,043
37.3
20.1
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
24Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
14
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
25Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
846
40.0
27.4
13.5
4.3
10.3
23.8
43.1
6.8
8.7
78.0
49.4
33,863
23,149
11,463
3,650
2,596

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.9

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.9

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.0

6th

DRTG

114.8

14th

NETRTG

4.2

8th

3P%

36.1

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
42
33
.560
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
9:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:00 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

39 - 35

128

Final

149

CLE Cavaliers

46 - 28

Fri 27 Mar 2026

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
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
33
.554
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.5
9
39
35
.527
15.0
10
39
35
.527
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
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
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
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
56
.253
39.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
3/2
@
109-126
Mon
3/2
@
90-117
Mon
3/2
@
109-113
Mon
3/2
@
98-124
Mon
3/2
@
111-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/29
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/29
@
5:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/29
@
6:00 PM