NBA players with 30,000+ points: LeBron, Kobe and more - ESPN

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 against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Durant has scored at least 2,496 points in a single season only once in his storied career. The 11-time All-NBA performer finished with 2,593 points during his 2013-14 MVP campaign. Durant scored 2,032 points during the 2023-24 season, his most since 2018-19 (2,027).

Here's a look at the players in NBA history who have scored at least 30,000 career points:

LeBron James, 41,623

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)

Michael Jordan, 32,292

Most in a single season: 3,041 (1986-87)

Dirk Nowitzki, 31,560

Most in a single season: 2,151 (2005-06)

Wilt Chamberlain, 31,419

Most in a single season: 4,029 (1961-62)

Kevin Durant, 30,008

Most in a single season: 2,593 (2013-14)

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