10th place: Moses Mallon
Career total: 27,409 points.
In 1974, Moses Malone began his career by signing with the ABA Utah Stars after graduating from high school. He played two seasons in the ABA and was named to the ABA All-Star Team in 1975. After ABA was acquired by the NBA in 1976, he spent another 19 seasons in the NBA, becoming the first high school player to enter the NBA. During his NBA career, he played for the Braves (now Clippers), Rockets, 76ers, Bullets (now Wizards), Hawks and Spurs. In 1995, Moses Malone retired from football, ending a 21-year career. In 1996, Moses Malone was named one of the NBA's 50 superstars. In 2001, Moses Malone was inducted into the Nye Smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2021, Moses Malone was named one of the NBA's 75 superstars. His No. 24 jersey was retired by the Rockets and his No. 2 jersey was retired by the 76ers.
On September 13, 2015, Moses Malone died of illness at the age of 60.
Moses Malone
Ninth: Cameron Anthony
Career total: 28,289 points.
Anthony is a representative of the "03 golden generation" and has grown into one of the best scorers in the league, with excellent physical fitness and all-round technical ability, allowing him to give opponents both inside and outside, and excellent low-post back play ability is his signature. In 2003, Anthony led Syracuse University to the NCAA championship. That same year, Anthony entered the 2003 NBA Draft and was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the third pick in the first round, and was named NBA Rookie Challenge MVP in 2005. He led the Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals in 2009, was traded to the New York Knicks in February 2011, and was named NBA regular-season scoring champion in 2012-13. He was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in September 2017, joined the Houston Rockets in August 2018, joined the Portland Trail Blazers in November 2019, and joined the Los Angeles Lakers in July 2021, and was named one of the 75 superstars of NBA history in the same year. He was named to the NBA All-Star Team 10 times, the All-NBA Second Team twice, and the All-NBA Third Team four times.
As a member of the "Dream Team" of the US men's basketball team, Anthony has represented the United States team in four Olympic Games, winning three gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics, making him the most gold medal player in the history of the United States team. After the Rio Olympics, Anthony announced his retirement from the U.S. national team.
In February 2023, he was appointed by FIBA as the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Global Ambassador.
Cameron Anthony
Eighth place: Shaquille O'Neill
Career total: 28,596.
Shaquille O'Neal was drafted by the Orlando Magic as a top pick in the first round of the 1992 NBA Draft and has played for the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics during his career.
In his rookie season, he was named NBA Rookie of the Year, a four-time NBA championship, an NBA regular season MVP in 2000, a three-time NBA Finals MVP (FMVP), a fifteen-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA All-Star MVP, an eight-time All-NBA First Team, a four-time All-NBA Second Team, a two-time All-NBA Third Team, a three-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and a two-time NBA scoring champion.
In 1996, Shaquille O'Neal was named one of the NBA's 50 superstars. On June 2, 2011, Shaquille O'Neill announced his retirement. Shaquille O'Neal averaged 23.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game in his NBA career; With 28,596 points, 13,099 rebounds, and a shooting percentage of 58.2%, he is one of the strongest centers in the NBA.
On April 3, 2013, the Lakers held a jersey retirement ceremony for Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey during halftime of the home game against the Mavericks. On April 4, 2016, O'Neal was officially inducted into the 2016 Nye Smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. On December 23 of the same year, the Heat hosted the Lakers and held a jersey retirement ceremony for O'Neal's No. 32 jersey during the intermission. In October 2021, O'Neal was selected as one of the NBA's 75 superstars.
Shaquille O'Neill
Seventh place: Wilt Chamberlain
Career total: 31419.
Wilt Chamberlain has played for the NBA Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (Cash State Warriors), Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers; A graduate of the University of Kansas, he played for the Harlem basketball team before playing in the NBA and was later considered one of the dominant players in NBA history. 2-time NBA champion (1972 NBA Finals MVP), 4-time NBA regular-season MVP, 13-time NBA All-Star Team (1960 NBA All-Star MVP), 10-time All-NBA Team (7 First Team, 3 Second Team), 2 consecutive NBA All-Defensive First Team 1972-73, 7 consecutive NBA scoring champions in 1960-66, 11 NBA Rebounding Champions, In 1968, he was named the NBA assist king.
Wilt Chamberlain holds numerous NBA all-time records, and he is the only player to average more than 40 and 50 points per game in a season, and his most famous record is 100 points per game. He also won seven NBA scoring titles, eleven NBA rebounding champions, and one NBA assist champion (the only center in the NBA to hold the title of assist king). Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points + 20 rebounds per game in a season, and he did so seven times.
On May 10, 1973, Wilt Chamberlain announced his retirement. After retiring, Chamberlain played volleyball briefly in the International Volleyball Federation and served as the president of the organization. Chamberlain was also a successful businessman, writing several books and appearing in the movie Conan the Destroyer. In his 1990 autobiography, Overlook, he claimed to have had sex with more than 20,000 women.
On October 12, 1999, Wilt Chamberlain died of heart failure at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 63.
Wilt Chamberlain
Sixth place: Dirk Nowitzki
Career total: 31,560 points.
In the 1998 NBA Draft , Dirk Nowitzki was selected by the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks with the ninth pick in the first round , and was soon traded to the Dallas Mavericks ( now the Dallas Mavericks ) , where he played until retirement. In 2007, Nowitzki led the Mavericks to a team record of 67-15 and was named regular season MVP. In 2011, Nowitzki's Mavericks defeated the Heat 4–2 to win the team's first NBA championship and was named Finals Most Valuable Player (FMVP).
On April 10, 2019, after completing the final home game of his career, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban promised to build a statue of Dirk Nowitzki and retire his number 41 jersey. The next day, Nowitzki announced his retirement after completing his career call. On September 14 of the same year, FIBA (International Basketball) officially announced that Nowitzki was elected chairman of the FIBA Players Committee for the term 2019-2023.
On February 18, 2020, Dirk Nowitzki received the 2020 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award. On June 19, 2021, the Mavericks officially announced that Nowitzki would return as an advisor to the team. In October of the same year, Nowitzki was selected as one of the NBA's 75 superstars. On January 6, 2022, Nowitzki's No. 41 jersey was officially retired; On September 2, Nowitzki officially retired the number 14 shirt of the national team. In March 2023, Nowitzki was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Dirk Nowitzki
Fifth place: Michael Jordan
Career total: 32,292.
Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft and played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards during his career , winning the NBA Rookie of the Year in his rookie season. In 1986-87, Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game, winning the NBA's scoring title for the first time. In the 1991-93 season, Jordan won two consecutive regular-season MVP (1991, 1992) and three Finals MVP (FMVP), and led the Chicago Bulls to three NBA championships. He announced his retirement on October 6, 1993 due to the murder of his father, and announced his comeback two years later. In 1996, he was selected as one of the 50 superstars of the NBA. In the 1996–98 season, Jordan won his 10th NBA scoring title and 5th (5th regular-season MVP) of his career, and led the Bulls to three (6 total total) NBA championships again, and he was named the 6th Finals MVP.
He announced his retirement again on January 13, 1999, after failing collective bargaining, and two years later with the Washington Wizards. Jordan was named to the NBA All-Star Team (14 times) and NBA All-Star MVP three times, the All-NBA First Team 10 times, the All-NBA Second Team in 1985, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1988, the All-NBA First Team 9 times, the NBA Steal King three times, the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest twice, and the Olympic gold medal in 1984 and 1992.
On April 16 , 2003 , Jordan officially announced his retirement after the final game of his career against the 76ers in the Wizards' home game. Recognized as the greatest basketball player of all time, Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on September 11, 2009.
Michael jordan
Fourth place: Kobe Bryant
Career total: 33,643.
In the 1996 NBA Draft, Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick in the first round and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, playing for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout his NBA career; Won 5 NBA championships, 1 NBA regular season MVP, 2 NBA Finals MVPs, 4 NBA All-Star Game MVPs, and 2 NBA season scoring champions; He has been selected to the NBA All-Star Starting Team 18 times, the NBA All-NBA Team 15 times (including 11 first-team teams, 2 second-team teams, and 2 third-team teams), and 12 All-NBA Defensive Team (including 9 first-team and 3-time second-team teams). [9] [24]
In 2007, Bryant was selected for the U.S. men's national basketball team for the first time, and later helped the U.S. team win the gold medal at the 2007 Americas Men's Basketball Championship, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games men's basketball gold medal, and the 2012 London Olympic Games men's basketball gold medal. [91]
On November 30, 2015, Bryant announced that he would retire at the end of the season. [100] On December 19, 2017, the Lakers held a jersey retirement ceremony for Kobe. [22] On April 5, 2020, Bryant was inducted into the Nye Smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. [7]
On January 26, 2020 US time (January 27, 2020 Beijing time), Kobe was killed in a helicopter accident at the age of 41.
Kobe bryant
Third place: Carl Malone
Career total: 36,928 points.
In the 1985 NBA Draft, Carl Malone was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 13th pick in the first round, spent the first 18 seasons of his career with the Utah Jazz, and formed a "black and white double" with John Stockton to make the Jazz a powerhouse, the two led the Jazz to the NBA Finals twice, but failed to win the NBA championship, joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the final year of his career, and reached the NBA Finals for the third time with the team, but still did not win the NBA championship.
In 1997 and 1999, Carl Malone was twice named NBA Most Valuable Player (regular season MVP). In his career, Malone was named to the NBA All-Star Team fourteen times, the NBA All-Star MVP twice, the NBA All-NBA First Team eleven times, the NBA All-NBA Second Team twice, the NBA All-NBA Third Team in 2001, the NBA All-Defensive First Team three times, the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1988, and the Olympic men's basketball gold medal in 1992 and 1996.
In 1996, Carl Malone was named to the NBA's 50 superstars. On February 14, 2005, Malone announced his retirement. In his 19-year career, Malone made a total of 1,476 appearances, ranking 4th all-time; Averaging 37.2 minutes per game, he has never averaged less than 30 minutes per game in a season. Scored a total of 36,928 points, ranking third on the NBA's all-time scoring list; grabbed 14,968 rebounds, ranking sixth all-time; On March 23 , 2006 , the Jazz retired Malone 's No. 32 jersey and erected a bronze statue of him at Delta Center Plaza. On April 6, 2010, Malone was inducted into the Nye Smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In October 2021, Malone was selected as one of the NBA's 75 superstars.
Carl Malone
Second place: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Career total: 38,387.
Abdul-Jabbar was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks as a top pick in the first round of the 1969 NBA Draft and was named NBA Rookie of the Year in his rookie season. In 1970-71, Abdul-Jabbar averaged 31.7 per game), won the regular-season MVP and NBA scoring title, and led the team to an NBA championship. In 1976, he switched to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Erwin Johnson, known as the "magic", became the two pillars of the Lakers, leading the team to win the NBA championship five times, twice won the NBA Finals MVP (FMVP), won the NBA regular season MVP six times in his career, was selected to the NBA All-NBA First Team ten times, was selected to the NBA All-NBA Second Team five times, was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team five times, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team six times. He was named to the NBA All-Star Team 19 times, the NBA scoring champion twice, and the NBA block leader four times.
On March 20, 1989, the Lakers retired Abdul-Jabbar's No. 33 jersey. On June 28 of the same year, Abdul-Jabbar announced his retirement. In 1995, Abdul-Jabbar was inducted into the Nye Smith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996, Abdul-Jabbar was named one of the NBA's 50 superstars. On November 21, 2007, the Bucks retired Abdul-Jabbar's No. 33 jersey. On November 17, 2012, the Lakers unveiled a statue made by Abdul-Jabbar. In October 2021, Abdul-Jabbar was selected as one of the NBA's 75 superstars.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
First place: LeBron James
Career total: 38,652 points. (Still ongoing)
LeBron James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 1 pick in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft and was named NBA Regular Season Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, James moved to the Miami Heat. In 2012, James won his third regular-season MVP, first championship and Finals MVP of his NBA career, and won the London Olympic gold medal for the U.S. men's basketball team, equalling the record set by Michael Jordan in 1992.
In 2013, James won his fourth regular-season MVP, second NBA championship and second Finals MVP, achieving two consecutive championships. In 2014, James returned to the Cavaliers. In 2016, James led the Cavaliers to a comeback victory over defending champion Golden State Warriors to win their first championship and third personal Finals MVP. On July 10, 2018, James officially signed a four-year, $153 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. In the 2019-20 season, James was named the NBA's assist king and led the Lakers to a 17th championship, a 4th championship and a 4th Finals MVP.
In 2023, James becomes the NBA's all-time scoring champion.
LeBron James