youngest player who recorded at least 30 steals in a single postseason

Magic Johnson is the youngest with 30+ steals in a single NBA playoff run. He was 20 years old in his rookie season in 1979-80.

	NAME	Age	STL	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	20	49	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	18.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	168	151	6	65	47
2	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	21	32	2024-25	OKC	23	22.4	5.6	2.7	2.1	1.4	0.4	2.2	5.2	42.9	0.9	2.7	32.3	0.3	0.4	66.7	52.0	1.0	1.7	0.7	516	128	61	48	10	16	51	+130
3	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	21	37	2012-13	SAS	21	36.9	13.5	9.0	1.0	1.8	0.5	5.5	10.0	54.5	1.1	2.8	39.0	1.5	2.3	63.3	61.1	2.4	6.7	1.1	775	284	190	22	11	23	40	+130
4	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	21	45	2007-08	BOS	26	32.0	10.2	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	4.1	10.1	40.7	0.2	0.8	25.0	1.8	2.6	69.1	45.4	1.5	2.6	1.8	831	266	107	172	8	47	74	+62
5	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	21	32	1999-00	LAL	22	39.0	21.1	4.5	4.4	1.5	1.5	7.9	17.9	44.2	1.0	2.9	34.4	4.3	5.7	75.4	51.7	1.2	3.3	2.5	857	465	98	97	32	55	89	+47
6	Cason Wallace C. Wallace	22	32	2025-26	OKC	15	24.9	8.6	3.8	2.4	2.1	0.5	3.1	6.4	47.9	2.0	4.1	48.4	0.5	0.5	87.5	64.8	1.3	2.5	0.7	374	129	57	36	7	11	30	+51
7	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	22	39	2013-14	SAS	23	32.0	14.3	6.7	1.7	1.7	0.6	5.3	10.4	51.0	1.3	3.2	41.9	2.3	3.1	73.6	60.6	1.3	5.4	1.3	736	328	155	38	14	29	66	+173
8	James Harden J. Harden	22	31	2011-12	OKC	20	31.5	16.3	5.1	3.4	1.6	0.1	4.7	10.7	43.5	1.6	3.9	41.0	5.4	6.3	85.7	60.5	0.7	4.5	2.1	630	326	102	68	2	42	67	+129
9	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	22	35	2008-09	BOS	14	41.2	16.9	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	6.6	15.9	41.7	0.4	1.7	25.0	3.1	4.8	65.7	46.7	2.3	7.4	2.7	577	236	136	137	3	38	47	+44
10	LeBron James L. James	22	34	2006-07	CLE	20	44.7	25.1	8.1	8.0	1.7	0.5	8.3	20.0	41.6	1.1	3.8	28.0	7.4	9.8	75.5	51.6	1.3	6.8	3.3	893	501	161	159	10	66	40	+71
11	Baron Davis B. Davis	22	32	2001-02	CHA	9	44.6	22.6	7.0	7.9	3.6	0.6	7.9	20.9	37.8	2.3	6.9	33.9	4.4	7.4	59.7	46.7	1.8	5.2	3.0	401	203	63	71	5	27	36	+23
12	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22	40	1981-82	LAL	14	40.1	17.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	0.2	5.9	11.2	52.9	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.5	6.6	82.8	61.4	3.9	7.4	3.1	562	243	158	130	3	44	50
13	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	22	37	1978-79	PHI	9	36.7	18.8	3.9	7.0	4.1	0.4	7.3	13.4	54.5				4.1	6.2	66.1	58.0	1.4	2.4	3.2	330	169	35	63	4	29	29
14	Jalen Williams J. Williams	23	32	2024-25	OKC	23	34.6	21.4	5.5	4.8	1.4	0.4	7.7	17.2	44.9	1.5	5.0	30.4	4.4	5.6	78.9	54.4	1.0	4.5	1.8	796	492	127	111	9	41	50	+110
15	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	23	36	2015-16	CLE	21	36.9	25.2	3.0	4.7	1.7	0.6	9.6	20.1	47.5	2.4	5.5	44.0	3.7	4.2	87.5	57.4	0.7	2.2	2.3	774	530	62	98	13	48	46	+145
16	Paul George P. George	23	41	2013-14	IND	19	41.1	22.6	7.6	3.8	2.2	0.4	7.3	16.6	43.8	2.7	6.8	40.3	5.3	6.7	78.9	57.8	0.7	6.9	2.6	781	429	145	73	7	49	56	+24
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	23	31	2011-12	OKC	20	38.4	23.1	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.4	8.9	20.4	43.5	0.9	3.3	27.7	4.5	5.6	80.2	50.6	1.1	4.4	2.3	767	461	109	117	8	45	49	+94
18	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	23	46	2009-10	BOS	24	40.6	15.8	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	6.3	13.6	46.3	0.4	1.0	37.5	2.8	4.8	59.6	50.4	1.6	4.0	3.0	975	379	134	223	3	72	57	+78
19	Trevor Ariza T. Ariza	23	36	2008-09	LAL	23	31.4	11.3	4.2	2.3	1.6	0.4	4.0	8.0	49.7	1.7	3.7	47.6	1.6	2.8	56.3	61.0	1.0	3.3	1.7	722	260	97	54	10	38	73	+97
20	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	23	40	1994-95	ORL	21	40.4	19.6	3.8	7.7	1.9	0.7	6.9	14.5	47.2	1.9	4.7	40.4	4.0	5.3	75.7	58.2	1.4	2.3	3.5	849	412	79	162	15	73	70
21	Robert Horry R. Horry	23	35	1993-94	HOU	23	33.8	11.7	6.1	3.6	1.5	0.9	4.3	9.8	43.4	1.5	3.9	38.2	1.7	2.2	76.5	54.1	1.8	4.3	1.2	778	269	141	82	20	27	68
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23	40	1985-86	HOU	20	38.3	26.9	11.8	2.0	2.0	3.5	10.3	19.4	53.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.4	10.0	63.8	56.6	5.1	6.8	2.2	766	537	236	39	69	43	87
23	Byron Scott B. Scott	23	41	1984-85	LAL	19	30.8	16.9	2.7	2.6	2.2	0.2	7.3	14.1	51.7	0.5	1.1	47.6	1.8	2.3	79.5	56.0	0.8	1.9	1.3	585	321	52	50	4	24	47
24	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	23	34	1982-83	LAL	15	42.9	17.9	8.5	12.8	2.3	0.8	6.7	13.7	48.5	0.0	0.7	0.0	4.5	5.4	84.0	55.5	3.4	5.1	4.3	643	268	128	192	12	64	49
25	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	23	45	1979-80	PHI	18	37.5	11.6	4.1	6.2	2.5	0.2	4.9	9.7	51.1	0.1	0.3	20.0	1.6	2.3	70.7	54.2	1.2	2.9	2.5	675	208	74	111	4	45	43

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PPG

33.5

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RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

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Team Rankings

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118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

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1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

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PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

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ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

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FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

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Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Magic Johnson is the youngest with 30+ steals in a single NBA playoff run. He was 20 years old in his rookie season in 1979-80.

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