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High leverage

High leverage possessions are those where the outcome has an above-average impact on which team wins the game, based on the score, time remaining, and relative team strength. Learn more

Minimum 44 high leverage minutes

Estimated share of team plays used while on court

#PlayerUSG%
1
Ja Morant
MEM
50.7%
2
Kyrie Irving
BKN/DAL
45.6%
3
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MIL
41.1%
4
Kevin Durant
BKN/PHX
40.7%
5
Stephen Curry
GSW
38.9%
6
DeMar DeRozan
CHI
36.9%
7
Trae Young
ATL
36.5%
8
Joel Embiid
PHI
36.3%
9
Damian Lillard
POR
36.1%
10
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKC
36.1%
11
Luka Dončić
DAL
36.0%
12
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
34.8%
13
Tyrese Maxey
PHI
34.7%
14
Brandon Ingram
NOP
34.7%
15
Terry Rozier
CHA
34.6%
16
LeBron James
LAL
34.1%
17
Bradley Beal
WAS
33.7%
18
De'Aaron Fox
SAC
33.1%
19
Zach LaVine
CHI
32.6%
20
Keldon Johnson
SAS
32.3%
21
Zion Williamson
NOP
32.3%
22
Karl-Anthony Towns
MIN
32.2%
23
Kevin Porter Jr.
HOU
31.4%
24
Kyle Kuzma
WAS
31.4%
25
Jayson Tatum
BOS
31.0%
26
Christian Wood
DAL
31.0%
27
Russell Westbrook
LAL/UTA/LAC
30.9%
28
Anfernee Simons
POR
30.9%
29
Darius Garland
CLE
30.7%
30
Paolo Banchero
ORL
30.6%
31
Franz Wagner
ORL
30.5%
32
Jordan Clarkson
UTA
30.0%
33
Devin Booker
PHX
29.7%
34
Paul George
LAC
29.6%
35
CJ McCollum
NOP
29.6%
36
Jimmy Butler III
MIA
29.0%
37
Desmond Bane
MEM
28.9%
38
Jordan Poole
GSW
28.6%
39
Nikola Jokić
DEN
28.6%
40
Bojan Bogdanović
DET
28.5%
41
Anthony Edwards
MIN
28.4%
42
Jaden Ivey
DET
28.2%
43
Jaylen Brown
BOS
28.1%
44
Tyler Herro
MIA
28.1%
45
James Harden
PHI
28.0%
46
Tyrese Haliburton
IND
28.0%
47
Cameron Payne
PHX
27.9%
48
Bam Adebayo
MIA
27.7%
49
Anthony Davis
LAL
26.5%
50
John Wall
LAC/HOU
26.4%
Top usage % leaders

The current November 2022 NBA leaders in high leverage usage % are Ja Morant (50.7%, MEM), Kyrie Irving (45.6%, DAL), Giannis Antetokounmpo (41.1%, MIL), Kevin Durant (40.7%, PHX), and Stephen Curry (38.9%, GSW).