NBA Survival Information: LeBron James and the information that can fall in 2024-25

LeBron James grew to become the NBA’s first 40,000-point scorer final season, however among the many milestones he’ll attain this season is a much less distinguished establishment. The Los Angeles Lakers legend will set the report for many profession missed area objectives, and he’s on tempo to change into the primary participant ever to overlook 15,000 pictures.

James’ sixth miss of the season will break Kobe Bryant’s report of 14,481. Bryant ranks fourth in factors however first in misses. James would be the all-time chief in each as quickly as opening night time, when L.A. hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in contrast, ranks second in factors and eighth in misses.

*eFG%: Efficient Discipline-Purpose Proportion. Adjusted for 3-point makes an attempt. ((FGM + (0.5 * 3PM)) / FGA

All issues will not be equal. Malone benefited from making an attempt 1,326 extra free throws than anybody else. James performs on the peak of the 3-point boon. Abdul-Jabbar scored the overwhelming majority of his factors inside eight toes of the basket. All nice scorers, all totally different expertise and all however inconceivable to check throughout eras.

The takeaway? Although James will eclipse Bryant for the NBA’s most misses ever, he stays the superior scorer each by quantity and effectivity. Nonetheless, James would absolutely want to have a good time his different milestones.

Talking of which, James wants …

• 850 minutes to cross Abdul-Jabbar for essentially the most in a profession.

• 68 video games performed to catch Abdul-Jabbar for second behind Robert Parish.

• 423 rebounds to cross Patrick Ewing for twenty fifth.

That is proper. By season’s finish, James will seemingly have performed extra minutes than anybody ever — nearly 1,000 hours — whereas rating first in profession factors, fourth in assists and top-25 in rebounds. Abdul-Jabbar is the one different participant to rank within the high 50 of all three classes. Kevin Garnett is the following closest.

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Chris Paul is coming for Jason Kidd

Chris Paul, who will ply his commerce for the San Antonio Spurs this season, is ready to usurp Jason Kidd for second behind John Stockton in profession assists and steals. Paul trails Kidd by 198 assists and 71 steals.

Paul, who, like James, will flip 40 years previous earlier than this NBA calendar yr ends, registered 393 assists and 70 steals in 58 appearances final season, taking part in largely reserve minutes. He’ll seemingly begin in San Antonio.

How a lot distance did Stockton put between himself and the sector in each classes? Paul must replicate final season’s statistics for one more 10 seasons to have any hope of eclipsing both report.

Kevin Durant and the NBA’s forthcoming scoring milestones

Durant wants 1,076 factors to hitch James, Abdul-Jabbar, Malone, Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain because the eighth member of the 30,000-point membership. He scored 2,032 factors final season.

With repeat performances of final season, Stephen Curry (23,668) and DeMar DeRozan (23,582) will change into the twenty sixth and twenty seventh members of the 25,000-point membership, and Giannis Antetokounmpo (18,502) can be the 52nd participant to attain 20,000 factors — an nearly computerized entry into the Corridor of Fame.

Paul George (18,032) additionally has an out of doors shot to succeed in 20,000 factors this season.

Potential additions this season to the 15,000-point membership: Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris, Devin Booker, CJ McCollum, Nikola Jokić and Kawhi Leonard. Booker was the seventh-youngest participant to succeed in 10,000.

The order atop the NBA’s profession scoring listing is not going to change a lot, given how excessive James and Durant have already ascended, although James Harden (25,885) may climb as excessive as thirteenth, passing Garnett, John Havlicek, Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan, Dominique Wilkins, Oscar Robertson and Hakeem Olajuwon (26,668).

Reshuffling the all-time 3-point listing behind Stephen Curry

Curry is the NBA’s 3-point king. The three,747 he has made in his profession are 774 greater than Ray Allen, the earlier record-holder, and this season he ought to change into the primary participant ever to make 4,000 triples.

The highest 10 behind Curry, nevertheless, might be completely reshuffled. Here’s what it appears to be like like now:

And here’s what it’s going to appear like at season’s finish if everybody repeats final season’s efficiency:

Extra milestones

Additionally …

• Jokić (130) wants 9 triple-doubles to cross Magic Johnson (138) for the third-most in historical past behind Russell Westbrook (199) and Robertson (181). Jokić has performed 675 video games to Johnson’s 906.

• Westbrook wants 532 assists to succeed in 10,000 for his profession. He final registered that many assists in a season in 2022-23. James is the one different participant to log 25,000 factors and 10,000 assists in a profession.

• Nikola Vučević wants 565 rebounds to succeed in 10,000. He would change into solely the twenty eighth participant ever to register 15,000 factors and 10,000 rebounds in a profession. Dwight Howard was the final to hit each marks.

• Brook Lopez wants 88 blocks to change into the primary participant since Howard — and twentieth participant ever — to report 2,000.