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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most career starts by a player 40 or older, with 156 starts.

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	NAME	GS	GP	MPG	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	156	156	26.0	12.4	5.3	1.4	0.6	1.2	5.2	10.1	50.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	2.8	75.3	54.7	1.4	3.8	1.7	4,058	1,941	826	214	88	180	258	416
2	Robert Parish R. Parish	115	272	17.8	6.3	4.7	0.7	0.4	0.8	2.6	5.4	47.6	0.0	0.0		1.1	1.5	72.0	51.3	1.3	3.4	0.9	4,831	1,706	1,284	177	96	205	252	442	+105
3	LeBron James L. James	102	102	33.8	22.6	6.8	7.4	1.2	0.6	8.6	16.5	51.9	1.7	4.7	35.3	3.9	5.1	75.9	60.4	0.9	5.9	3.2	3,452	2,309	690	755	119	57	331	143	+168
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	94	94	28.4	11.6	2.5	7.9	1.7	0.2	4.1	8.1	50.2	0.3	0.9	38.1	3.1	3.7	83.7	59.5	0.6	1.9	2.3	2,671	1,088	238	744	162	20	215	217	+295
5	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	60	123	16.3	3.0	5.9	0.1	0.3	1.1	1.1	2.0	54.1	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.1	69.5	59.1	2.0	3.9	0.5	2,004	364	720	18	33	135	61	222	+153
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	42	42	32.7	13.2	8.7	3.9	1.2	0.5	4.6	9.5	48.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.4	74.7	55.5	1.5	7.3	2.5	1,373	554	367	163	50	20	103	116	+219
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30	30	39.9	22.4	7.2	3.4	1.3	0.5	9.5	20.5	46.2	0.1	0.6	22.2	3.3	3.9	83.9	50.3	1.0	6.2	2.2	1,198	671	215	103	39	14	66	59	-40
8	Vince Carter V. Carter	28	227	17.9	6.3	2.5	1.2	0.6	0.4	2.2	5.6	39.5	1.3	3.6	36.3	0.6	0.8	77.0	53.2	0.4	2.1	0.6	4,074	1,433	562	269	137	96	145	401	-282
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	20	51	15.6	7.3	3.1	0.7	0.2	0.4	2.6	7.4	35.9	1.3	4.0	31.2	0.8	1.0	78.0	46.9	0.1	3.0	0.4	795	373	158	35	9	18	18	76	-67
10	Kurt Thomas K. Thomas	17	39	10.1	2.5	2.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	1.2	2.1	54.2	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.2	0.3	46.2	54.7	0.6	1.7	0.2	392	97	89	21	10	16	8	52	-22
11	Kevin Willis K. Willis	11	153	10.5	3.7	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.2	1.5	3.3	45.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.0	63.9	48.7	1.0	1.7	0.7	1,600	560	408	45	51	37	109	245	-249
12	Jason Terry J. Terry	4	51	16.0	3.3	0.9	1.2	0.8	0.3	1.2	3.0	38.3	0.8	2.3	34.8	0.2	0.2	88.9	52.5	0.1	0.8	0.5	814	166	48	59	42	13	25	52	+19
13	Andre Miller A. Miller	3	6	21.3	6.5	3.3	3.5	1.0	0.0	2.7	6.5	41.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.2	1.8	63.6	44.5	0.8	2.5	1.7	128	39	20	21	6	0	10	9	+31
14	Steve Nash S. Nash	3	8	19.1	6.9	2.4	6.0	0.5	0.1	2.6	5.3	50.0	0.3	1.1	22.2	1.4	1.5	91.7	58.2	0.3	2.1	2.1	153	55	19	48	4	1	17	7	-28
15	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	2	22	8.3	3.2	2.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	1.3	3.0	43.3	0.2	0.6	35.7	0.3	0.4	87.5	49.6	0.4	1.6	0.3	182	70	45	4	2	3	7	29	-42
16	Juwan Howard J. Howard	2	7	7.2	3.0	1.1	0.9	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.7	52.6	0.0	0.0		0.1	0.1	100.0	54.0	0.0	1.1	0.6	51	21	8	6	0	0	4	9	-13
17	Taj Gibson T. Gibson	1	10	9.7	3.4	2.7	0.6	0.2	0.1	1.2	2.6	46.2	0.3	0.6	50.0	0.7	0.8	87.5	57.6	1.1	1.6	0.1	97	34	27	6	2	1	1	14	-7
18	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	1	43	18.8	3.8	2.4	1.0	0.2	0.5	1.5	4.4	34.9	0.5	1.4	37.3	0.3	0.7	39.3	41.0	0.7	1.8	0.6	808	165	105	44	10	21	26	85	-220

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	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

Schedule

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

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

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

Durant

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

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

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

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most career starts by a player 40 or older, with 156 starts.

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NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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4,298.5

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