Talk:List of NBA seasons played leaders

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Did you know... that basketball player Kobe Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons in the NBA?

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Nash only played 18 seasons[edit]

Nash was recently added to the list with 19 seasons.[1] However, he's only credited in sources with playing 18 seasons.[2], and this source before the start of 2015–16 season does not list him among the leaders with at least 19.[3] Nash retired in middle of 2014–15, but didn't play a game that season, so he's not credited with a season played. For a precedent, see Kevin Willis, whose career spanned 23 years (1984–2007), but is only credited in sources with 21 seasons played; he was injured all year in 1988–89, and was temporarily retired in 2005–06.—Bagumba (talk) 18:55, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He was added back with a few others at 7th place with 18 seasons. However, there's multiple players tied at 6th, so he's not 7th, and it gets too crufty to move this past top-10, especially if the entries are not sourced to something that discusses a larger grouping.—Bagumba (talk) 15:35, 6 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Handling ties[edit]

Anonymous editors have persistently been making edits like this, moving Haslem above Anthony and James. All three have 19 seasons, and started their careeers in the same year. Ties are generally sorted chronologically by year first achieved, and then alphabetically if the same year. That's how Howard and Kidd were also handled with 19. Please discuss and establish consensus for any changes to this existing format. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 15:21, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Move discussion in progress[edit]

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Propose creation of new page “List of most NBA career playoff seasons leaders”[edit]

Under the categories of “NBA statistical leaders”, seasons, games, and minutes pages are listed under the Regular season section, but under the Playoffs section only games and minutes pages exist. Propose the creation of a page titled “List of most NBA career playoff seasons leaders” listed in the Playoffs section. Information for this page can be obtained from the website StatMuse under “Most Seasons with Playoffs by Players” ^[1] . 2001:56A:F8EB:5700:8979:3198:662D:B735 (talk) 04:37, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lists generally are expected to meet the WP:LISTN notability criteria, namely that secondary sources discuss the grouping. We don't just pull create them from database queries. If you believe the lists meets the requirements, you can refer to Wikipedia:Drafts to start a draft.—Bagumba (talk) 04:46, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/most-seasons-with-playoffs-by-players

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