This article provides two lists:

A list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players by total career Playoffs 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 Playoffs turnovers recorded.The National Basketball Association did not record turnover statistics until the 1977–78 NBA season.

^Active NBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame considerationA player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for two calendar years. Statistics accurate as of the 2026 NBA playoffs. RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those 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.Total turnoversGames playedTurnovers per gameaverageAverage is rounded to the nearest tenth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before turnovers were officially recorded.1^SFCleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018)Miami Heat (2011–2014)Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2026)1,0853022*PGLos Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)6961903.663^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012),Houston Rockets (2013–2020)Brooklyn Nets (2021)Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023)Los Angeles Clippers (2024–2025)Cleveland Cavaliers (2026)6741914*COrlando Magic (1994–1996)Los Angeles Lakers (1997–2004)Miami Heat (2005–2007)Phoenix Suns (2008)Cleveland Cavaliers (2010)Boston Celtics (2011)6492163.005*SGLos Angeles Lakers (1997–2004, 2006–2012)6472202.946*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)6332512.527*SFChicago Bulls (1988–1998)Houston Rockets (1999)Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)6022082.898*PGSan Antonio Spurs (2002–2018)5942262.639*SGMiami Heat (2004–2007, 2009–2014, 2016, 2018)Chicago Bulls (2017)5831773.2910^SF/PFOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016)Golden State Warriors (2017–2019)Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022)Phoenix Suns (2023–2024)Houston Rockets (2026)55917111*PFUtah Jazz (1986–2003)Los Angeles Lakers (2004)55019312*SGChicago Bulls (1985–1993, 1995–1998)5461793.0513*PGUtah Jazz (1985–2003)5171822.8414^PGGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)516155 15*SF/PFBoston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)5061643.0916†PGOklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016–2019)Houston Rockets (2020)Washington Wizards (2021)Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024)Denver Nuggets (2025)50113517*SGSan Antonio Spurs (2003–2008, 2010–2018)4812182.2117*PGSeattle SuperSonics (1978–1980)Phoenix Suns (1981–1983)Boston Celtics (1984–1990)4801802.6719*SFBoston Celtics (2002–2005, 2008–2013)Brooklyn Nets (2014)Washington Wizards (2015)Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017)4761702.8020*PGPhoenix Suns (1997–2001)New Jersey Nets (2002–2007)Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012)New York Knicks (2013)45015821*Known as Lew Alcindor prior to May 1, 1971.CMilwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)Turnovers were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).Los Angeles Lakers (1977)Los Angeles Lakers (1978–1989)4471692.64^PFGolden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023, 2025)16923*Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to official spelling change March 9, 1991.CHouston Rockets (1985–1991, 1993–1999)Toronto Raptors (2002)4241452.9224*SGPortland Trail Blazers (1984–1994)Houston Rockets (1995–1998)3971452.7425*SFPhiladelphia 76ers (1977)Philadelphia 76ers (1978–1987)3961223.25RankPlayerPosition(s)Playoff team(s) played for (years)TotalturnoversGames playedTurnovers per gameaverage

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 2026 NBA playoffs.

^Active NBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

+Team Abbreviations +Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record.BOSBoston Celtics HOUHouston Rockets NJNNew Jersey NetsPHOPhoenix SunsCHIChicago Bulls INDIndiana Pacers NYKNew York Knicks TORToronto RaptorsCLECleveland Cavaliers LALLos Angeles LakersOKCOklahoma City Thunder UTAUtah JazzDETDetroit Pistons MIAMiami Heat ORLOrlando Magic SEASeattle SuperSonicsGSWGolden State Warriors MINMinnesota TimberwolvesPHIPhiladelphia 76ers WAS Washington Wizards

NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Turnovers for Every SeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason 1977–78 Marvin WebsterSEA74Marvin WebsterSEA74Marvin WebsterSEA74Marvin WebsterSEA741977–78 1978–79 Walter Davis*PHO66John JohnsonSEA117John JohnsonSEA1171978–791979–80 Magic Johnson*LAL 651731731979–801980–81 Larry Bird*BOS62Julius Erving*PHI184Julius Erving*PHI1841980–811981–82 Julius Erving*PHIAndrew ToneyPHI672512511981–821982–83 Magic Johnson*LAL642902901982–831983–84 Larry Bird*BOS87311 311Larry Bird*BOS871983–841984–85 Magic Johnson*LAL76348 3481984–851985–86 Ralph Sampson*HOU71387387 1985–861986–87 Larry Bird*BOS71Magic Johnson*LAL435 Magic Johnson*LAL435 1986–871987–88 Isiah Thomas*DET85 518518 1987–881988–89 Michael Jordan*CHI685715711988–891989–90 Isiah Thomas*DET72607 607 1989–901990–91 Magic Johnson*LAL77 684684 1990–911991–92 Michael Jordan*CHI81 Larry Bird*BOS506 1991–921992–93 Kevin JohnsonPHO84Michael Jordan* CHIIsiah Thomas*DET3691992–931993–94 Hakeem Olajuwon*HOUPatrick Ewing*NYK83Isiah Thomas*DET3691993–941994–95 Shaquille O'Neal*ORLPenny HardawayORL73 Michael Jordan*CHI4101994–951995–96 Shawn KempSEA80 Magic Johnson*LAL696 696 1995–961996–97 Alonzo Mourning*MIA70Michael Jordan*CHI5011996–971997–98 Karl Malone*UTA605461997–981998–99 Latrell SprewellNYK58Scottie Pippen*CHI536 1998–991999–00 Shaquille O'Neal*LAL56573 1999–002000–01 Allen Iverson*PHI635852000–012001–02 Jason Kidd*NJN67595 2001–022002–03 79602 2002–032003–04 Kevin Garnett*MIN752003–042004–05 Richard HamiltonDET78Shaquille O'Neal*MIA 2005–07PHO 2008–09CLE 2009–10BOS 2010–115172004–052005–06 Dwyane Wade*MIA90602 Dwyane Wade*MIA902005–062006–07 Deron WilliamsUTA686162006–072007–08 Paul Pierce*BOS826252007–082008–09 Dwight Howard*ORL672008–092009–10 Kobe Bryant*LAL79 6492009–102010–11 Russell Westbrook†OKC782010–112011–12 LeBron James^MIA81 Kobe Bryant*LAL647 2011–122012–13 Paul George^IND752012–132013–14 Russell Westbrook†OKC832013–142014–15 Stephen Curry^GSWLeBron James^CLE822014–152015–16 Russell Westbrook†OKC78LeBron James^CLE 2016–18LAL 2018–26700LeBron James^CLE 2016–18LAL 2018–26 7002015–162016–17 LeBron James^CLE727727722016–172017–18 94 866 866 LeBron James^CLE942017–182018–19 Draymond Green^GSW 83 2018–192019–20 LeBron James^LAL 84 950 950 2019–202020–21 Devin Booker^PHO 81 975 975 2020–212021–22 Jayson Tatum^BOS 100 Jayson Tatum^BOS 1002021–222022–23 Nikola Jokić^DEN 70 1,015 1,015 2022–232023–24 Luka Dončić^DAL 90 1,034 1,034 2023–242024–25 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander^OKC 60 1,047 1,047 2024–252025–26 James Harden^841,085 1,085 2025–26SeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason

See also Basketball statistics NBA post-season records

References

External links Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career playoff leaders in turnovers