This is a list of basketball players who are the leaders in career regular season games played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Games played leaders
Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2025–26 NBA season. ^Active NBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
+Career leadersRankPlayerPosTeam(s)SeasonsGames played1^SFCleveland Cavaliers (–, –)Miami Heat (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)231,6222*CGolden State Warriors (–)Boston Celtics (–)Charlotte Hornets (–)Chicago Bulls ()211,6113*CMilwaukee Bucks (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)201,5604*SG/SFToronto Raptors (–)New Jersey Nets (–)Orlando Magic (–)Phoenix Suns ()Dallas Mavericks (–)Memphis Grizzlies (–)Sacramento Kings ()Atlanta Hawks (–)221,5415*PFDallas Mavericks (–)211,5226*PGUtah Jazz (–)191,5047*PFUtah Jazz (–)Los Angeles Lakers ()191,4768*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (–, –)Boston Celtics (–)Brooklyn Nets (–)211,4629PF/CAtlanta Hawks (–, )Miami Heat (–)Golden State Warriors ()Houston Rockets (–, )Toronto Raptors (–)Denver Nuggets ()San Antonio Spurs (–)Dallas Mavericks ()211,42410SG/PGAtlanta Hawks (–)Dallas Mavericks (–)Boston Celtics ()Brooklyn Nets ()Houston Rockets (–)Milwaukee Bucks (–)191,41011*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (–)191,39212*PGDallas Mavericks (–, –)Phoenix Suns (–)New Jersey Nets (–)New York Knicks ()191,39113*SGIndiana Pacers (–)181,38914PF/SFPortland Trail Blazers (–)Phoenix Suns (–)Detroit Pistons (–)Golden State Warriors (–)New Jersey Nets (–)181,38015†PGNew Orleans Hornets (–)Los Angeles Clippers (–, )Houston Rockets (–)Oklahoma City Thunder ()Phoenix Suns (–)Golden State Warriors ()San Antonio Spurs ()211,37016*SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)201,34617*SF/SGBoston Celtics (–)Brooklyn Nets ()Washington Wizards ()Los Angeles Clippers (–)191,34318*PGSeattle SuperSonics (–)Milwaukee Bucks ()Los Angeles Lakers ()Boston Celtics ()Miami Heat (–)171,33519*CBuffalo Braves ()Houston Rockets (–)Philadelphia 76ers (–, )Washington Bullets (–)Atlanta Hawks (–)Milwaukee Bucks (–)San Antonio Spurs ()191,32920SGChicago Bulls (–)New York Knicks (–)Golden State Warriors ()Atlanta Hawks (–)Portland Trail Blazers ()Los Angeles Clippers (–)Minnesota Timberwolves ()Phoenix Suns ()Brooklyn Nets ()201,32721PFNew Jersey Nets (–)Portland Trail Blazers (–)New York Knicks (–)171,30722PGCleveland Cavaliers (–)Los Angeles Clippers ()Denver Nuggets (–, –)Philadelphia 76ers (–)Portland Trail Blazers (–)Washington Wizards (–)Sacramento Kings ()Minnesota Timberwolves ()San Antonio Spurs ()171,30423*PF/CSan Diego/Houston Rockets (–, –)Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (–)161,30324†PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)Houston Rockets ()Washington Wizards ()Los Angeles Lakers (–)Los Angeles Clippers (–)Denver Nuggets ()Sacramento Kings ()181,30125*SGMilwaukee Bucks (–)Seattle SuperSonics (–)Boston Celtics (–)Miami Heat (–)181,30026PGNew York Knicks (–, –)Los Angeles Clippers (–)Indiana Pacers (–, –)Denver Nuggets ()Toronto Raptors ()Utah Jazz ()Houston Rockets ()171,29627PGLos Angeles Lakers (–, –)Golden State Warriors (–)Utah Jazz ()Oklahoma City Thunder (, –)Dallas Mavericks ()181,28728PFDallas Mavericks (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)Seattle SuperSonics (–)Indiana Pacers (–)171,28629PFChicago Bulls (–, )New York Knicks (–)Toronto Raptors (–)Washington Wizards ()Houston Rockets ()191,28230PFLos Angeles Lakers (–, )Phoenix Suns (–)Dallas Mavericks (–)Miami Heat ()161,27831SG/SFBoston Celtics (, )Phoenix Suns (–)Atlanta Hawks (–)Brooklyn Nets (–)Miami Heat ()Utah Jazz (–)Houston Rockets ()181,27732PGPortland Trail Blazers (–)Minnesota Timberwolves (–)Miami Heat ()San Antonio Spurs (–)171,27433*SF/SGBoston Celtics (–)161,27034^SG/SFToronto Raptors (–)San Antonio Spurs (–)Chicago Bulls (–)Sacramento Kings (–)171,26435*SFDenver Nuggets (–)New York Knicks (–)Oklahoma City Thunder ()Houston Rockets ()Portland Trail Blazers (–)Los Angeles Lakers ()191,26036PFKansas City/Sacramento Kings (–, )Houston Rockets (–)Portland Trail Blazers ()Detroit Pistons (–)Vancouver Grizzlies ()Washington Wizards ()Miami Heat ()Charlotte Hornets ()171,25737PFSt. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (–)Phoenix Suns (–)Boston Celtics (–)Denver Nuggets ()Seattle SuperSonics (–)161,254*PGSan Antonio Spurs (–)Charlotte Hornets ()1839†PF/SFSeattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (–)Boston Celtics (, –)Memphis Grizzlies (–)Los Angeles Clippers ()Orlando Magic ()Cleveland Cavaliers ()Washington Wizards ()Utah Jazz ()Houston Rockets (, –)Brooklyn Nets ()Denver Nuggets (–)181,24740*COrlando Magic (–)Los Angeles Lakers (, , )Houston Rockets (–)Atlanta Hawks ()Charlotte Hornets ()Washington Wizards ()Philadelphia 76ers ()181,24241*CHouston Rockets (–)Toronto Raptors ()181,23842SG/SFPhiladelphia 76ers (–)Utah Jazz (–, )Chicago Bulls (–)Atlanta Hawks (–)Cleveland Cavaliers (–)Milwaukee Bucks ()171,23243SF/SGPhiladelphia 76ers (–)Denver Nuggets (–)Golden State Warriors (–, –)Miami Heat (–)191,23144^PGMemphis Grizzlies (–)Utah Jazz (–)Minnesota Timberwolves (–)191,226*PF/CMemphis Grizzlies (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)Chicago Bulls (–)San Antonio Spurs (–)Milwaukee Bucks ()1846^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)Houston Rockets (–)Brooklyn Nets (–)Philadelphia 76ers (–)Los Angeles Clippers (–)Cleveland Cavaliers (–present)171,22147*PGPhoenix Suns (–, –)Dallas Mavericks (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)191,21748SF/SGDallas Mavericks (–)Seattle SuperSonics (–, –)Milwaukee Bucks (–, )San Antonio Spurs (–)Denver Nuggets (–)Charlotte Hornets ()171,20949PFWashington Bullets/Wizards (–)Dallas Mavericks (–, )Denver Nuggets (–, )Orlando Magic ()Houston Rockets (–)Charlotte Bobcats ()Portland Trail Blazers ()Miami Heat (–)191,20850*COrlando Magic (–)Los Angeles Lakers (–)Miami Heat (–)Phoenix Suns (–)Cleveland Cavaliers ()Boston Celtics ()191,207
See also
List of NBA regular season records List of NBA career minutes played leaders List of NBA seasons played leaders List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise List of oldest and youngest NBA players
Notes
References
External links NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Games – BasketballReference.com