which player has the highest usage in a season

Russell Westbrook has the highest usage percentage in a season, at 41.5 percent in 2016-17.

Interpreted as:
Which player has the highest usage with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a season?
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
41.5
2016-17
OKC OKC
81
34.6
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
2James Harden
J. Harden
40.3
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
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
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
38.7
2005-06
LAL LAL
80
41.0
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
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
38.5
2022-23
MIL MIL
63
32.1
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
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
38.2
2014-15
OKC OKC
67
34.4
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
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.2
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
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
7Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
37.7
2001-02
PHI PHI
60
43.7
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
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.5
2022-23
DAL DAL
66
36.2
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
9Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37.3
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
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
10Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
37.3
2021-22
DAL DAL
65
35.4
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
11Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36.9
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
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
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
36.8
2022-23
PHI PHI
66
34.6
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
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
36.6
2025-26
MIL MIL
4
32.8
36.3
14.0
7.0
0.8
1.3
14.3
20.5
69.5
1.0
1.8
57.1
6.8
10.5
64.3
72.2
4.0
10.0
3.3
131
145
56
28
3
5
13
10
+41
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
36.6
2019-20
DAL DAL
61
33.6
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
15DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
36.3
2016-17
TOT
72
34.2
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
16Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
36.1
2008-09
MIA MIA
79
38.6
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
17James Harden
J. Harden
36.0
2019-20
HOU HOU
68
36.5
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
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.0
2001-02
WAS WAS
60
34.9
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
19James Harden
J. Harden
35.9
2017-18
HOU HOU
72
35.4
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
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.9
2023-24
DAL DAL
70
37.5
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
21Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
35.9
2020-21
DAL DAL
66
34.3
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
22Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35.9
2000-01
PHI PHI
71
42.0
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
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35.7
2005-06
PHI PHI
72
43.1
33.0
3.2
7.4
1.9
0.1
11.3
25.3
44.7
1.0
3.1
32.3
9.4
11.5
81.4
54.3
0.6
2.6
3.4
3,103
2,377
232
532
140
10
248
121
-3
24Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
35.6
2011-12
LAL LAL
58
38.5
27.9
5.4
4.6
1.2
0.3
9.9
23.0
43.0
1.5
4.9
30.3
6.6
7.8
84.5
52.7
1.1
4.3
3.5
2,232
1,616
313
264
69
18
204
105
+137
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
35.5
2012-13
NYK NYK
67
37.0
28.7
6.9
2.6
0.8
0.5
10.0
22.2
44.9
2.3
6.2
37.9
6.3
7.6
83.0
56.0
2.0
4.9
2.6
2,482
1,920
460
171
52
32
175
205
+310
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