Kevin Durant becomes 8. NBA player to score 30,000 points

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Kevin Durant is the newest member of the NBAS 30,000-point club.

With a free kick against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, Phoenix Suns raised his career, scoring a costly to a precious one that has been reached.

Durant finished the game with 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting, three rebounds, three assists and five blocks in a 119-112 loss to Grizzlies. His career point in total is now 30,007.

Already NBA’s eighth leading scores at all times, Durant is now the eighth NBA player who reaches the 30,000-point threshold, and joins LeBron James (41,623 points), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36.928) , Kobe Bryant (33.643), Michael Jordan (32.292), Dirk Nowitzki (31.560) and Wilt Chamberlain (31,419). Julius Erving reached 30,026 combined points during a career split over NBA and ABA.

The milestone is the latest for Durant, who has been one of the game’s most effective and effective scores since his Rookie season in 2007-08. In 16-Plus seasons, Durant was an average of 27.2 points per day. Battle while shooting 50.1% off the field and 38.7% from 3-point distance.

As a 6-11 forward with an interior game and elite scoring skills from all three levels, Durant played a significant role in initiating the modern time with NBA overrun. Durant’s offensive skill has netted him four scoring titles, 14 All-Star bids, 11 All-NBA elections, an MVP trophy and two NBA championships.

At 36 years old, Durant remains one of the game’s best scorers and projects to add significantly to his 30,000 plus point.