nba players to win championship their first playoff appearance year as a starter

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 1 championship as a starter in his first playoff in 1981-82.

	NAME	Champs	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1981-82	LAL	14	35.2	20.4	8.5	3.6	1.0	3.2	8.2	15.8	52.0	0.0	0.0		3.9	6.2	63.2	55.0			2.9	493	285	119	51	14	45	41	45
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1	1981-82	LAL	14	40.1	17.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	0.2	5.9	11.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.5	6.6	82.8	61.4			3.1	562	243	158	130	40	3	44	50
3	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1	1981-82	LAL	14	39.2	20.4	3.1	8.1	1.6	0.1	8.6	18.1	47.8	0.1	0.2	33.3	3.1	4.1	75.4	51.4			2.4	549	286	43	114	23	2	34	43
4	Kurt Rambis K. Rambis	1	1981-82	LAL	14	19.9	5.9	6.1	0.8	0.6	0.9	2.4	4.6	51.6	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.9	61.5	54.3			1.2	279	82	86	11	8	12	17	47
5	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	1	1981-82	LAL	14	38.2	20.0	5.0	2.6	1.1	0.2	8.6	17.2	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.7	3.5	77.6	53.3			2.9	535	280	70	37	16	3	40	43
6	Marc Iavaroni M. Iavaroni	1	1982-83	PHI	13	21.8	5.2	4.4	1.5	0.6	0.5	2.2	4.0	55.8	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.4	50.0	55.9	1.7	2.7	1.0	283	67	57	19	8	7	13	42
7	Pete Chilcutt P. Chilcutt	1	1994-95	HOU	15	20.5	5.4	3.6	1.2	0.4	0.2	1.9	3.9	47.5	0.9	2.2	39.4	0.8	1.0	80.0	61.7	0.8	2.8	0.7	308	81	54	18	6	3	11	39
8	Jason Caffey J. Caffey	1	1996-97	CHI	5	21.4	7.0	6.2	2.4	0.6	0.6	2.6	5.2	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.4	75.0	55.9	3.8	2.4	1.2	107	35	31	12	3	3	6	12	+17
9	Stephen Jackson S. Jackson	1	2002-03	SAS	24	33.8	12.8	4.1	2.7	1.4	0.4	4.5	10.9	41.4	1.6	4.7	33.6	2.2	2.8	80.3	52.9	0.8	3.3	2.8	811	307	98	65	33	9	68	53	+47
10	Leon Powe L. Powe	1	2007-08	BOS	1	5.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	2.0	0.0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-10
11	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	1	2007-08	BOS	26	31.9	10.2	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	4.1	10.1	40.7	0.2	0.8	25.0	1.8	2.6	69.1	45.4	1.5	2.6	1.8	831	266	107	172	45	8	47	74	+62
12	Dexter Pittman D. Pittman	1	2011-12	MIA	1	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-5
13	Patrick McCaw P. McCaw	1	2016-17	GSW	3	26.7	8.7	4.7	2.7	1.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	1.3	3.0	44.4	1.3	2.0	66.7	63.0	1.0	3.7	0.0	80	26	14	8	3	3	0	7	+25
14	Kevon Looney K. Looney	1	2017-18	GSW	5	21.6	4.8	5.0	0.8	0.8	0.2	2.4	4.8	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.4	0.0	48.2	3.4	1.6	0.0	108	24	25	4	4	1	0	14	+1
15	Alex Caruso A. Caruso	1	2019-20	LAL	1	32.7	4.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	7.0	28.6	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		28.6	1.0	2.0	1.0	33	4	3	5	1	1	1	2	+20
16	Gary Payton II G. Payton II	1	2021-22	GSW	2	13.0	4.5	3.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	2.0	2.5	80.0	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.0	50.0	76.5	2.0	1.5	2.0	26	9	7	3	1	1	4	4	-6
17	Jordan Poole J. Poole	1	2021-22	GSW	5	32.4	21.0	2.4	5.4	1.4	0.4	6.8	12.4	54.8	3.0	6.2	48.4	4.4	5.2	84.6	71.5	0.4	2.0	2.4	162	105	12	27	7	2	12	15	+5
18	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	1	2021-22	GSW	3	15.7	11.7	2.0	1.3	0.0	0.3	5.0	8.7	57.7	0.7	3.0	22.2	1.0	1.3	75.0	63.0	0.7	1.3	1.7	47	35	6	4	0	1	5	6	-12

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PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

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

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won 1 championship as a starter in his first playoff in 1981-82.

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