It’ll be interesting to see how the addition of Kyrie Irving impacts him, but there’s no denying he’s a proven scorer at just 23 years old.Īh, the Luka counterpart. His career average of 27.4 points per game is just a hair ahead of James’ 27.3 points and Durant’s 26.3 points through their first five seasons.ĭoncic has only made over 70 games per season once in his short career and he carries the burden of Dallas’ offense on his shoulders. He’s currently projected to collect 37,063 points, making him the lone player on this list to top 37,000 points. On the other hand, Doncic has fewer proven seasons but is more statistically concerning to James. He has struggled with injuries, most notably an Achilles tear that caused him to miss an entire season and a half, but his graceful style of play seems built to go the distance. He already has 26,684 points under his belt and is currently projected to finish with 36,865 points. That aside, Durant is single handedly James’ most legitimate threat to the scoring title. In fact, were it not for their competitive history – and the seemingly insurmountable luxury tax this duo would incur - it’s hard to believe they’ve never teamed together, considering their penchant for super teams. Where else to start a list than James’ biggest contemporary competitor. Now that we’ve covered the math, let’s get into it. This gave me the framework to isolate active players and use their current point total as a base and add a projected future points using a combination of total number of games, average points per game and total number of potential games set against the average with consideration for an 11.98% increase in the number of games available. The 27 players on this list that retired in the last 15 years (2008 and beyond) averaged 11.98% (144.56) more games than the 62 players that retired pre-2008. Without getting too far into the weeds, I used the list of top-100 scorers to get a sense for the changes in the NBA over time. For the sake of this exercise, we’re going to use 38,390 as the threshold. James’ ability to play at such a high level this far into his career continues to defy logic so there’s little use trying to predict his ceiling. Here’s a look through the crystal ball at some potential active players that could contend with the King.
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Simply put, talent, health and a bit of luck have to align for any player to even have a fighting chance at breathing this rarefied air. Perhaps the most impressive aspect of James' game is that he continues to exceed almost all his statistical averages at 38 years old. Throughout that 20-year period, James has never finished a season averaging less than 20 points per game and has a career stat line of 27.2 PPG, 7.3 APG and 7.5 RPG. He was also part of one of the last draft classes that included players directly out of high school, having the advantage of additional time to stretch his career. There’s no shortage of young talent rising through the ranks, but there’s a reason it’s taken nearly four decades for Abdul-Jabbar’s record to fall.įor perspective, James, who has never missed more than half of a season in his two decades in the league, is 11th all-time in games played with 1,409 appearances. There’s two sides to this coin – the established stars and the up-and-comers with time on their side. So, naturally, we’re setting our sights on the next record-breaker.
James accomplished the feat – 38 years in the making – in 150 fewer games than the Captain.
The King put up 38 points against Thunder on Tuesday to bring his regular season career total to 38,390 points, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the process. LeBron James is officially atop the record book.
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