Everyone knows that basketball games are very dependent on physical condition, physical condition will gradually decline with age, and it is remarkable to be the main player at the age of 38, and James's peak is too long, and 38 years old can still average close to 30 points per game. So James broke Abdul-Jabbar's overall scoring record, and that was inevitable. After becoming the new all-time scoring leader, we hope that James will score 40,000 points, as long as he can maintain his good health and play a few more seasons, and it is a sure thing to get 40,000 points before retirement.
In addition to James, there are actually 4 other people in NBA history who are also expected to score 40,000 points. In the era when they played, they didn't know that someone would score 40,000 points, and they didn't deliberately pursue 40,000 points, if they played with a goal of 40,000 points at the beginning, the goal of 40,000 points was not a fantasy. So which 4 people are there, and then look down.
The first is basketball Beidou Chamberlain, with a career total of 31,419 points, he is the first person in NBA history to reach 30,000 points, and the first person with the least time. In the ancient days of the NBA, Chamberlain's physical talent was the best in the league, and no one could stop him at the basket, and scoring was easy for him, and he once created a single-season average of 50.4 points per game and 100 points per game. However, after he was tired of scoring, he began to voluntarily reduce the number of shots, actually won the assist king as a center, and announced his retirement after only 14 seasons, when he was only 37 years old. If he really wants to score 40,000 points, play for about 5 more years, increase the number of shots, average about 20 points per game, and brush another 9,000 points is not impossible.
Second is legendary center Abdul-Jabbar with a career total of 38,387 points. Abdul-Jabbar is at his peak, and in the final years of his career, he did not deliberately pursue statistics, as can be seen from the number of shots he made, and the last two seasons averaged about 10 shots per game. If Abdul-Jabbar really wants to score 40,000 points, it is not too difficult, and the actual gap is less than 2,000 points. If he plays a few more seasons and slightly increases the number of shots, guaranteeing about 12 points per season, he is fully hopeful.
The third place is Jordan, with a career total of 32,292 points, and if he knew in advance that there would be a man named James who could reach 40,000 points, it is estimated that he would not retire at his peak. As long as Jordan at his peak is a healthy season, his total points in a single season has never been less than 2300 points, and the scoring average per game has always been in his pocket, so according to normal calculations, Jordan has scored at least 7600 points less in the years of retirement. So we all have to admit that if Jordan really plays for about 18 years, the scoring champion is estimated to be no less than 12, and 40,000 points can definitely be achieved! Perhaps 40,000 points is not Jordan's limit.
The last place is Karl Mallon, with a career total of 36,928 points, known as the postman, he has only missed a total of 10 games in the first 18 seasons, how physical is Malone? The 40-year-old Malone can still maintain full attendance, averaging 20+ per game, super high attendance, stable scoring output, and his total score can also have a place in NBA history. He is the most likely star to reach 40,000 points in reality besides James, and if he continues to play for a few more years, 3,073 points is not much, as long as he averages 80 games and averages 13 points per game, which will be achieved in 3 seasons. It's a pity that he can't escape the fatalism of the championship, for him, the all-time scoring king does not even have a championship, that is the most humiliating, he voluntarily gave up, Malone is really a tragic hero.