Here are the top 35 NBA scoring leaders of all time
Here are the top 35 NBA scoring leaders of all time originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Los Angeles Lakers haven't had a great 2022-23 season, but it was all worth watching due to one man.
LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer on Feb. 7.
The 19-time NBA All-Star needed just 1,325 points to pass Abdul-Jabbar this season, and it didn't even take him until the All-Star break to reach that mark.
Where do the other active players stack up on the all-time scoring list? Let’s take a look:
Who are the NBA’s all-time scoring leaders?
In addition to James, there are five other active players who are in the top 35 of the NBA’s all-time scorers: Carmelo Antony (9th), Kevin Durant (21st), James Harden (28th) and Russell Westbrook (30th) of the Lakers. Anthony is still a free agent, but he has not retired from the NBA.
Here’s a look at the top 35 NBA scorers of all time as of Feb. 23, 2023 (active players in bold):
LeBron James: 38,424
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar : 38,387
Karl Malone: 36,928
Kobe Bryant: 33,643
Michael Jordan: 32,292
Dirk Nowitzki: 31,560
Wilt Chamberlain: 31,419
Shaquille O'Neal: 28,596
Carmelo Anthony: 28,289
Moses Malone : 27,409
Elvin Hayes: 27,313
Hakeem Olajuwon: 26,946
Oscar Robertson: 26,710
Kevin Durant: 26,684
Dominique Wilkins: 26,668
Tim Duncan: 26,496
Paul Pierce: 26,397
John Havlicek: 26,395
Kevin Garnett: 26,071
Vince Carter: 25,728
Alex English: 25,613
Reggie Miller: 25,279
Jerry West: 25,192
Patrick Ewing: 24,815
Ray Allen: 24,505
James Harden: 24,386
Allen Iverson: 24,368
Russell Westbrook: 24,125
Charles Barkley: 23,757
Robert Parish: 23,334
Adrian Dantley: 23,177
Dwyane Wade: 23,165
Elgin Baylor: 23,149
Clyde Drexler: 22,195
Gary Payton: 21,813