what nba player has made the most conference finals appearances before turning 29 years old

Magic Johnson has the most career appearances by a player younger than 29 in Conference Finals, with 8 appearances.

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1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
Conference Finals
42
39.8
17.9
8.0
13.2
2.2
0.5
6.5
12.9
50.6
0.1
0.7
20.7
4.6
5.7
81.3
57.9
3.5
1,673
751
336
553
91
20
145
127
2Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
Conference Finals
36
34.9
20.6
5.7
2.5
1.1
0.4
7.9
16.3
48.3
2.0
5.6
35.0
2.9
4.2
70.7
57.0
1.5
4.2
2.4
1,258
743
205
89
38
13
87
113
-20
3Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
Conference Finals
35
37.3
10.5
5.2
2.8
0.7
0.7
3.9
10.7
36.4
0.7
2.1
35.6
1.9
2.4
78.8
44.4
1.7
3.5
1.6
1,305
367
181
97
23
24
56
69
+8
4Byron Scott
B. Scott
Conference Finals
31
33.8
17.9
3.1
2.8
1.7
0.2
6.9
12.8
53.9
0.7
1.7
38.9
3.4
4.1
82.7
61.2
0.8
2.3
1.8
1,048
554
97
87
52
6
57
83
5James Worthy
J. Worthy
Conference Finals
31
37.3
22.7
6.2
3.5
1.7
0.9
9.7
16.7
58.0
0.0
0.3
12.5
3.3
4.6
72.0
60.7
2.1
4.1
2.2
1,157
704
191
107
52
29
68
75
6Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
Conference Finals
31
40.6
24.4
8.4
5.0
1.2
0.7
8.2
18.0
45.8
2.1
6.8
30.7
5.9
6.8
86.7
58.3
1.0
7.4
3.5
1,259
757
259
154
37
23
107
95
+97
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
Conference Finals
23
34.2
16.3
7.4
2.1
1.6
0.7
5.7
12.4
46.3
1.4
3.7
37.2
3.4
3.8
88.6
57.8
1.7
5.7
1.7
787
374
170
49
36
15
39
47
+57
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
Conference Finals
28
41.0
28.4
8.0
3.8
1.4
1.5
9.6
20.3
47.6
1.8
5.5
31.6
7.3
8.4
87.6
59.3
1.0
7.0
3.4
1,147
794
223
106
38
42
96
73
+82
9LeBron James
L. James
Conference Finals
31
44.9
30.7
8.8
6.3
1.7
1.2
10.6
21.7
49.0
1.5
4.3
35.1
7.9
10.6
74.2
58.1
1.6
7.2
3.4
1,393
952
272
196
53
38
106
78
+101
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
Conference Finals
28
40.0
23.3
4.9
4.8
1.3
1.1
8.3
18.9
43.8
1.1
3.3
34.4
5.6
7.4
75.0
52.5
1.1
3.8
2.7
1,119
652
137
133
37
30
76
100
+59
11Horace Grant
H. Grant
Conference Finals
29
37.0
11.3
9.6
2.0
0.7
1.2
4.3
8.6
50.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.7
3.4
77.8
56.1
4.0
5.7
1.9
1,072
327
279
59
19
34
56
99
12Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
Conference Finals
29
38.5
17.8
7.8
4.2
2.0
1.2
6.4
13.9
46.2
0.5
1.9
25.9
4.5
6.2
71.8
53.5
2.0
5.8
3.2
1,116
516
226
123
57
34
92
95
13Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
Conference Finals
30
36.6
15.0
2.0
4.1
0.9
0.1
5.7
12.4
46.0
0.3
1.0
29.0
3.3
4.1
80.3
52.7
0.8
1.2
2.1
1,097
449
59
123
27
3
64
73
14John Salley
J. Salley
Conference Finals
30
24.2
7.2
5.3
0.7
0.7
0.8
2.3
4.8
47.2
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.9
69.8
55.6
2.4
2.9
1.0
726
217
159
22
21
25
30
123
15Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
Conference Finals
24
27.5
10.7
2.8
3.4
0.2
4.1
8.8
46.9
0.5
1.7
31.7
1.9
2.0
93.8
55.1
661
256
68
81
5
75
16Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
Conference Finals
26
20.0
5.4
5.3
0.6
0.7
0.6
2.1
3.7
57.9
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
69.8
61.4
1.3
521
140
138
16
17
15
33
81
17Kevin McHale
K. McHale
Conference Finals
28
29.0
15.5
7.0
1.6
2.4
6.1
11.0
55.4
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.5
76.0
60.1
813
435
197
44
66
91
18Clint Richardson
C. Richardson
Conference Finals
23
19.5
5.7
2.9
1.7
0.1
2.4
5.0
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.1
76.9
51.8
448
130
67
39
3
44
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
Conference Finals
29
42.7
23.0
12.0
5.6
2.2
1.2
8.9
19.8
45.2
0.3
0.9
32.0
4.9
5.6
86.5
51.7
4.0
1,237
667
348
161
63
35
116
98
20Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
Conference Finals
29
34.8
12.2
3.7
6.7
0.2
5.0
10.7
46.6
0.0
0.3
12.5
2.2
3.0
74.7
51.0
1,010
354
107
195
6
80
21Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
Conference Finals
31
23.5
11.8
5.8
0.7
1.5
4.7
8.2
57.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
3.3
71.6
61.3
729
365
179
23
45
123
22Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
Conference Finals
30
22.8
12.2
1.6
3.3
5.2
11.1
46.5
1.9
2.6
74.0
50.0
1.3
684
367
47
100
9
72
23Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
Conference Finals
29
43.2
19.6
15.1
3.5
8.3
19.5
42.8
2.9
4.1
69.2
45.8
1,252
567
438
101
130
24Marcus Smart
M. Smart
Conference Finals
23
33.2
13.0
4.5
5.8
1.4
0.3
4.1
11.5
35.6
1.9
6.1
30.7
2.9
3.5
83.8
49.8
1.0
3.4
2.3
763
298
103
133
33
8
53
73
0
25Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
Conference Finals
22
31.2
8.4
8.5
0.7
0.3
0.8
2.9
4.7
62.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
4.0
64.0
65.1
3.1
5.4
1.0
686
185
187
15
6
18
22
45
+192

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