| 28,000 Points |
| Shaquille O'Neal |
27,721 |
279 to milestone |
| 20,000 Points |
| Ray Allen |
19,843 |
157 to milestone |
| 19,000 Points |
| Paul Pierce |
18,824 |
176 to milestone |
| 16,000 Points |
| Antawn Jamison |
15,914 |
86 to milestone |
| Sam Cassell |
15,635 |
365 to milestone |
| Juwan Howard |
15,535 |
465 to milestone |
| 15,000 Points |
| Grant Hill |
14,737 |
263 to milestone |
| 14,000 Points |
| Steve Nash |
13,657 |
343 to milestone |
| 13,000 Points |
| Elton Brand |
12,969 |
31 to milestone |
| Chauncey Billups |
12,799 |
201 to milestone |
| Peja Stojakovic |
12,728 |
272 to milestone |
| 12,000 Points |
| Cuttino Mobley |
11,964 |
36 to milestone |
| Baron Davis |
11,573 |
427 to milestone |
| 11,000 Points |
| Joe Johnson |
10,980 |
20 to milestone |
| Corey Maggette |
10,617 |
383 to milestone |
| 10,000 Points |
| Larry Hughes |
9,947 |
53 to milestone |
| Ron Artest |
9,866 |
134 to milestone |
| Ricky Davis |
9,787 |
213 to milestone |
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| NBA Career Leaders for Points |
| 1 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* |
38,387 |
|
| 2 |
Karl Malone |
36,928 |
|
| 3 |
Michael Jordan* |
32,292 |
|
| 4 |
Wilt Chamberlain* |
31,419 |
|
| 5 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
27,721 |
(needs 3699 to move into 4th place) |
| 6 |
Moses Malone* |
27,409 |
|
| 7 |
Elvin Hayes* |
27,313 |
|
| 8 |
Hakeem Olajuwon* |
26,946 |
|
| 9 |
Oscar Robertson* |
26,710 |
|
| 10 |
Dominique Wilkins* |
26,668 |
|
| 11 |
John Havlicek* |
26,395 |
|
| 12 |
Alex English* |
25,613 |
|
| 13 |
Reggie Miller |
25,279 |
|
| 14 |
Jerry West* |
25,192 |
|
| 15 |
Patrick Ewing* |
24,815 |
|
| 16 |
Kobe Bryant |
24,182 |
(needs 634 to move into 15th place) |
| 17 |
Allen Iverson |
24,020 |
(needs 163 to move into 16th place) |
| 18 |
Charles Barkley* |
23,757 |
|
| 19 |
Robert Parish* |
23,334 |
|
| 20 |
Adrian Dantley* |
23,177 |
|
| 21 |
Elgin Baylor* |
23,149 |
|
| 22 |
Clyde Drexler* |
22,195 |
|
| 23 |
Gary Payton |
21,813 |
|
| 24 |
Larry Bird* |
21,791 |
|
| 25 |
Hal Greer* |
21,586 |
|
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