Who Leads The NBA In Turnovers?
The NBA season is in full swing and there are a lot of great players out there turning heads. But who leads the league in turnovers?
Find out here!
Turnover Leaderboards
In the NBA, turnovers occur when a live ball is possessed by the offensive team and then legally taken away by the defense. A turnover happens when a player dribbles the ball off of their foot, or when they travel, or when they commit a shooting foul, among other reasons.
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Season|Leader|Team|Turnovers
——|——|—-|———
2012-13|LeBron James|MIA|343
2013-14|Russell Westbrook|OKC|368
2014-15|James Harden|HOU|372
2015-16|Russell Westbrook|OKC|288
2016-17
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The following are the NBA turnover leaders as of January 1st, 2020:
Player, Team Turnovers
James Harden, Houston Rockets 126
Russell Westbrook, Houston Rockets 124
Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks 116
De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings 110
Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers 107
Turnover Rates
In the National Basketball Association, a turnover occurs when a team loses possession of the ball to the opposing team without the ball being shot into the basket. A turnover can happen due to a number of reasons, such as a bad pass, a fumbled ball, or a steal. The team that commits the turnover gives up possession of the ball, and the other team is said to have “forced a turnover.” The team that forces the turnover is then said to have “created a turnover.”
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). The league consists of 30 teams; 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada.
The turnover rate is a stat that measures how often a team gives up possession of the ball to the other team. A high turnover rate means that a team is giving up the ball often, while a low turnover rate means that a team is not giving up the ball often.
The following is a list of the NBA teams with the highest turnover rates over the past 5 seasons:
1. Los Angeles Lakers – 16.4%
2. Philadelphia 76ers – 16.2%
3. Utah Jazz – 16.0%
4. Phoenix Suns – 15.9%
5. Houston Rockets – 15.7%
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a men’s professional basketball league in North America, composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). It is widely considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world.
The NBA regular season runs from October through April, with each team playing 82 games. During the season, players try to impress the coaches and front office staff enough to earn a spot on the team’s roster. At the end of the season, the teams that did not make it to the playoffs are given the opportunity to draft new players in the hopes of bettering their team for next season.
The following table lists the turnover rates for each team in the NBA during the 2019-2020 season:
Turnover Margins
The Houston Rockets currently lead the NBA in turnover margin. They have a +7.9 turnover margin, meaning that they average 7.9 more turnovers than their opponents. The Rockets have been able to force their opponents into turnovers by playing an aggressive, physical style of basketball.
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The turnover margin is a statistic in basketball that is used to measure the number of turnovers a team forces compared to the number of turnovers the team commits. A positive turnover margin indicates that the team forces more turnovers than it commits, while a negative turnover margin indicates that the team commits more turnovers than it forces. The turnover margin can be a useful tool for evaluating a team’s performance, as it can give an indication of how well a team is able to protect the ball and how often they are able to steal the ball from their opponents.
The following table shows the turnover margins for the past 5 seasons:
Season|Turnover Margin
—–|—–
2019-20|+2.3
2018-19|+1.9
2017-18|+1.6
2016-17|+0.7
2015-16|+1.4
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The 2020-21 NBA season is underway, and there have been some surprises in the early going. The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a slow start and the Dallas Mavericks are one of the best teams in the Western Conference. One thing that hasn’t changed much is that the Golden State Warriors are still near the bottom of the league in turnover margin.
As of December 27, 2020, here are the top 10 teams in turnover margin:
1. Los Angeles Clippers – +4.4
2. Dallas Mavericks – +3.9
3. Denver Nuggets – +3.7
4. Toronto Raptors – +3.2
5. Boston Celtics – +3.0
6. Brooklyn Nets – +2.9
7. Portland Blazers – +2.8
8. Miami Heat – +2.6
9 Milwaukee Bucks – +2..5
10 Oklahoma City Thunder -+2..4
