Kevin Durant He is the tenth player in NBA history to reach the 28,000 points in regular season. The 35-year-old forward becomes the fourth fastest player in history to reach the figure after requiring 1,033 games. This places it behind totems such as Wilt Chamberlain (825 parties), Michael Jordan (886) y Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,008), surpassing the LeBron James (1,033), since last year the top scorer of all time, and the rest of the members of this exclusive club of prolific scorers in the American league.
KD has a shot to beat Carmelo Anthony y Shaquille O’Neal this season and be among the eight best in history. He and LeBron are the only two players who are still active adding points to their total harvest, sufficient proof of the size of their legend in the competition. This is how the Top 10 NBA scorers in the regular season now look:
1
LeBron James
39,704 points
Almost a year ago, on February 7, 2023, LeBron James surpassed a record that was presumed eternal at the time. After 38 years at the hands of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the torch for the highest historical score in the NBA was left to ‘The King’ who is still adding points to his record and is rapidly approaching 40,000 goals in his career in the NBA. regular season.
2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
38,387 points
Myth among myths, when he was the one who broke the record of the man of records in the NBA, Wilt Chamberlain, he also had a good time in the competition. That match played on April 6, 1984, a Lakers-Jazz match, was played in Las Vegas before 18,359 fans who celebrated in style the skyhook, his iconic hook, which allowed him to break a record that had lasted 16 years. Then he added almost 7,000 more points to the then record to make it almost unbeatable… until LeBron came along.
3
Karl Malone
36,928 points
He never won a title, and spent his entire career with the Utah Jazz scoring points. Only in his last season (03-04) did he try to get a ring with the Los Angeles Lakers… without success. The Postman always delivered…
4
Kobe Bryant
33,643 points
Another beast, a unique reference in the competition, and a deeply felt loss after his tragic helicopter accident that tore him from his role as a mentor and reference for future stars. His position on the scoring Olympus is one more memory of his prolific career, but it is his five rings and, above all, his Mamba mentality, that have stuck forever.
5
Michael Jordan
32,292 points
There are no words to describe the achievements of Michael Jordan, the player with a perfect record in the NBA Finals with six titles out of a possible six. A scoring machine that was the second to surpass the 28,000 points that KD has now reached in fewer games: only 886. Wilt was the fastest at 825.
6
Dirk Nowitzki
31,560 points
The international player who has scored the most in the American league, a true scoring machine for the Dallas Mavericks, the only franchise in his career. Icon and pioneer of the current global moment of American competition.
7
Wilt Chamberlain
31,419 points
The record man who still holds many, ahead of his time… the first player to score more than 30,000 points in the NBA and still the guy who holds the record for points in a game (100) and a season (4,029) .
8
Shaquille O’Neal
28,596 points
The league’s top scorer for two seasons, O’Neal is the player who has led the league the most times in field goals made (10 times). His interior power marked an era and in fact he is the only player since the introduction of the three-point line to have taken the title of top scorer without making a single triple that season.
9
Carmelo Anthony
28,289 points
14 consecutive seasons of over 20 points per game allowed the forward to become one of the most prolific scorers in the competition. The only thorn in the side… the NBA ring
10
Kevin Durant
28,003 points
The Phoenix Suns star enters the 28,000 club at age 35… but he is the fourth fastest player to reach the number in 1,025 games. He shows no signs of giving up his scoring efforts, and only injuries have prevented him from being much higher at his age… He is still far away, but no one should rule him out for the Top 5 if he extends his career like the LeBron himself. They are the only two active players on the legendary list.
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