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This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, an NBA record. The following is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players who won the most championships. The NBA is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders Rank Season Player Team Games FGM 3PM FTM Pts PPG P/36 P/75P; 1 1961–62: Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors: 80 1,597 N/A: 835 4,029 50.4 37.4 N/A: 2 1962–63: Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors: 80 1,463 N/A: 660 3,586 44.8 33.9 N/A: 3 1960–61: Wilt Chamberlain ...
After his initial stint in the NBA from 1992 to 1998, where he became the heaviest player in league history, Miller played overseas and for semi-professional American teams. He returned to the NBA for the 2003–04 season, but he transitioned back to minor-league and semi-professional play, and he retired from professional basketball in 2010.
Stephen Curry led the league with an average of 30.1 points in the 2015–16 season and became the first player to win the title shooting 50–40–90 in a season. Russell Westbrook led the league with an average of 31.6 points in the 2016–17 season, when he also became the second NBA player to average a triple-double in a season.
Shortest player to make the All-NBA team; Isaiah Thomas (5-foot-9-inches) was included on All-NBA Second Team, 2016–17 [22] Youngest/Oldest MVP winner; Youngest: Derrick Rose at 22 years and 191 days old, 2010–11 [23] Oldest: Karl Malone at 35 years and 284 days old, 1998–99; Youngest/Oldest Defensive Player of the Year winner
In the NBA, big men typically have longer playing careers than smaller men. [17] [18] Older centers and power forwards may have the luxury of pacing themselves while running the court, or they might station themselves in the post. [19] [20] Big men Parish, Willis, and Garnett all had relatively minor roles while playing in their respective 21st ...
Bradley is widely regarded as the greatest player in USF history and is the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,319 points, despite playing only 1 season with the adoption of the 3 point line. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] USF finished the 81–82 season with a solid 17–11 showing and a 14–2 record at home.