Latavious Williams (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League (SBL).
64-774: After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Miami Heat with the 48th pick in the 2010 NBA draft . After the draft, his draft rights were immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder , the NBA affiliate of the 66ers. However, the Thunder did not sign him to a contract and Williams returned to the D-League with
128-409: A double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points , rebounds , assists , steals , and blocked shots . The first "double" in the term refers to the two ( double ) categories and the second "double" refers to accumulating ten or more (typically double digits) in that category. Similarly, a player records
192-413: A triple-double , quadruple-double , and quintuple-double when accumulating ten or more in three, four, or all five of the statistical categories, respectively. While double-doubles and triple-doubles occur regularly each NBA season, only four quadruple-doubles have ever officially been recorded in the NBA, and no quintuple-double has ever been recorded in a professional basketball game. A similar term,
256-544: A 49–57 record after two seasons, the Altitude won back-to-back championships in its final two seasons in Asheville . Despite the Altitude's recent success, the franchise experienced poor attendance with fans often numbering in the dozens despite a 5,000 seat capacity. In its first four seasons, the Altitude averaged 788 fans a game and suffered at least $ 100,000 in losses. After the 2004–05 season, team president Rudy Bourg announced
320-456: A competitive game (regular season or playoff) in the NBA, being one of two D-League draftees to hold such claim (the other being Chukwudiebere Maduabum ). Williams was born to Fredrick and Cassandra Neely in Starkville, Mississippi . Williams played four years at Starkville High School . In his last year at Starkville, he averaged 19.9 points, 14.5 rebounds and 5.0 blocks and led Starkville to
384-574: A franchise record. In 2021, the Cox Convention Center was leased to a film production company and the arena was closed to become Prairie Surf Studios . The Blue then moved into their parent team's home arena, the Paycom Center (then recently renamed from Chesapeake Energy Arena) in 2021. Headed into the 2023–24 season , the Blue finished the regular season with a 21–13 record and qualified for
448-456: A game. The most common way for a player to achieve a triple-double is with points, rebounds, and assists, though on occasion players may record 10 or more steals or blocked shots in a game. The origin of the term "triple-double" is unclear. Some sources claim that it was coined in the NBA by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director Bruce Jolesch in the 1980s in order to showcase Magic Johnson 's versatility, while others claim that it
512-619: A one-year contract with Spanish team FIATC Joventut . At the end of the regular season , he earned Most Spectacular Player honors . Williams was also candidate for the ACB Rising Star Award after averaging 9.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. In July 2012, Williams re-joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2012 NBA Summer League. He then joined Metros de Santiago of the Dominican Republic for s short stint before signing
576-475: A player accumulates 20 or more in two statistics in a game. Another similar feat is a 30–30 . The only player in NBA history to record a 40–40 is Wilt Chamberlain , who achieved the feat eight times in his career, four of which were in his rookie season. A triple-double is a single-game performance by a player who accumulates a double-digit number total in three of five statistical categories— points , rebounds , assists , steals , and blocked shots —in
640-445: A quintuple-double on March 18, 1968 with 53 points, 32 rebounds, 14 assists, 24 blocks, and 11 steals. However, before 1974, prior to Chamberlain's retirement, steals and blocks were not officially recorded by the NBA . Statistician Harvey Pollack , who spectated the game, reported that Chamberlain might have had more than one quintuple-double. As of January 2023, there is no overlap between
704-741: A season-high 25 points, along with 12 rebounds for 41 PIR in an 84–91 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv . On June 19, 2020, Williams signed with the Korean team Anyang KGC . On August 15, 2021, Williams signed with Jeonju KCC Egis . In October 2022, Williams played for Kazma in the 2022 Arab Club Basketball Championship . On September 16, 2023, Williams signed with Al-Ittihad Jeddah of the Saudi Basketball League . Tulsa 66ers The Oklahoma City Blue are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City and are affiliated with
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#1732868651429768-524: A shot late in the game in order to recover the rebound. One such case involved a player shooting at his own team's basket. On March 16, 2003, the Cleveland Cavaliers were up 120–95 against the Utah Jazz with four seconds left in the fourth quarter. Following an inbounded ball, Cavaliers guard Ricky Davis shot the ball off his own team's basket to secure the final rebound for a triple-double. The move
832-552: A single game. There are only four known officially recorded quintuple-doubles, all done at the girls' high-school level. The first was recorded by Tamika Catchings of Duncanville High School ( Duncanville, Texas ) with 25 points, 18 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals, and 10 blocks in 1997. The second was by Alex Montgomery of Lincoln High School ( Tacoma, Washington ), who had 27 points, 22 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 10 blocks in January 2007. The third
896-521: A two-month contract with German League and EuroLeague team Brose Baskets on October 4. His contract was not extended after it ended in December 2012. He then signed with Cajasol Sevilla of Spain for the rest of the season. Williams returned to Cajasol Sevilla for the 2013–14 season but last just 10 games before being released in January 2014. After serving out another short stint with Metros de Santiago, Williams signed with Bilbao Basket of Spain for
960-448: Is Shakyla Hill of Grambling State , who accomplished the feat in 2018 and 2019. An earlier player, Jackie Spencer of Louisville , accomplished the feat against Cincinnati during the 1984–85 season, but the NCAA did not record assists and steals throughout Division I women's basketball at that time. The Metro Conference , then home to both schools, did officially record these statistics, but
1024-412: Is a performance in which a player accumulates a total of five in five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks—in a single game. Statistics for steals and blocks were not kept in the NBA until the 1973–74 season, so all NBA five-by-fives are known only from that season onward. Hakeem Olajuwon (six times), Andrei Kirilenko (three times), and Victor Wembanyama (two times) are
1088-522: Is the only player who was not a center to accomplish the feat, doing so with steals rather than blocks . Only seven other players (Drexler did it twice) have managed to finish with triple-doubles and a total of 9 in a fourth statistical category (statistical categories in which they fell short are in bold): Notes Notes A quintuple-double is a single-game performance by a player who accumulates double-digits in all five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots—in
1152-480: The 2008–09 NBA season, 69 players who were eligible for leadership in the main statistical categories recorded at least ten double-doubles during the season. Since the 1983–84 season, Tim Duncan leads the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the points–rebounds combination with 841 double-doubles, John Stockton leads the points–assists combination with 714, and Russell Westbrook leads
1216-488: The 2014–15 ACB season on August 29. On June 4, 2015, he signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season. On July 20, 2015, Williams signed a one-year deal with UNICS Kazan of Russia. On June 16, 2016, Williams re-signed with UNICS for one more season. On June 2, 2017, he signed with Bucaneros de La Guaira of Venezuela for the rest of the 2017 LPB season. On July 19, 2017, Williams signed with Spanish club Valencia Basket for
1280-458: The 2015–16 season , the number of triple-doubles recorded in the NBA grew from 46 to 75. From the 2016–17 to the 2018–19 season , the NBA recorded 352 triple doubles, which was approximately 117.33 triple-doubles per season. Over those three years, Russell Westbrook recorded 101 triple-doubles—28.69% of all triple-doubles in that timespan. During the 2017 NBA season on February 10, 2017. Warriors Forward Draymond Green became
1344-399: The 2022 season , and her fifth through eleventh in the 2023 season . On June 12, 2022 in a New York Liberty game, Ionescu became the fourth and youngest WNBA player to achieve multiple triple doubles in a career, while also being the first to both achieve a triple double in three quarters and register at least 12 of each statistic for the triple double. In June 2022, Parker became both
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#17328686514291408-524: The AIAW . The first male player in NCAA Division I history to record a quadruple-double was Lester Hudson in 2007. The first Division I women's player to have officially recorded a quadruple-double since the NCAA began sponsoring women's sports in 1981–82 was Veronica Pettry of Loyola–Chicago in 1989. Only three other women have done so since, and the only player to have recorded a quadruple-double since 1993
1472-465: The Israeli Premier League for the 2019–20 season. On October 5, 2019, Williams recorded a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds in his debut, shooting 8-of-11 from the field in an 89–75 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv . On November 26, 2019, he parted ways with Holon. On November 28, 2019, Williams signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. On December 14, 2019, Williams recorded
1536-539: The Memphis Tigers head coach. However, he struggled to qualify academically and later backed out from his commitment to play for Memphis and instead skipped college basketball altogether to play professionally. However, a player who attended high school in the United States is not eligible to enter the NBA draft until a year after his high school graduation. He was expected to sign with an overseas team before entering
1600-525: The National Basketball Development League . Asheville, North Carolina was chosen to one of the first eight franchises located in the southeastern United States . The franchise hired Joey Meyer and began their inaugural season in the 2001–02 season . In its inaugural season, the Altitude had a 26–30 record, finishing sixth in the league. Center Paul Grant was named to the league's inaugural All-NBDL Second Team. After accumulating
1664-704: The New Orleans Hornets . Prior to the start of the 2006–07 season, the franchise's affiliation with the Bulls and Pacers ended with the addition of the New York Knicks . Before the relocation of the Oklahoma City Thunder , the franchise had its final affiliations with the Bucks, Knicks, and the Dallas Mavericks during the 2007–08 season. On August 1, 2008, the newly relocated Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to purchase
1728-595: The Oklahoma City Thunder . The Blue compete in the NBA G League as members of the Western Conference. The Blue play their home games at Paycom Center , an arena shared with the Thunder. The franchise began as the Asheville Altitude in 2001 playing in Asheville, North Carolina for four seasons. They won the 2004 and 2005 NBDL championship, becoming the first (and so far only) team to win consecutive league championships. After struggling with poor attendance,
1792-417: The five-by-five , is the accumulation of at least five in all five statistical categories. It is rarely done. A double-double is a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit total in two of five statistical categories— points , rebounds , assists , steals , and blocked shots —in a game. The most common double-double combination is points and rebounds, followed by points and assists. During
1856-455: The 14 players who have recorded 10+ steals in an NBA game and the 36 players who have recorded 10+ blocks in a game; in other words, no NBA player's career-high stat line is a quintuple-double. The best single-game career high in blocks for a player with a game of 10+ steals is 5 by Draymond Green, and the best single-game career high in steals for a player with a game of 10+ blocks is 8 (Andrei Kirilenko and Hakeem Olajuwon ). A five-by-five
1920-509: The 1967 Eastern Division Finals against the Boston Celtics , when he had 24 points, 32 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocks. The reason why [the quadruple-double] is such a hard thing to accomplish is because it requires a player to be completely dominant on both ends of the court without being too selfish—so he can get the assists—and without fouling out trying to block every shot or grab every rebound. A lot of guys can get
1984-534: The 2017–18 season. On November 1, 2018, Williams signed with Bosnian club Igokea for the 2018–19 season. In 11 ABA League games played for Igokea, he averaged 11.9 points and 4 rebounds per game. Williams won the Bosnian Cup title with Igokea. On April 16, 2019, Williams parted ways with Igokea to join Tecnyconta Zaragoza for the rest of the season. On August 1, 2019, Williams signed with Hapoel Holon of
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2048-493: The 66ers for $ 2.25 million, becoming only the third NBA franchise to own a D-League team. In the agreement, the Thunder owned full control of the team's business and basketball operations and became the sole affiliate of the Thunder. After getting offers from four venues, Professional Basketball Club felt none were suitable and announced the 66ers would move to Oklahoma City and play in the Cox Convention Center across
2112-576: The 66ers. On February 19, 2015, his draft rights were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans . Williams was the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA. He was also the first player ever to enter into the D-League directly from high school. Williams was, however, the second player to be drafted while playing for a D-League team, as Mike Taylor ended up being drafted two years earlier in 2008. As of April 2022, Williams has never played
2176-502: The Altitude and relocated the franchise to Tulsa . The franchise also rebranded and was renamed to the Tulsa 66ers , in honor of the U.S. Route 66 which runs through the city and the state of Oklahoma . Starting in 2005, the National Basketball Association announced an affiliation and assignment system for the league. Under the system, the 66ers were directly affiliated with the Chicago Bulls , Indiana Pacers , Milwaukee Bucks and
2240-417: The Altitude had been sold to an independent ownership group and would relocate prior to the start of next season. Before the start of the 2005–06 season, the league announced expansion to the southwest United States with Tulsa, Oklahoma being chosen as a host city. Initially planned to being independently owned and operated by the league, Southwest Basketball, LLC, operated by owner David Kahn , purchased
2304-637: The Celtics by 16 points to hold a 63–40 halftime lead. After a back-and-forth third quarter, the Blue led 92–67 entering the fourth quarter. Behind Dieng and Jahmi'us Ramsey , the Blue won its first-ever championship, defeating the Celtics 117–100, clinching their first championship since becoming the only affiliate for the Oklahoma City Thunder . Thunder assignment Ousmane Dieng was named NBA G League Finals MVP after scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks. Roster Last transaction: November 22, 2024 Double (basketball) In basketball ,
2368-529: The Christian Life Center Academy. After finishing his high school education, Williams intended to play college basketball . He was ranked as one of the top 20 recruits in the 2009 class. In May 2009, he announced his verbal commitment to attend the University of Memphis . He chose Memphis ahead of Georgetown , Kansas State and Florida International . He became Josh Pastner 's first recruit as
2432-710: The Class 5A state semi-finals. After four years in Starkville, he had completed only 2 of the 16 core courses that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requires for eligibility for an athletic scholarship. He then attended Christian Life Center Academy , a private school in Humble, Texas , for a year to complete the 14 other core courses he needed. He continued to play on prep level and averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 blocks, 4 assists and 4 steals for
2496-569: The Heat, his draft rights were traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder , the NBA team affiliated with the Tulsa 66ers , in exchange for a future second-round pick. He played for the Thunder in the 2010 Orlando Summer League . He played in all five games, averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game. His best game came during the win against the Philadelphia 76ers when he scored 10 points, with 5 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots in 15 minutes off
2560-533: The NBA when he became eligible, a similar path taken by Brandon Jennings who played in the Italian league for a year before he was drafted in 2009 . Williams receive several offers from overseas teams, including an offer from the Chinese Basketball Association which were reportedly worth US$ 100,000. However, his family decided against the idea of playing overseas. He opted to play in the D-League,
2624-467: The NBA's official minor league organization. He chose to earn US$ 19,000 in the D-League because he believed that he would receive more exposure and experience. He entered the D-League Draft and was drafted 16th overall by the Tulsa 66ers . He became the first player ever selected in the D-League Draft directly from high school. Because the NBA requires a player to be one year out of high school to play in
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2688-809: The NCAA did not start doing so until 1985–86 for assists and 1987–88 for steals. Quadruple-doubles have only been possible since the 1973–74 season , when the NBA started recording both blocked shots and steals. It is often speculated by observers that other all-time greats, namely Oscar Robertson (former all time triple-doubles leader with 181, now Russell Westbrook), Wilt Chamberlain , Bill Russell , and Jerry West could conceivably have had quadruple-doubles. West's biography at NBA.com claims that he once recorded an unofficial quadruple-double with 44 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocks. A biography of Wilt Chamberlain claims that he also recorded an unofficial quadruple-double in Game ;1 of
2752-523: The WNBA. Candace Parker is in third place with three. Sabrina Ionescu is in second place with four and Alyssa Thomas has the all-time record at fifteen. Alyssa Thomas scored the third overall playoff triple-double and first WNBA Finals triple-double on September 15, 2022 against the Las Vegas Aces , and the fourth the following game on September 18. Thomas recorded four of her career triple-doubles in
2816-452: The bench. However, he didn't receive a contract offer or an invitation to the Thunder's training camp for the 2010–11 season . On October 31, 2010, the Tulsa 66ers announced that Williams would be returning to the team for the 2010–11 season . His rights in the NBA were still held by the Thunder. He went on to average 13.2 points and 8.6 rebounds in 41 games. On August 23, 2011, Williams signed
2880-476: The feat four times. Magic Johnson holds the playoff record for career triple-doubles with 30. Triple-doubles have been far rarer in the WNBA than in the NBA; the games are shorter in the WNBA (40 minutes vs 48), there are fewer games (fewer teams) in a season (40 vs 82), and the playing style in the WNBA is more of a team game than relying on star players. As of the 2024 season , 34 triple-doubles have been recorded in
2944-510: The first person to reach three triple doubles overall, as well as achieve two or more triple doubles in the same season. On July 6, 2024, Caitlin Clark became the first rookie to record a triple double in the WNBA, as well as the first player to record a triple double against the team with the best record in the WNBA. The following is a list of all WNBA triple-doubles, with the playoff triple-doubles highlighted in italics . Bold numbers indicate
3008-490: The first player in NBA history to achieve a triple double without scoring 10 points. Green with 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals and 4 points. contributing his team's victory over the Memphis Grizzlies 122-107. There has been occasional controversy surrounding triple-doubles made when a player achieves the feat with a late rebound. Players with nine rebounds in a game have sometimes been accused of deliberately missing
3072-523: The franchise relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma and played nine seasons as the Tulsa 66ers . Before the 2014–15 season , the franchise relocated again to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , becoming the Oklahoma City Blue . One of three teams still playing from the first league season, they are the oldest surviving NBA G League champion to play in the league. The franchise began in 2001 when NBA Commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Russ Granik formed
3136-453: The high school level to officially record a quadruple-double was Nate Thurmond , who achieved this feat in 1974 while playing for the NBA's Chicago Bulls . The first American female player above the high school level to officially record a quadruple-double was Ann Meyers , who achieved this feat in 1978 while playing for the UCLA Bruins , when women's college sports were under the auspices of
3200-422: The league, he became the only D-League player who could not be called up by any of the NBA teams in the 2009–10 season. He played as the 66ers backup forward for most of the season, starting only 7 out of 46 games in the regular season. He averaged 7.7 points on 52.8 percent shooting and 7.7 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game. He scored in double figures 16 times and recorded double-figure rebounds in 13 games during
3264-505: The modern era of Euroleague basketball (since 2000 ). The following is a list of all seven of these triple-doubles: A quadruple-double is a single-game performance by a player who accumulates ten or more in four of five statistical categories— points , rebounds , assists , steals , and blocked shots —in a game. This feat is extremely rare: only four players have officially recorded a quadruple-double in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. The first American male player above
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#17328686514293328-405: The only players to have recorded multiple five-by-fives (based on records since the 1984–85 season). Olajuwon and Kirilenko are also the only players to record six-by-fives (at least six in all five statistical categories). Only twice has a five-by-five coincided with a triple-double (both by Olajuwon, one of which was 1 assist shy of a quadruple-double) and only three times has a player recorded
3392-441: The playoffs for the first time since the 2018–19 season . Entering the playoffs as the third seed, the Blue defeated Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the first round in a 126–125 overtime win behind Ousmane Dieng 's game winner. Advancing into the semifinals, the Blue defeated Sioux Falls Skyforce in a 111–93 win after winning the fourth quarter 34–18 to advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2019. Facing off against
3456-538: The points, rebounds and assists, but it's the defensive stuff that messes everybody up. You have to love defense to get a quadruple-double. There's no way around it. The four players listed below are the only players who have officially recorded a quadruple-double in an NBA game. Save Thurmond, who retired before the award was established in 1983, all of them have won NBA Defensive Player of the Year at least once. Alvin Robertson
3520-405: The rebounds–assists combinations with 142. Since the 1983–84 season, Tim Duncan also holds the record for most total career double-doubles in the NBA, having recorded 841. In league history, the record for most career double-doubles is 968, held by Wilt Chamberlain . Special double-doubles are rare. One such achievement is sometimes called a 20–20 , double double-double , or double-20 , when
3584-475: The regular season. He also recorded 9 double-doubles in the regular season. He improved his production in the postseason, averaging 11.3 points on 61.2 percent shooting and 8.0 rebounds in seven postseason games. He helped the 66ers advanced to the Finals but they failed to win the championship despite Williams averaging 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in the two finals games against Rio Grande Valley Vipers . Williams
3648-622: The statistic relevant to the triple double. Much like the WNBA, there are a few reasons why triple-doubles are far more rare in the EuroLeague than in the NBA. The games are 40 minutes long—8 minutes shorter than in the NBA—there are 30 games in a season compared to the NBA's 82, and various rules—such as those on assists—are stricter than that of the NBA. As of 2019 , only seven triple-doubles have been recorded in Euroleague history, and only three in
3712-520: The street from the Chesapeake Energy Arena where the parent club Oklahoma City Thunder plays starting with the 2014–15 season. The team's front offices are located in the Chesapeake Energy Arena along with the rest of the front office staff of the parent club Oklahoma City Thunder. With the move, the team was rebranded from the 66ers to the Blue. In the 2016–17 season, the team was the regular season Western Conference champion with 34 wins,
3776-486: The top-seeded Stockton Kings , the Blue outscored the Kings by 24 points to lead 58–45 at halftime. Despite a late comeback, the Blue won 114–107 and advanced to their second-ever G League Finals since the team was known as the Tulsa 66ers. In the best-of-three series against Maine Celtics , the Blue split the first two games, with both teams winning at home. In the decisive game three, the Blue built on an early lead and outscored
3840-464: Was automatically eligible for the 2010 NBA draft as he was already one year removed from his high school graduation. He was drafted by the Miami Heat in the second round with the 48th pick. He became the first player ever to skip college basketball and play a year in the D-League before getting drafted in the NBA. He also became the second player to be drafted from a D-League team to the NBA, after Mike Taylor in 2008 . Shortly after being drafted by
3904-399: Was by Aimee Oertner of Northern Lehigh High School ( Slatington, Pennsylvania ), who had 26 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 11 blocks on January 7, 2012. The most recent was Kieonna Christmas of Fonda-Fultonville High School ( Fonda, New York ), who had 11 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals, and 10 blocks on February 22, 2024. Wilt Chamberlain allegedly recorded
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#17328686514293968-467: Was coined by then Philadelphia 76ers media relations director Harvey Pollack in 1980. The triple-double became an officially recorded statistic in the NBA during the 1979–80 season . That season, there were 32 triple-doubles, 12 more than the previous season. From the 1979–80 to the 1990–91 seasons , the NBA recorded a total of 543 triple-doubles, or 45.25 triple-doubles per season. This can be largely attributed to Magic Johnson , who
4032-409: Was criticized by players, coaches, and the media. To deter this, NBA rules allow rebounds to be nullified if the shot is determined not to be a legitimate scoring attempt. Russell Westbrook holds the NBA record for career triple-doubles with 200. He and Oscar Robertson are the only two players to average a triple-double over a season, with Robertson achieving the feat once and Westbrook achieving
4096-437: Was responsible for 137 of this time-span's triple-doubles, or about 25.23% of them. After Johnson retired in 1991, the number of triple-doubles in the league declined. From the 1991–92 to the 2014–15 seasons , there were only 841 triple-doubles, or about 35.04 triple-doubles per season. Jason Kidd recorded the most triple-doubles in this timespan with 107, which was 68 more than second placed LeBron James . However, in
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