Basketball is a team sport, and it takes five players playing in harmony to achieve optimal results on the hardwood. Of course, every organization wants its teams to run like a well-oiled machine, but that’s not possible in every play.
Sometimes the opposing team player could snatch the ball and disrupt the play, while other times, a player might simply turn the ball over. There’s no NBA player in the league who loves to commit turnovers, but it’s part of the game.
The best players in the league usually try to keep their number of turnovers to a minimum and obviously no one wants to lead the list of most turnovers in the NBA. However, as we mentioned earlier, it’s part of the game.
Even the likes of Kobe Bryant, John Stockton, and James Harden rank high on the list of most career turnovers in NBA history. But it’s none other than the Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James who leads the list.
LeBron James Currently Has The Most Turnovers In NBA History
When we talk about LeBron James, the discussions are usually about his positive impact on the game. Be it his ability to score points or pass the ball. But not everyone would think that the King has the most turnovers in NBA history, with 4788 turnovers to his name.
Upon seeing this, NBA fans had mixed reactions. Some simply berated James for committing so many turnovers. On the other hand, some understood that since he is usually the primary ball handler on every team he plays on, he’s bound to commit more turnovers than other players.
Rangga Scofield: I love this kind of stats when longevity meets negativity.
Greta Benjamin: Those superstar players have not mention are lack of assist, they would never allow their teammates to touch the ball.
Danijel Dixon Bosiokovic: High usage rate for every player on this list as well.
Kyle Stone: Chris Paul & Steve Nash not being on this list is impressive.
Tedrick Wilcox: 9 HOF players and 3 soon to be. These players played a lot and had the ball in their hands. Stockton, Kidd and Isaiah are 3 of the greatest PG of all time. Pointless list, failed attempt to shit on his greatness..
Jared Hull: It’s amazing how much Jordan had his hands on the ball in his career and he’s not on this list.
Naketa Naketa: Longer you play the more turnovers you will make. Plain and simple. LONGEVITY!!!
Kane Penza: This is a LBJ record that will NEVER be broken!?! Meanwhile Westbrook be like “challenge accepted!”
Nick Speros: Geez, finally a list where Jordon is not the GOAT. Thank you, Yeezus.
Josh Gulabovski: This list just how good CP3 is! To have the amount of assist he does and is not even close to being on this list. What a player!
Mong Vaj: Had the ball in his hands since he entered the league and has played the most season and games.
Jeff Walker: Not a bad list… all these people being haters… I mean Kobe, Kidd, Erving, malones, Stockton… come one haters. You can do better. Lol.
As pointed out by many fans, all players on the list have high usage rates. Additionally, LeBron James has played a lot of games while being the primary ball handler on the team.
That’s one of the reasons why he is bound to commit turnovers. Apart from that, fans were impressed after not seeing the name of Chris Paul on the list. It just goes to prove that CP3 is truly one of the best point guards in NBA history.
