most minutes played all-time before 1987

Before 1986-87, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played the most minutes, with 51,002 minutes on the court.

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most minutes played by a player all-time before 1987

	NAME	MIN	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	51,002	1,328	38.4	26.4	12.1	4.0	1.0	2.9	10.9	19.4	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	6.4	72.0	59.5	2.6	8.4	3.0	35,108	16,105	5,248	1,025	2,915	2,087	4,000
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	50,000	1,303	38.4	21.0	12.5	1.8	1.0	2.0	8.4	18.6	45.2	0.0	0.1	14.7	4.1	6.1	67.0	49.1	3.1	7.8	2.4	27,313	16,279	2,398	864	1,771	1,358	4,193
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47,859	1,045	45.8	30.1	22.9	4.4			12.1	22.5	54.0				5.8	11.4	51.1	54.7				31,419	23,924	4,643				2,075
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	46,471	1,270	36.6	20.8	6.3	4.8	1.2	0.3	8.3	18.8	43.9				4.2	5.2	81.5	49.2	1.5	3.5	2.5	26,395	8,007	6,114	476	117	204	3,281
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	43,886	1,040	42.2	25.7	7.5	9.5	1.1	0.1	9.1	18.9	48.5				7.4	8.8	83.8	56.4	1.0	3.0		26,710	7,804	9,887	77	4		2,931
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	40,726	963	42.3	15.1	22.5	4.3			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1	47.1				14,522	21,620	4,100				2,592
7	Hal Greer H. Greer	39,788	1,122	35.5	19.2	5.0	4.0			7.6	16.8	45.2				4.1	5.1	80.1	50.6				21,586	5,665	4,540				3,855
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	38,940	1,043	37.3	20.1	13.7	2.4	0.7	0.6	7.6	14.7	51.6				4.9	7.8	63.2	55.4	3.4	6.2		20,941	14,241	2,544	52	48		3,536
9	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	38,064	1,077	35.3	16.5	4.7	6.7	1.3	0.2	5.7	13.3	43.2				5.0	6.5	77.4	51.1	0.8	2.0		17,772	5,030	7,211	174	26		3,285
10	Jerry West J. West	36,571	932	39.2	27.0	5.8	6.7	2.6	0.7	9.7	20.4	47.4				7.7	9.4	81.4	55.0	1.0	2.8		25,192	5,376	6,238	81	23		2,435
11	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	35,881	964	37.2	15.0	15.0	2.7	0.5	2.1	5.7	13.6	42.1				3.5	5.3	66.7	47.0	2.8	6.8		14,437	14,464	2,575	125	553		2,624
12	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	35,832	984	36.4	10.8	14.0	3.9	1.1	0.6	4.4	8.7	50.9	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.9	3.0	63.3	53.7	3.5	8.4	1.9	10,624	13,769	3,822	628	367	579	2,762
13	Paul Silas P. Silas	34,989	1,254	27.9	9.4	9.9	2.1	0.6	0.2	3.4	7.9	43.2	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.8	67.3	48.9	3.6	5.6	1.4	11,782	12,357	2,572	358	138	333	3,105
14	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	33,863	846	40.0	27.4	13.5	4.3			10.3	23.8	43.1				6.8	8.7	78.0	49.4				23,149	11,463	3,650				2,596
15	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	33,527	1,031	32.5	18.6	3.2	4.7	1.3	0.2	7.2	15.8	45.6				4.2	5.2	80.7	51.4	1.1	1.6	2.5	19,181	3,279	4,805	545	72	390	2,775
16	Chet Walker C. Walker	33,433	1,032	32.4	18.2	7.1	2.1	0.7	0.1	6.7	14.2	47.0				4.9	6.2	79.6	54.0	1.6	3.8		18,831	7,314	2,126	117	10		2,727
17	Dave Bing D. Bing	32,769	901	36.4	20.3	3.8	6.0	1.3	0.2	7.7	17.5	44.1				4.9	6.3	77.5	50.2	1.1	1.9	2.7	18,327	3,420	5,397	483	89	216	2,615
18	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	32,131	829	38.8	17.0	15.6	3.3	0.4	0.3	6.9	13.8	49.9				3.2	4.1	78.3	54.4	0.8	4.3		14,053	12,942	2,730	28	24		2,389
19	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	32,103	959	33.5	20.1	10.1	3.1	1.1	1.5	8.1	15.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	15.4	3.9	5.1	76.7	55.9	2.6	6.8	2.6	19,248	9,698	3,007	777	1,100	1,112	3,048
20	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	31,873	1,002	31.8	10.3	9.7	3.7	1.3	1.5	4.3	9.7	44.1	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.7	2.4	73.8	48.0	2.2	6.9	2.2	10,303	9,687	3,754	999	1,160	978	3,473
21	Dick Van Arsdale D. Van Arsdale	31,771	921	34.5	16.4	4.1	3.3	0.9	0.2	5.9	12.7	46.4				4.6	5.8	79.0	53.7	0.7	1.7		15,079	3,807	3,060	264	44		2,575
22	Randy Smith R. Smith	31,444	976	32.2	16.7	3.7	4.6	1.7	0.1	6.8	14.6	47.0	0.1	0.3	15.5	3.0	3.8	78.1	51.3	1.1	2.4	2.4	16,262	3,597	4,487	1,403	57	1,158	2,556
23	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	31,202	875	35.7	16.1	11.0	2.9	0.9	0.5	6.5	15.1	43.2				3.0	4.3	69.9	47.2	1.9	8.8		14,053	9,618	2,497	67	39		2,801
24	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	31,159	876	35.6	18.8	2.3	7.4	1.1	0.1	6.7	14.4	46.7	0.1	0.3	22.4	5.3	6.6	81.0	54.3	0.5	1.6	2.7	16,481	2,046	6,476	719	81	1,123	2,002
25	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	30,965	825	37.5	18.9	5.9	6.1	1.9	0.2	7.4	15.2	49.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	4.0	5.1	78.6	54.2	1.1	4.2	2.1	15,581	4,830	5,040	681	63	139	2,180

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DRTG

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	MEM	@	LAL	9:30 PM
Tue 1/6	LAL	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 1/7	LAL	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Fri 1/9	MIL	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Mon 1/12	LAL	@	SAC	10:00 PM

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PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.1

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

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Towns

11.0

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APG Leaders

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9.0

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SPG Leaders

2.2

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2.1

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1.9

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BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.3

Huff

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3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

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TS% Leaders

71.3

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Ayton

70.2

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124.6

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120.7

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DRtg Rankings

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

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1,764.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,684.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

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USG% Leaders

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Worst Record ATS

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	25	9	.735
2	Knicks	23	12	.657	2.5
3	Celtics	22	12	.647	3.0
4	Raptors	21	15	.583	5.0
5	76ers	19	14	.576	5.5
6	Cavaliers	20	16	.556	6.0
7	Magic	19	16	.543	6.5
8	Heat	19	16	.543	6.5
9	Bulls	17	18	.486	8.5
10	Hawks	17	20	.459	9.5
11	Bucks	15	20	.429	10.5
12	Hornets	12	23	.343	13.5
13	Nets	10	22	.313	14.0
14	Wizards	9	24	.273	15.5
15	Pacers	6	29	.171	19.5

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1	Thunder	30	5	.857
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	5.0
3	Nuggets	23	11	.676	6.5
4	Rockets	21	11	.656	7.5
5	Lakers	21	11	.656	7.5
6	Timberwolves	22	13	.629	8.0
7	Suns	20	14	.588	9.5
8	Warriors	19	17	.528	11.5
9	Trail Blazers	16	20	.444	14.5
10	Grizzlies	15	19	.441	14.5
11	Mavericks	13	23	.361	17.5
12	Clippers	12	22	.353	17.5
13	Jazz	12	22	.353	17.5
14	Kings	8	27	.229	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	28	.222	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 12/2	DET	@	MIL	109-113
Tue 12/2	SAC	@	HOU	95-121
Tue 12/2	MIA	@	DAL	108-118
Wed 12/3	BOS	@	WAS	146-101
Wed 12/3	GSW	@	PHI	98-99

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	IND	@	ORL	3:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DEN	@	BKN	3:30 PM
Sun 1/4	MIN	@	WAS	6:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NOP	@	MIA	6:00 PM
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Before 1986-87, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played the most minutes, with 51,002 minutes on the court.

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