Where KD ranks on the NBA scoring list

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Phoenix Suns Forward Kevin Durant, one of the biggest players and scoring in basketball history, just became the eighth NBA player who reached 30,000 career points that hit the brand on Tuesday against Memphis Grizzlies.

Durant came to 30,000 with his 26th point Tuesday. He ended with 34 and now has 30,008 career points. He tracks Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (31,560) for seventh and sixth place respectively on NBA’s scoring list at all times.

Had Durant not missed the 2019-20 season, which recovered from an Achilles break and was not limited to 35 games in 2020-21 and 47 games in 2022-23, he would already be higher on the list with a chance that Become a top-three scores behind LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Durant is now tied with Abdul-Jabbar as the third fastest to 30,000 points and achieves the brag in his 1,101st game.

Even with these unanswered games, Durant still has an opportunity to end over Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, depending on how much longer he plays.

At 6-foot-11 with a spectacular jump shot and shooter’s touch, Durant has been able to score from all spots, middle class and 3-point distance. In his career he shoots 50.1% from the field, 38.7% in 3s and 88.2% on free throw.

Durant is a four-time scoring champion with a career average of 27.2 points. He earned MVP 2013-14 and is a two-time final MVP with Golden State in 2017 and 2018. He has made the All-NBA team 11 times and this season the seventh player became at least 15 All-Star elections .

Among players who have played at least 800 matches, Durant has the fourth highest scoring average behind Jordan, Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor.

Nbas leading scores at any time

  1. LeBron James: 41,623 points
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387
  3. Karl Malone: ​​36,928
  4. Kobe Bryant: 33,643
  5. Michael Jordan: 32,292
  6. Dirk Nowitzki: 31,560
  7. Wilt Chamberlain: 31,419
  8. Kevin Durant: 30.008

This story was updated with new information.