Top 10 Career Steals Leaders in NBA history

#5 Maurice Cheeks - 2,310

Maurice Cheeks was selected as the 36th pick in the second round of the 1978 NBA draft

Cheeks played 15 years as a point guard in the NBA, including 11 with the Philadelphia 76ers. His #10 jersey has been retired by the Philadelphia 76ers. Cheeks was well regarded for his unselfish team play and excellent defensive skills.

At the time of his retirement from the NBA in 1993, Cheeks was the NBA all-time leader in steals and currently ranks 5th with 2,310 career steals. In his rookie year, Cheeks averaged 4.1 steals per game in the 1979 NBA Playoffs, an NBA record for one playoff run.

Maurice won his solo NBA championship in 1983 with the Sixers, averaging 2.3 steals per game and was also a member of the NBA All-defensive first team for 4 years in a row from 1983-86. In 2001, he was hired as Portland Trail Blazers head coach. He led the team to two playoff berths in four years as coach, but could not get past the first round.