NBA 2018-19: Top 3 players with most triple-doubles so far

After one month of NBA action, we have something strange happening when it comes to the triple-doubles scene. Russell Westbrook has not yet registered a triple-double this season. Although he missed several games due to injury, it is still shocking that the brodie has not gotten his first triple-double yet.

As many as 10 players have posted a triple-double so far in the season and while a lot of these triple-doubles led the respective team home, there were some performances that ended in a loss.

Through the course of this article, let us take a look at the players with most triple-doubles so far in the 2018-19 NBA regular season.

#3 Players with one triple-double

We have as many as 10 players who had posted a triple-double in the first one month of NBA action. Elfrid Payton registered the first triple-double of the season when he posted 10/10/10 in Pelicans' win against the Houston Rockets.

For the Orlando Magic, Nikola Vucevic had a monster game and had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists but could not get the win against the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.

Nikola Jokic who is in a stellar form currently, posted his first triple-double of the season against the Suns at home. His 35/11/11 performance helped the Nuggets beat the Suns.

LeBron James' 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists performance lifted the Lakers over the Nuggets at home. De'Aaron Fox's monster 31/10/15 helped the Kings blowout the Hawks. In the absence of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant exploded for 33 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists but the Warriors lost to the Clippers in overtime.

Julis Randle's dominant performance helped the Pelicans defeat the San Antonio Spurs. He ended up with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists on the night.

#2 Ben Simmons - 2

Ben Simmons has been playing a great basketball to start the season and is averaging 14.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 7.8 assists this season. The duo of Simmons and Embiid has taken control of the team and with the addition of Jimmy Butler, they are definitely a must-watch TV.

Simmons has recorded two double-doubles so far. His first triple-double was against the Chicago Bulls at home. After stuffing the stat sheet with a monster performance against the Boston Celtics, Simmons went off once again and scored 13 points, to go along with 13 rebounds and 11 assists for a triple-double. The Bulls got blown out, 127-108.

His recent triple-double was against the Milwaukee Bucks. After missing the game against Detroit Pistons due to back tightness, Simmons was back in the game against the Bucks and had 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists but the Sixers could not get the win.

#1 Giannis Antetokounmpo - 2

Giannis Antetokounmpo picked up where he left off and started this season strongly. He is making a strong case for MVP and the Bucks are looking like a force to reckon with, sitting firmly at the second spot in the Eastern Conference Standings.

He registered two triple-doubles in the season so far and is tied with Ben Simmons, but both those triple-doubles resulted in a Bucks' win. His first triple-double came against the Philadelphia 76ers at home.

The 'Greek Freak' scored 32 points, grabbed 18 boards and dished out 10 assists to lead the Bucks home. He finished the night shooting 12-for-24 from the field. He also went for 8-for-9 from the free-throw line. Ben Simmons too had his first triple-double of the season in this game but Giannis was way too much for the Sixers.

His second triple-double was against the Sacramento Kings at home. Giannis' 26/15/11 performance torched the Kings and they had no answer for him that night. He finished the night shooting 8-for-11 from the field.