most steals by a player 1946-47 to 1987-88

Between the 1946-47 and 1987-88 seasons, Maurice Cheeks got the most steals, with 1,837 steals.

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	NAME	STL	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	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	1,837	782	33.6	12.3	3.0	7.2	2.3	0.3	4.9	9.3	53.2	0.1	0.2	26.5	2.4	3.0	79.2	58.0	0.7	2.3	2.4	26,285	9,605	2,355	5,658	255	1,854	1,820
2	Gus Williams G. Williams	1,638	825	31.1	17.1	2.7	5.6	2.0	0.4	7.0	15.2	46.1	0.2	0.9	23.8	2.9	3.8	75.6	50.5	1.0	1.7	2.5	25,645	14,093	2,222	4,597	291	1,646	1,637
3	Julius Erving J. Erving	1,508	836	34.3	22.0	6.7	3.9	1.8	1.5	8.7	17.1	50.7	0.1	0.3	26.1	4.6	5.9	77.7	55.8	2.5	4.2	3.1	28,677	18,364	5,601	3,224	1,293	2,323	2,286
4	Micheal Ray Richardson M. Ray Richardson	1,463	556	33.4	14.8	5.5	7.0	2.6	0.4	6.1	13.5	45.7	0.3	1.2	22.0	2.3	3.4	69.0	49.7	1.8	3.7	3.3	18,589	8,253	3,056	3,899	206	1,854	1,859
5	Randy Smith R. Smith	1,403	818	32.7	17.1	3.5	4.7	1.7	0.1	7.0	14.9	47.1	0.1	0.3	15.5	3.1	3.9	79.8	51.7	1.1	2.4	2.4	26,747	14,026	2,838	3,876	57	1,158	2,107
6	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	1,337	719	22.6	8.2	2.7	4.3	1.9	0.1	3.5	7.7	46.1	0.0	0.1	18.4	1.2	1.8	65.7	48.7	0.8	1.9	2.2	16,245	5,929	1,969	3,114	80	1,382	2,097
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,326	639	36.8	19.1	7.3	11.0	2.1	0.5	7.0	13.2	53.3	0.1	0.5	19.2	5.0	6.1	82.3	60.4	1.9	5.4	3.9	23,531	12,213	4,696	7,037	288	2,488	1,513
8	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	1,302	953	33.2	15.0	4.0	4.8	1.4	0.7	5.6	12.6	44.6	0.1	0.5	18.5	3.7	4.6	79.5	51.3	1.4	2.6	2.5	31,609	14,283	3,858	4,542	640	2,156	2,697
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,294	711	38.5	25.0	10.2	6.1	1.8	0.8	9.9	19.6	50.3	0.6	1.7	37.7	4.7	5.3	87.9	57.0	2.2	8.0	3.2	27,371	17,783	7,282	4,367	598	2,250	1,888
10	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1,289	988	27.5	14.1	7.0	4.1	1.3	0.8	5.8	11.6	49.8	0.0	0.0	13.3	2.5	3.2	78.8	54.1	2.0	5.0	2.6	27,203	13,910	6,937	4,012	808	2,194	3,214
11	T.R. Dunn	1,251	877	25.0	5.5	4.7	1.8	1.4	0.3	2.2	4.9	45.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.5	72.5	50.1	1.9	2.9	0.9	21,885	4,834	4,131	1,539	246	783	1,940
12	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,205	555	36.7	20.5	3.8	10.0	2.2	0.3	7.8	16.9	46.2	0.3	1.2	27.9	4.6	6.0	75.5	52.4	1.1	2.7	3.9	20,352	11,404	2,099	5,557	161	2,139	1,896
13	Ray Williams R. Williams	1,198	655	28.2	15.5	3.6	5.8	1.8	0.3	6.0	13.4	45.1	0.2	0.8	23.7	3.3	4.1	80.2	50.9	1.2	2.4	3.2	18,462	10,158	2,370	3,779	208	2,099	2,165
14	Rickey Green R. Green	1,183	709	26.6	10.5	2.2	6.2	1.7	0.1	4.2	9.0	47.0	0.0	0.2	20.6	2.0	2.5	80.4	52.1	0.6	1.6	1.9	18,858	7,436	1,535	4,371	41	1,334	1,199
15	John Lucas J. Lucas	1,168	805	29.5	11.6	2.5	7.4	1.5	0.1	4.6	10.1	45.4	0.4	1.2	30.7	2.2	2.9	77.8	51.3	0.6	1.9	2.3	23,776	9,355	1,982	5,956	70	1,652	1,579
16	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	1,165	761	32.0	18.6	1.9	4.5	1.5	0.1	7.7	15.7	48.8	0.0	0.3	13.9	3.3	3.6	90.3	53.9	0.7	1.3	1.9	24,352	14,159	1,451	3,418	51	822	2,478
17	Don Buse D. Buse	1,160	648	26.3	6.9	2.3	4.5	1.8	0.1	2.8	6.4	44.2	0.4	1.3	33.3	1.0	1.3	78.0	49.7	0.6	1.8	1.1	17,070	4,485	1,507	2,920	97	601	967
18	Chris Ford C. Ford	1,152	720	28.5	9.5	3.0	3.5	1.6	0.3	4.1	8.9	45.8	0.5	1.5	37.5	1.1	1.5	73.8	49.4	1.1	1.8	1.8	20,506	6,838	2,128	2,525	192	726	1,684
19	Fred Brown F. Brown	1,149	851	25.5	15.1	2.7	3.1	1.4	0.2	6.4	13.3	48.2	0.3	0.8	37.3	2.1	2.4	86.2	52.3	0.8	1.9	1.6	21,743	12,815	2,282	2,662	166	840	1,667
20	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	1,141	715	36.3	16.4	2.7	8.5	1.6	0.1	7.1	14.6	48.5	0.2	0.6	29.6	2.1	2.7	77.3	51.9	0.6	2.0	3.1	25,932	11,703	1,913	6,047	71	2,250	1,914
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,122	1,165	36.1	23.7	10.3	3.6	1.0	2.7	9.8	17.3	56.3	0.0	0.0	6.7	4.1	5.6	73.6	59.7	2.5	7.9	2.8	42,092	27,568	12,035	4,228	3,104	2,432	3,471
22	Rick Barry R. Barry	1,104	554	35.4	21.2	5.2	5.7	2.0	0.5	8.6	19.1	44.9	1.0	3.1	33.0	3.9	4.2	91.6	50.5	0.9	4.3	2.5	19,585	11,729	2,876	3,163	269	574	1,464
23	Fat Lever F. Lever	1,092	486	31.5	13.7	5.5	6.8	2.2	0.3	5.7	12.5	45.2	0.1	0.5	24.9	2.3	3.0	76.2	49.6	1.8	3.7	2.1	15,320	6,650	2,668	3,288	146	1,024	1,220
24	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	1,085	821	28.0	13.3	2.6	4.3	1.3	0.2	5.2	11.3	45.9	0.3	0.9	29.1	2.8	3.3	84.3	52.2	0.8	1.8	3.0	22,992	10,902	2,132	3,525	161	1,973	2,622
25	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	1,053	673	27.4	11.6	2.4	4.5	1.6	0.3	4.8	10.7	44.4	0.0	0.2	14.9	2.1	2.8	74.1	48.6	0.6	1.8	2.6	18,453	7,809	1,601	3,006	192	1,337	1,841

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Maxey

RPG

8.4

Drummond

APG

6.6

Maxey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.4

17th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

3P%

34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Thu 10/22	CLE	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	MIL	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Sun 10/25	DET	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	PHI	@	IND	7:00 PM

Last Game

Knicks

4 - 0

144

Final

114

76ers

0 - 4

Sun 10 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