players with the highest usage rate playoffs this year

Nick Smith Jr. has the highest usage percentage in the 2026 playoffs, at 40.4 percent.

NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nick 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
2Amari 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
3Jordan Goodwin
J. Goodwin
34.9
2025-26
1
5.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4Johni Broome
J. Broome
34.6
2025-26
2
4.0
3.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.0
50.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
58.3
0.5
0.5
0.0
8
7
2
1
0
0
0
0
+4
5Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
33.4
2025-26
7
35.6
25.7
5.7
3.3
0.9
1.1
9.3
20.4
45.5
2.4
6.0
40.5
4.7
6.6
71.7
55.1
1.6
4.1
3.6
249
180
40
23
6
8
25
21
-23
6Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
32.3
2025-26
14
40.9
28.1
5.1
7.5
1.1
0.6
9.1
21.0
43.2
2.9
7.3
40.2
7.1
8.2
86.1
57.2
0.9
4.2
5.6
572
394
72
105
15
8
79
43
+34
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
32.2
2025-26
7
33.3
24.0
7.3
5.4
0.3
0.9
8.1
17.7
46.0
0.7
4.0
17.9
7.0
8.4
83.1
56.0
1.1
6.1
2.1
233
168
51
38
2
6
15
17
-51
8Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
31.8
2025-26
13
36.4
28.0
3.0
8.2
1.2
0.9
8.8
18.9
46.3
1.2
3.8
32.7
9.2
10.3
89.6
59.7
0.4
2.6
3.2
473
364
39
106
16
12
41
32
+74
9Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
31.7
2025-26
7
39.0
26.3
9.0
6.3
1.4
0.7
8.6
20.4
42.0
2.0
6.0
33.3
7.1
10.6
67.6
52.4
1.3
7.7
3.4
273
184
63
44
10
5
24
18
-17
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
31.5
2025-26
18
36.2
26.0
4.8
3.1
1.2
0.3
9.5
21.1
45.1
2.8
8.7
32.7
4.2
5.1
81.5
55.8
0.8
4.0
2.6
652
468
87
55
21
5
47
55
-52
11Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
30.5
2025-26
14
36.1
26.9
2.8
6.6
0.9
0.0
9.7
20.0
48.6
2.2
6.3
35.2
5.2
6.2
83.9
59.1
0.4
2.4
2.3
506
376
39
92
13
0
32
29
+226
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30.4
2025-26
6
39.5
25.8
13.2
9.5
1.0
0.8
9.0
20.2
44.6
1.2
6.0
19.4
6.7
7.2
93.0
55.4
1.5
11.7
3.8
237
155
79
57
6
5
23
21
-14
13Trayce Jackson-Davis
T. Jackson-Davis
30.2
2025-26
3
1.3
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
53.2
0.3
0.0
0.3
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
-1
14CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
30.2
2025-26
6
32.0
19.2
3.0
2.0
1.0
1.2
7.7
16.5
46.5
1.7
5.5
30.3
2.2
4.0
54.2
52.5
1.2
1.8
3.5
192
115
18
12
6
7
21
14
-61
15Jalen Green
J. Green
30.0
2025-26
4
37.8
21.8
5.3
3.5
2.0
0.3
8.0
20.8
38.6
1.8
8.5
20.6
4.0
5.0
80.0
47.4
1.3
4.0
3.3
151
87
21
14
8
1
13
8
-42
16Jamal Murray
J. Murray
29.7
2025-26
6
39.7
23.7
5.0
5.7
0.8
0.3
7.7
21.5
35.7
1.8
7.0
26.2
6.5
6.7
97.5
48.4
1.2
3.8
2.2
238
142
30
34
5
2
13
10
-28
17LeBron James
L. James
29.5
2025-26
10
38.4
23.2
6.7
7.3
1.3
0.3
8.4
18.3
45.9
1.7
5.2
32.7
4.7
6.3
74.6
55.0
0.4
6.3
3.8
384
232
67
73
13
3
38
16
-36
18Jett Howard
J. Howard
29.3
2025-26
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
+3
19Jase Richardson
J. Richardson
29.3
2025-26
1
3.0
6.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
+3
20Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
29.1
2025-26
10
32.4
21.6
5.7
2.7
0.5
0.7
7.7
18.0
42.8
2.0
6.3
31.7
4.2
5.1
82.4
53.3
0.5
5.2
2.5
324
216
57
27
5
7
25
29
-80
21Jalen Williams
J. Williams
28.7
2025-26
4
24.3
17.8
4.0
3.3
1.3
0.5
7.3
13.8
52.7
1.3
2.8
45.5
2.0
2.5
80.0
59.8
1.3
2.8
1.0
97
71
16
13
5
2
4
4
+38
22Deni Avdija
D. Avdija
28.4
2025-26
5
34.8
22.2
6.0
4.6
0.4
0.6
7.0
15.6
44.9
1.4
4.0
35.0
6.8
9.4
72.3
56.2
0.6
5.4
3.4
174
111
30
23
2
3
17
19
-65
23Austin Reaves
A. Reaves
28.2
2025-26
6
36.8
20.0
4.0
5.8
0.0
1.2
6.2
15.2
40.7
1.5
5.8
25.7
6.2
7.2
86.0
54.6
0.5
3.5
4.5
221
120
24
35
0
7
27
21
-61
24Dillon Brooks
D. Brooks
28.0
2025-26
4
37.3
26.0
6.0
1.8
0.3
0.3
9.8
21.3
45.9
3.5
8.0
43.8
3.0
3.0
100.0
57.6
1.3
4.8
1.5
149
104
24
7
1
1
6
18
-30
25Joan Beringer
J. Beringer
27.7
2025-26
5
4.6
3.2
2.2
0.0
0.4
0.4
1.0
1.8
55.6
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.6
75.0
63.9
1.0
1.2
0.6
23
16
11
0
2
2
3
0
+1
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