Top 10 Career Steals Leaders in NBA history

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A Steal is one of the most underrated yet key
aspect
of defensive basketball

#2 Jason Kidd - 2,684

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Kidd won his only championship ring with the Mavericks in 2011

He was selected with the second pick of the 1994 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and traded to the Phoenix Suns two years later. Kidd was as complete a basketball player as could be, which is evident from the fact that he was a 5-time All-NBA first team member and also a 4-time NBA All-Defensive first team member.

In his first year playing for the Golden Bears in college, his 110 steals set an NCAA record for most steals by a freshman and set a school record for most steals in a season. His career average of around 2 steals per game in the NBA earned him 2,684 steals during his time in the league, which is currently ranked 2nd on the all-time steals list.

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A 10-time All-star and key member of the 2008 Men's Olympics basketball 'Redeem Team' USA failed to capture gold in 2004) which won the Olympic gold, his greatness was finally recognized by the NBA as he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.

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