NBA All-time point leaders: Complete list of all top scorers
Find out who are the Top 10 in the NBA's all-time scorers list. Two-time Olympic gold medallist LeBron James is making a case for himself in the GOAT debate.
Basketball
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was seemingly untouchable on top of NBA's All-time scoring list for more than three decades.
The basketball legend had amassed an incredible 38,387 points when he retired from the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989.
LeBron James was only four years old back then**.**
Fast forward to February 2023.
The 38-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star has injected new life into the popular GOAT debate by becoming the NBA's new all-time scoring king on Tuesday (7 February).
Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? Is it LeBron James? The two-time Olympic champion is a testament to long term concistency.
Or is it Michael Jordan?
How about Kobe Bryant? And where does Abdul-Jabbar rank in all these discussions?
The debate will continue. As does LeBron's career.
There are more records to be broken.
NBA’s All-Time scoring list: Top 10
LeBron James: Career records and stats
- NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
- Four-time NBA Champion: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020
- Four-time NBA Finals MVP: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020
- Four-time NBA MVP: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
- 18-time NBA All-Star selection: 2005-2022
- Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006, 2008, 2018
- Three-time Olympic medallist (gold: Beijing 2008, London 2012, bronze: Athens 2004)
- FIBA World Cup medallist (bronze: 2006)
- Only player in NBA history to have at least 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists
- Only player in NBA history to score 10 points or more in 1,000 consecutive games