nba usage rate leaders since 1996

Since 1995-96, Luka Dončić has the highest usage percentage, at 35.7 percent.

Interpreted as:
NBA usage rate with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders since 1996
NAMEUSG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.7
514
35.0
29.2
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
18,000
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
35.1
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.8
388
37.4
26.5
6.0
4.1
1.7
0.5
10.2
21.9
46.5
0.7
2.0
35.1
5.5
6.7
81.3
53.4
1.3
4.7
2.3
14,501
10,294
2,336
1,608
669
196
883
792
+1438
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31.8
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.8
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
6Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
31.7
181
30.4
23.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
7Trae Young
T. Young
31.7
498
34.1
25.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,005
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
31.5
609
33.8
25.1
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.4
57.5
0.8
3.5
2.7
20,586
15,272
2,640
2,928
844
193
1,645
1,463
+2960
9Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
31.3
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
10DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
31.3
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
11LeBron James
L. James
31.3
1,622
37.6
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
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
30.9
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
13LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
30.7
303
31.0
20.8
5.7
7.3
1.4
0.3
7.3
17.5
41.8
3.2
8.8
36.5
2.9
3.4
84.7
54.6
1.2
4.5
3.2
9,391
6,304
1,726
2,224
427
93
971
922
+12
14Ja Morant
J. Morant
30.6
327
31.7
22.4
4.6
7.4
1.0
0.3
8.1
17.3
46.6
1.3
4.3
31.1
4.9
6.4
77.3
55.7
0.9
3.7
3.4
10,370
7,331
1,513
2,428
335
92
1,108
555
+770
15Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
30.6
272
33.8
22.5
5.4
8.0
1.1
0.7
8.4
18.6
44.9
1.9
5.7
34.0
3.8
4.5
84.0
54.5
0.8
4.6
3.8
9,186
6,119
1,476
2,164
307
179
1,030
778
+8
16Devin Booker
D. Booker
30.2
737
34.3
24.6
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.3
2.1
6.0
35.2
5.4
6.2
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
25,294
18,120
2,966
3,908
628
208
2,236
2,140
+231
17Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
29.9
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
29.8
90
24.4
14.2
5.3
1.5
0.5
0.4
5.0
12.1
41.2
0.8
2.9
29.1
3.4
4.4
79.1
50.9
2.2
3.0
1.8
2,197
1,279
473
135
43
32
158
119
-392
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.8
1,201
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,076
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
29.8
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
587
282
1,273
888
+942
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
29.7
660
36.6
23.8
9.2
4.2
1.4
0.7
8.6
17.1
50.3
0.1
0.2
30.1
6.5
8.5
77.0
57.1
1.9
7.2
2.9
24,164
15,691
6,039
2,778
919
445
1,892
1,827
+3010
22Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
29.6
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
29.4
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.4
966
33.9
22.8
10.4
2.6
0.5
2.1
9.0
15.5
58.2
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.7
9.1
51.9
58.4
3.3
7.1
2.7
32,700
22,011
10,004
2,465
530
2,023
2,577
3,286
+4887
25Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
29.3
276
31.0
23.8
6.4
4.1
1.0
0.6
9.1
15.5
59.1
0.1
0.4
32.4
5.4
7.8
69.5
63.0
2.2
4.2
2.7
8,555
6,581
1,768
1,119
279
172
734
624
+319
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