ESPN.com · Mar 4, 2025
NBA players with 30,000+ points: Durant, LeBron, Kobe, more
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The NBA's 30,000-point club is exclusive. Only eight players have been granted access to it, with Kevin Durant being the most recent.
Durant entered the 2024-25 season -- his 17th in the NBA -- with 28,924 career points. In February 2025, he scored his 30,000th point with the Phoenix Suns against the Memphis Grizzlies.
Here's a look at the players in NBA history who have scored at least 30,000 career points:
*Totals as of 3/4/25
LeBron James, 41,837
Most in a single season: 2,478 (2005-06)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 38,387
Most in a single season: 2,822 (1971-72)
Karl Malone, 36,928
Most in a single season: 2,540 (1989-90)
Kobe Bryant, 33,643
Most in a single season: 2,832 (2005-06)
