5 Players with the most minutes played in NBA history

#4 Kevin Garnett

Kevin Garnett had a long NBA career

Kevin Garnett is one of the best power forwards to have ever played the game. He played in 1462 games and logged 50,418 minutes in his NBA career.

Garnett had a stellar NBA career, which was laden with accomplishments. He was a 15-time All-Star and a 4-time Total Rebounds champion. Garnett won the MVP award in the 2003-04 season and also won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2007-08.

Garnett won his lone championship with the Boston Celtics in the 2007-08 season. He averaged 17.8 rebounds and 10 rebounds over the course of his career.

Garnett started his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves and played his last season in 2015-16 with the Timberwolves again.

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#3 Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki revolutionized the game for power forwards, and he was one of the best shooters ever from the power forward position. Nowitzki played his entire career for the Dallas Mavericks, and is widely considered the greatest player in Mavs' history.

Nowitzki played in over 1522 games in the NBA and logged 51,368 minutes. He was one of the purest scorers that the game has ever seen.

Nowitzki was a 14-time All-Star and also made it to 12 All-NBA teams. He was the Finals MVP in the Mavs' 2010-11 championship victory.

Nowitzki averaged 20.7 points and 7.5 rebounds over the course of his career. He retired in the 2018-19 season.