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List of NBA career playoff turnovers leaders

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This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players by total career playoff turnovers recorded. :A progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.

Career playoff turnover leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff turnovers recorded.

:Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 --
RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total turnoversGames playedTurnovers per game
averageRankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)Total
turnoversGames playedTurnovers per game
average
1^SFCleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018)
Miami Heat (2011–2014)
Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2025)1,047292
2*PGLos Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)6961903.66
3*COrlando Magic (1994–1996)
Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004)
Miami Heat (2005–2007)
Phoenix Suns (2008)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2010)
Boston Celtics (2011)6492163.00
4*SGLos Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012)6472202.94
5*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)6332512.52
6*SFChicago Bulls (1988–1998)
Houston Rockets (1999)
Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)6022082.89
7*PGSan Antonio Spurs (2002–2018)5942262.63
8^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012),
Houston Rockets (2013–2020)
Brooklyn Nets (2021)
Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023)
Los Angeles Clippers (2024–2025)590173
9*SGMiami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018)
Chicago Bulls (2017)5831773.29
10^SF/PFOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016)
Golden State Warriors (2017–2019)
Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022)
Phoenix Suns (2023–2024)550170
*PFUtah Jazz (1986–2003)
Los Angeles Lakers (2004)193
12*SGChicago Bulls (1985–1993, 1995–1998)5461793.05
13*PGUtah Jazz (1985–2003)5171822.84
14^PGGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)516155
15*SF/PFBoston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)5061643.09
16^PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016–2019)
Houston Rockets (2020)
Washington Wizards (2021)
Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024)
Denver Nuggets (2025)501135
17*SGSan Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018)4812182.21
17*PGSeattle SuperSonics (1978–1980)
Phoenix Suns (1981–1983)
Boston Celtics (1984–1990)4801802.67
19*SFBoston Celtics (2002–2005, 2008–2013)
Brooklyn Nets (2014)
Washington Wizards (2015)
Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017)4761702.80
20*PGPhoenix Suns (1997–2001)
New Jersey Nets (2002–2007)
Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012)
New York Knicks (2013)450158
21*CMilwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)
Los Angeles Lakers (1977)
Los Angeles Lakers (1978–1989)4471692.64
^PFGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)169
23*CHouston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999)
Toronto Raptors (2002)4241452.92
24*SGPortland Trail Blazers (1984–1994)
Houston Rockets (1995–1998)3971452.74
25*SFPhiladelphia 76ers (1977)
Philadelphia 76ers (1978–1987)3961223.25

Progressive list of playoff turnover leaders

This is a progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

:Statistics accurate as of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025--
GSWGolden State WarriorsMINMinnesota TimberwolvesPHIPhiladelphia 76ersWASWashington Wizards
SeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason
1977–78Marvin WebsterSEA74Marvin WebsterSEA74Marvin WebsterSEA74Marvin WebsterSEA741977–78
1978–79Walter Davis*PHO66John JohnsonSEA117John JohnsonSEA1171978–79
1979–80Magic Johnson*LAL651731731979–80
1980–81Larry Bird*BOS62Julius Erving*PHI184Julius Erving*PHI1841980–81
1981–82PHI]]Andrew ToneyPHI672512511981–82
1982–83Magic Johnson*LAL642902901982–83
1983–84Larry Bird*BOS87311311Larry Bird*BOS871983–84
1984–85Magic Johnson*LAL763483481984–85
1985–86Ralph Sampson*HOU713873871985–86
1986–87Larry Bird*BOS71Magic Johnson*LAL435Magic Johnson*LAL4351986–87
1987–88Isiah Thomas*DET855185181987–88
1988–89Michael Jordan*CHI685715711988–89
1989–90Isiah Thomas*DET726076071989–90
1990–91Magic Johnson*LAL776846841990–91
1991–92Michael Jordan*CHI81Larry Bird*BOS5061991–92
1992–93Kevin JohnsonPHO84Michael Jordan* CHI
Isiah Thomas*DET3691992–93
1993–94Hakeem Olajuwon*HOU
Patrick Ewing*NYK83Isiah Thomas*DET3691993–94
1994–95ORL]]Penny HardawayORL73Michael Jordan*CHI4101994–95
1995–96Shawn KempSEA80Magic Johnson*LAL6966961995–96
1996–97Alonzo Mourning*MIA70Michael Jordan*CHI5011996–97
1997–98Karl Malone*UTA605461997–98
1998–99Latrell SprewellNYK58Scottie Pippen*CHI5361998–99
1999–00Shaquille O'Neal*LAL565731999–00
2000–01Allen Iverson*PHI635852000–01
2001–02Jason Kidd*NJN675952001–02
2002–03796022002–03
2003–04Kevin Garnett*MIN752003–04
2004–05Richard HamiltonDET78Shaquille O'Neal*
MIA 2005–07
PHO 2008–09
CLE 2009–10
BOS 2010–115172004–05
2005–06Dwyane Wade*MIA90602Dwyane Wade*MIA902005–06
2006–07Deron WilliamsUTA686162006–07
2007–08Paul Pierce*BOS826252007–08
2008–09Dwight Howard*ORL672008–09
2009–10Kobe Bryant*LAL796492009–10
2010–11Russell Westbrook^OKC782010–11
2011–12LeBron James^MIA81Kobe Bryant*LAL6472011–12
2012–13Paul George^IND752012–13
2013–14Russell Westbrook^OKC832013–14
2014–15Stephen Curry^GSW
LeBron James^CLE822014–15
2015–16Russell Westbrook^OKC78LeBron James^
CLE 2016–18
LAL 2018–25700LeBron James^
CLE 2016–18
LAL 2018–257002015–16
2016–17LeBron James^CLE727727722016–17
2017–1894866866LeBron James^CLE942017–18
2018–19Draymond Green^GSW832018–19
2019–20LeBron James^LAL849509502019–20
2020–21Devin Booker^PHO819759752020–21
2021–22Jayson Tatum^BOS100Jayson Tatum^BOS1002021–22
2022–23Nikola Jokić^DEN701,0151,0152022–23
2023–24Luka Dončić^DAL901,0341,0342023–24
2024–25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^OKC601,0471,0472024–25

References

References

  1. "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Sports-Reference LLC.
  2. The [[National Basketball Association]] did not record [[turnover (basketball). turnover]] [[Basketball statistics. statistics]] until the [[1977–78 NBA season. 1977–78 season]].
  3. A player is not eligible for induction into the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] until he has been fully retired for two calendar years.
  4. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  5. [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA) teams other than those [[ABA–NBA merger. admitted into the NBA]] in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
  6. Average is [[Rounding#Types of rounding. rounded]] to the nearest tenth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before turnovers were officially recorded.
  7. Known as Lew Alcindor prior to May 1, 1971.
  8. [[turnover (basketball). Turnovers]] were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).
  9. Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to official spelling change March 9, 1991.
  10. "2024 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com.
  11. "2025 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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