nba players with most steals by a 22 years old in a single playoff run

Magic Johnson has gotten the most steals by a 22-year-old player in a single NBA playoff run, with 40 steals in 1981-82.

	NAME	STL	Age	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	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	40	22	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	3.9	7.4	3.1	562	243	158	130	3	44	50
2	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	39	22	2013-14	SAS	23	32.0	14.3	6.7	1.7	1.7	0.6	5.3	10.4	51.0	1.3	3.2	41.9	2.3	3.1	73.6	60.6	1.3	5.4	1.3	736	328	155	38	14	29	66	+173
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	37	22	1978-79	PHI	9	36.7	18.8	3.9	7.0	4.1	0.4	7.3	13.4	54.5				4.1	6.2	66.1	58.0	1.4	2.4	3.2	330	169	35	63	4	29	29
4	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	35	22	2008-09	BOS	14	41.2	16.9	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	6.6	15.9	41.7	0.4	1.7	25.0	3.1	4.8	65.7	46.7	2.3	7.4	2.7	577	236	136	137	3	38	47	+44
5	LeBron James L. James	34	22	2006-07	CLE	20	44.7	25.1	8.1	8.0	1.7	0.5	8.3	20.0	41.6	1.1	3.8	28.0	7.4	9.8	75.5	51.6	1.3	6.8	3.3	893	501	161	159	10	66	40	+71
6	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	32	22	2025-26	OKC	15	24.9	8.6	3.8	2.4	2.1	0.5	3.1	6.4	47.9	2.0	4.1	48.4	0.5	0.5	87.5	64.8	1.3	2.5	0.7	374	129	57	36	7	11	30	+51
7	Baron Davis B. Davis	32	22	2001-02	CHA	9	44.6	22.6	7.0	7.9	3.6	0.6	7.9	20.9	37.8	2.3	6.9	33.9	4.4	7.4	59.7	46.7	1.8	5.2	3.0	401	203	63	71	5	27	36	+23
8	James Harden J. Harden	31	22	2011-12	OKC	20	31.5	16.3	5.1	3.4	1.6	0.1	4.7	10.7	43.5	1.6	3.9	41.0	5.4	6.3	85.7	60.5	0.7	4.5	2.1	630	326	102	68	2	42	67	+129
9	Chris Paul C. Paul	28	22	2007-08	NOH	12	40.5	24.1	4.9	11.3	2.3	0.2	9.3	18.4	50.2	0.4	1.8	23.8	5.2	6.6	78.5	56.5	1.3	3.6	1.8	486	289	59	135	2	22	43	+57
10	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	27	22	2021-22	DAL	15	36.8	31.7	9.8	6.4	1.8	0.6	10.7	23.5	45.5	3.4	9.9	34.5	6.9	9.0	77.0	57.7	0.7	9.1	3.9	552	475	147	96	9	59	44	+31
11	Marcus Smart M. Smart	27	22	2016-17	BOS	18	29.9	8.6	4.7	4.7	1.5	0.9	2.6	7.4	35.1	1.6	4.1	39.7	1.8	2.8	64.0	49.7	1.3	3.4	2.1	538	155	85	85	16	38	51	-11
12	Vlade Divac V. Divac	27	22	1990-91	LAL	19	32.1	13.3	6.7	1.1	1.4	2.2	5.1	9.1	56.4	0.1	0.3	16.7	3.0	3.7	80.3	62.0	2.6	4.1	2.2	609	252	127	21	41	41	65
13	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	27	22	1985-86	PHI	12	41.4	25.0	15.8	5.6	2.3	1.3	8.7	15.0	57.8	0.1	1.3	6.7	7.6	10.9	69.5	63.1	5.0	10.8	5.4	497	300	189	67	15	65	52
14	James Worthy J. Worthy	27	22	1983-84	LAL	21	33.7	17.7	5.0	2.7	1.3	0.5	7.8	13.0	59.9	0.0	0.1	50.0	2.0	3.3	60.9	60.9	1.7	3.3	1.9	708	371	105	56	11	39	57
15	Deron Williams D. Williams	26	22	2006-07	UTA	17	38.6	19.2	4.3	8.6	1.5	0.2	7.2	15.9	45.2	1.1	3.4	33.3	3.8	4.8	79.0	53.5	0.5	3.8	4.0	657	327	73	146	4	68	49	+11
16	Paul George P. George	25	22	2012-13	IND	19	41.1	19.2	7.4	5.1	1.3	0.5	6.3	14.6	43.0	1.8	5.5	32.7	4.9	6.7	72.7	54.8	0.8	6.6	3.9	780	365	141	96	9	75	72	+42
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	25	22	2000-01	LAL	16	43.4	29.4	7.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	10.5	22.4	46.9	0.7	2.1	32.4	7.8	9.4	82.1	55.5	1.8	5.4	3.2	694	471	116	97	12	51	53	+213
18	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	24	22	2023-24	MIN	16	40.6	27.6	7.0	6.5	1.5	0.6	9.8	20.3	48.1	2.9	7.2	40.0	5.2	6.4	81.4	59.8	1.1	5.9	3.3	649	441	112	104	9	52	37	+71
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	24	22	2010-11	OKC	17	37.5	23.8	5.4	6.4	1.4	0.4	7.9	20.2	39.4	0.8	2.8	29.2	7.1	8.4	85.2	49.9	2.1	3.2	4.6	638	405	91	108	6	78	56	+27
20	Darrell Walker D. Walker	24	22	1983-84	NYK	12	16.3	6.8	2.9	1.7	2.0	0.2	2.3	6.1	37.0	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.8	60.9	44.0	1.7	1.3	2.7	195	82	35	20	2	32	29
21	Lance Stephenson L. Stephenson	23	22	2012-13	IND	19	35.4	9.4	7.6	3.3	1.2	0.1	3.6	8.9	40.8	0.9	3.4	28.1	1.2	1.9	62.2	48.3	0.7	6.8	1.9	673	179	144	63	2	36	47	+73
22	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	23	22	1984-85	POR	9	37.7	16.7	6.1	9.2	2.6	1.0	6.1	14.9	41.0	0.2	0.8	28.6	4.2	5.0	84.4	48.8	3.0	3.1	3.2	339	150	55	83	9	29	37
23	Derrick Rose D. Rose	22	22	2010-11	CHI	16	40.6	27.1	4.3	7.7	1.4	0.7	9.3	23.5	39.6	1.6	6.3	24.8	6.9	8.4	82.8	49.9	1.3	3.1	3.7	649	434	69	123	11	59	33	+81
24	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21	22	2025-26	SAS	22	34.1	23.8	10.9	2.7	1.0	3.5	8.0	16.5	48.5	1.8	5.2	34.2	6.0	7.1	84.7	60.6	2.5	8.4	2.7	750	524	239	59	78	59	55	+196
25	Oliver Miller O. Miller	21	22	1992-93	PHX	24	21.4	7.2	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	3.0	5.0	58.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	2.3	56.4	59.6	1.4	3.8	1.8	513	173	124	51	59	42	76

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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

Gilgeous-Alexander

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

Magic Johnson has gotten the most steals by a 22-year-old player in a single NBA playoff run, with 40 steals in 1981-82.

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8.0

8.3

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8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

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4.0

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3.4

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67.4

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4,039.7

3,694

3,474

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36.1

33.4

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37.4

36.4

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