what is the highest usage rate for an nba season in minimum 15 minutes per game

Russell Westbrook has the highest usage percentage with 15.0+ minutes per game in a season, at 41.5 percent in 2016-17.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest usage rate by a player for an NBA season in minimum 15 minutes per game?
NAME USG% MPG SEASON TM GP 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 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
41.5
34.6
2016-17
OKC OKC
81
31.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
2,802
2,558
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
2 James Harden
J. Harden
40.3
36.8
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.1
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
3 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
39.3
33.6
2023-24
PHI PHI
39
34.7
11.0
5.6
1.2
1.7
11.5
21.8
52.9
1.4
3.6
38.8
10.2
11.6
88.3
64.4
2.4
8.6
3.8
1,309
1,353
430
219
46
66
150
112
+267
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
38.7
41.0
2005-06
LAL LAL
80
35.4
5.3
4.5
1.8
0.4
12.2
27.2
45.0
2.3
6.5
34.7
8.7
10.2
85.0
55.9
0.9
4.4
3.1
3,277
2,832
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
5 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.5
25.1
1985-86
CHI CHI
18
22.7
3.6
2.9
2.1
1.2
8.3
18.2
45.7
0.2
1.0
16.7
5.8
6.9
84.0
53.3
1.3
2.3
2.5
451
408
64
53
37
21
45
46
6 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
38.5
32.1
2022-23
MIL MIL
63
31.1
11.8
5.7
0.8
0.8
11.2
20.3
55.3
0.7
2.7
27.5
7.9
12.3
64.5
60.5
2.2
9.6
3.9
2,023
1,959
742
359
52
51
246
197
+341
7 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
38.2
34.4
2014-15
OKC OKC
67
28.1
7.3
8.6
2.1
0.2
9.4
22.0
42.6
1.3
4.3
29.9
8.1
9.8
83.5
53.6
1.9
5.4
4.4
2,302
1,886
488
574
140
14
293
184
+247
8 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.2
40.0
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
9 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
37.7
43.7
2001-02
PHI PHI
60
31.4
4.5
5.5
2.8
0.2
11.1
27.8
39.8
1.3
4.5
29.1
7.9
9.8
81.2
48.9
0.7
3.8
4.0
2,622
1,883
269
331
168
13
237
102
+278
10 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
36.2
2022-23
DAL DAL
66
32.4
8.6
8.0
1.4
0.5
10.9
22.0
49.6
2.8
8.2
34.2
7.8
10.5
74.2
60.9
0.8
7.8
3.6
2,390
2,138
569
529
90
33
236
166
+128
11 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37.3
30.4
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
12 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.3
35.4
2021-22
DAL DAL
65
28.4
9.1
8.7
1.2
0.6
9.9
21.6
45.7
3.1
8.8
35.3
5.6
7.5
74.4
57.1
0.9
8.3
4.5
2,301
1,847
593
568
75
36
292
145
+146
13 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36.9
33.8
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
14 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36.8
34.6
2022-23
PHI PHI
66
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
15 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
36.6
33.6
2019-20
DAL DAL
61
28.8
9.4
8.8
1.0
0.2
9.5
20.6
46.3
2.8
8.9
31.6
7.0
9.2
75.8
58.5
1.3
8.1
4.3
2,047
1,759
573
538
62
14
260
153
+253
16 DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
36.3
34.2
2016-17
TOT
72
27.0
11.0
4.6
1.4
1.3
9.0
19.9
45.2
1.8
5.0
36.1
7.2
9.3
77.2
56.2
2.1
8.9
3.7
2,465
1,942
794
332
100
93
269
278
-25
17 Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
36.1
34.8
2004-05
IND IND
44
24.3
8.8
1.9
0.6
2.0
8.8
19.4
45.2
0.0
0.1
16.7
6.7
8.9
75.4
52.0
1.9
6.9
3.0
1,530
1,068
388
82
25
88
131
173
+32
18 Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
36.1
38.6
2008-09
MIA MIA
79
30.2
5.0
7.5
2.2
1.3
10.8
22.0
49.1
1.1
3.5
31.7
7.5
9.8
76.5
57.4
1.1
3.9
3.4
3,048
2,386
398
589
173
106
272
178
+216
19 James Harden
J. Harden
36.0
36.5
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
34.3
6.6
7.5
1.8
0.9
9.9
22.3
44.4
4.4
12.4
35.5
10.2
11.8
86.5
62.6
1.0
5.5
4.5
2,483
2,335
446
512
125
60
308
227
+287
20 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.0
34.9
2001-02
WAS WAS
60
22.9
5.7
5.2
1.4
0.4
9.2
22.1
41.6
0.2
0.9
18.9
4.4
5.6
79.0
46.8
0.8
4.8
2.7
2,093
1,375
339
310
85
26
162
119
+16
21 James Harden
J. Harden
35.9
35.4
2017-18
HOU HOU
72
30.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
22 LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
35.9
32.0
2024-25
CHA CHA
47
25.2
4.9
7.4
1.1
0.3
8.6
21.3
40.5
3.8
11.2
33.9
4.1
4.9
84.3
53.6
1.0
3.9
3.6
1,505
1,184
232
346
54
13
167
157
-130
23 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.9
37.5
2023-24
DAL DAL
70
33.9
9.2
9.8
1.4
0.5
11.5
23.6
48.7
4.1
10.6
38.2
6.8
8.7
78.6
61.7
0.8
8.4
4.0
2,624
2,370
647
686
99
38
282
149
+319
24 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.9
34.3
2020-21
DAL DAL
66
27.7
8.0
8.6
1.0
0.5
9.8
20.5
47.9
2.9
8.3
35.0
5.2
7.1
73.0
58.7
0.8
7.2
4.3
2,262
1,830
527
567
64
36
281
152
+164
25 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35.9
42.0
2000-01
PHI PHI
71
31.1
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
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Rockets Rockets
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Thunder Thunder
68
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2
Rockets Rockets
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Lakers Lakers
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