NBA players with 30,000 points: LeBron, Kobe and more
The NBA's 30,000-point club is exclusive. Only seven players have been granted access to it. But another player is knocking at the door.
Kevin Durant enters the 2024-25 season -- his 17th in the NBA -- with 28,924 career points. The 36-year-old four-time scoring champion needs 1,076 to reach the 30,000-point plateau and 2,496 to surpass Wilt Chamberlain for seventh most in NBA history.
Durant has scored at least 2,496 points in a single season only once in his storied career. The 11-time All-NBA performer finished with 2,593 points during his 2013-14 MVP campaign. Durant scored 2,032 points during the 2023-24 season, his most since 2018-19 (2,027).
Here's a look at the players in NBA history who have scored at least 30,000 career points:
LeBron James 40,474
Most in a single season: 2,478 (2005-06)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Most in a single season: 2,822 (1971-72)
Karl Malone 36,928
Most in a single season: 2,540 (1989-90)
Kobe Bryant 33,643
Most in a single season: 2,832 (2005-06)
Michael Jordan 32,292
Most in a single season: 3,041 (1986-87)
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
Most in a single season: 2,151 (2005-06)
Wilt Chamberlain 31,419
Most in a single season: 4,029 (1961-62)
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