players with the highest usage rate in the playoffs in one postseason run since 2020

Since 2019-20, Willy Hernangomez has the highest usage percentage in a single NBA playoff run, at 87.0 percent in 2021-22.

NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Willy Hernangomez
W. Hernangomez
87.0
2021-22
1
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
-2
2James Johnson
J. Johnson
81.9
2023-24
1
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
56.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
+1
3Kevin Knox II
K. Knox II
76.3
2021-22
2
4.5
11.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.5
5.5
63.6
3.0
5.0
60.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
92.6
0.0
1.0
1.5
9
22
2
0
2
0
3
0
+6
4Derrick Rose
D. Rose
59.9
2022-23
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-7
5Dalton Knecht
D. Knecht
58.9
2024-25
2
2.0
2.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.5
40.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
+1
6Boban Marjanovic
B. Marjanovic
54.2
2021-22
3
2.0
1.3
1.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.3
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
41.0
0.0
1.0
0.7
6
4
3
0
1
0
2
0
-10
7Tremont Waters
T. Waters
51.4
2020-21
3
2.0
1.3
0.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.3
25.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.7
1.0
66.7
37.6
0.0
0.0
0.7
6
4
0
2
1
0
2
0
+1
8Nathan Knight
N. Knight
46.6
2022-23
2
2.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
5
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
-3
9Ty-Shon Alexander
T. Alexander
46.0
2020-21
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
10Harry Giles III
H. Giles III
45.5
2020-21
1
4.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
4
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
+2
11Udonis Haslem
U. Haslem
45.3
2022-23
2
1.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
-5
12DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
42.6
2020-21
7
8.3
7.6
2.0
0.7
0.3
0.4
2.7
6.0
45.2
0.6
1.4
40.0
1.6
2.0
78.6
55.0
0.9
1.1
0.7
58
53
14
5
2
3
5
13
-18
13Brandon Boston
B. Boston
42.4
2022-23
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
-2
14Cassius Winston
C. Winston
42.3
2020-21
1
5.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.0
1.0
2.0
5
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
-2
15Ersan Ilyasova
E. Ilyasova
41.7
2020-21
1
3.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
69.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
-4
16Jarrell Brantley
J. Brantley
41.7
2020-21
2
1.5
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
26.6
0.0
0.5
0.5
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
-3
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
40.4
2020-21
7
40.1
35.7
7.9
10.3
1.3
0.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
4.4
10.9
40.8
3.9
7.3
52.9
57.2
0.6
7.3
4.6
281
250
55
72
9
3
32
17
+7
18Nick Smith Jr.
N. Smith Jr.
40.4
2025-26
6
3.0
2.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
1.0
2.3
42.9
0.5
1.2
42.9
0.2
0.3
50.0
53.8
0.0
0.2
0.2
18
16
1
1
1
1
1
0
-3
19Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
40.3
2021-22
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
27
9
59
44
+31
20Amari Williams
A. Williams
40.1
2025-26
1
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
26.6
1.0
0.0
0.0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
21PJ Dozier
PJ Dozier
40.0
2022-23
3
2.0
2.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.7
1.3
50.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
0.3
0.3
0.0
6
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
+8
22David Duke Jr.
D. Duke Jr.
39.7
2022-23
1
5.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
1.0
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
-4
23Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
38.2
2021-22
12
37.3
31.7
14.2
6.8
0.7
1.3
11.7
23.8
49.1
0.8
3.4
22.0
7.6
11.2
67.9
55.2
2.2
12.0
4.5
448
380
170
81
8
15
54
43
+79
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
37.9
2020-21
10
34.6
32.3
4.2
5.5
1.1
0.2
10.5
23.5
44.7
5.0
11.5
43.5
6.3
7.6
82.9
60.2
0.3
3.9
2.8
346
323
42
55
11
2
28
20
+19
25Robin Lopez
R. Lopez
37.8
2022-23
2
3.0
4.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
1.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
103.1
0.5
0.0
0.5
6
8
1
0
0
0
1
2
+3
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