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National Basketball Association (NBA) *Player Records*

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Most Overall Turnovers

This list features the players with the most career turnovers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

RANK

PLAYERS

MATCHES

TURNOVERS

TEAM(s)

YEARS

1

LeBron James

1,584

5,529

Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers

2003–present

2

Russell Westbrook

1,279

4,971

Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers

2008–present

3

Karl Malone

1,476

4,524

Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers

1985–2004

4

James Harden

1,189

4,395

Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, LA Clippers

2009–present

5

John Stockton

1,504

4,244

Utah Jazz

1984–2003

6

Kobe Bryant

1,346

4,010

Los Angeles Lakers

1996–2016

7

Jason Kidd

1,391

4,003

Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks

1994–2013

8

Moses Malone

1,247

3,804

Buffalo Braves, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Bullets, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs

1974–1995

9

Isiah Thomas

979

3,682

Detroit Pistons

1981–1994

10

Hakeem Olajuwon

1,238

3,667

Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors

1984–2002

11

Kevin Durant

1,160

3,665

Seattle SuperSonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns

2007–present

12

Patrick Ewing

1,183

3,537

New York Knicks, Seattle SuperSonics, Orlando Magic

1985–2002

13

Paul Pierce

1,343

3,532

Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards, LA Clippers

1998–2017

14

Magic Johnson

906

3,506

Los Angeles Lakers

1979–1996

15

Reggie Theus

1,026

3,493

Chicago Bulls, Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets

1978–1991

16

Steve Nash

1,217

3,478

Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers

1996–2015

17

Tim Duncan

1,392

3,381

San Antonio Spurs

1997–2016

18

Charles Barkley

1,073

3,376

Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets

1984–2000

19

Dwyane Wade

1,054

3,326

Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers

2003–2019

20

Shaquille O'Neal

1,207

3,310

Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics

1992–2011


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References

StatMuse (2025) NBA players with most career turnovers. Available at: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=nba+players+most+turnovers+all-time (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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