The Fastest NBA Player to Reach 30000 Points

On January 17, 2020, Lebron James became the fastest player in NBA history to reach 30000 points. He did so in just 34 seasons and 1047 games.

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: LeBron James

Lebron James became the fastest NBA player to reach 30000 points on January 25, 2018, in a game against the Spurs. He accomplished this feat in just 34 seasons, 2 months, and 13 days. With this achievement, Lebron James passed Kobe Bryant (34 seasons, 3 months, and 12 days) and Karl Malone (35 seasons, 4 months, and 8 days) to take sole possession of the record.

While it is an amazing accomplishment to be the fastest player to reach 30000 points, it is worth noting that Lebron James has also played in more games than any other player in NBA history He currently sits at 1741 games played which is over 300 games more than the next closest player (Karl Malone). This means that LeBron’s average points per game is actually lower than some of the other greats who have reached this milestone.

Still, there is no denying that Lebron James is one of the greatest players of all time and his accomplishments continue to pile up. It will be interesting to see how many more records he can break before he finally hangs up his sneakers.

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant is the fastest NBA Player to reach 30000 points. He accomplished this feat in just 10 seasons, which is an incredible feat. Kobe is also the youngest player to ever reach this mark, at just 34 years old.

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is the fastest NBA Player to reach 30000 points, doing so in just 778 games. Lebron James is second on the list, reaching the milestone in 867 games. Other notable players to have reached 30000 points in their careers include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Karl Malone Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Wilt Chamberlain

In terms of speed, the NBA record for most points reached in the shortest amount of time goes to Wilt Chamberlain The great center reached 30000 in just 720 games, which is an astonishingly fast rate of scoring given that it works out to him averaging 41.7 points per game over the course of his career. That remarkable stat is all the more impressive when considering that Chamberlain played in an era when teams scored far fewer points on average than they do today. In second place on the list is Kobe Bryant who needed 740 games to reach 30000 points.

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Karl Malone

Karl Malone is the NBA’s All-time leading scorer, and he did it in fewer games than anyone else. In fact, Malone is the only player in NBA history to reach 30000 points in fewer than 1500 games.

Malone retired from the NBA in 2004, after a 21-year career with the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers. During his time in the league, Malone was a 14-time All-Star and a two-time MVP. He was also named to the All-NBA First Team 10 times and the All-NBA Second Team twice.

In 1996, Malone was part of the U.S. Olympic team that won a gold medal in Atlanta. He is one of only two players in NBA history to win an Olympic gold medal and an NBA Championship (the other is Scottie Pippen).

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki, of the Dallas Mavericks became the fastest NBA player to reach 30000 points on January 13th, 2017. Dirk reached this career milestone in his 148th game, which was faster than any other player in NBA history

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Moses Malone

Moses Malone is the fastest NBA player to reach 30000 points. He reached the milestone in just 8 seasons, which is 2 seasons faster than the next closest player, Kobe Bryant Malone is a member of the NBA’s 30000 point club, which includes only 26 players in NBA history

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the fastest NBA player to reach 30000 points. He did so in his 14th season, while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers Abdul-Jabbar is also the all-time leading scorer in NBA history with 38387 points.

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Shaquille O’Neal

Shaquille O’Neal is the fastest NBA player to reach 30000 points, doing so in just 10 seasons. He accomplished this feat during the 1999-2000 season, his 10th in the NBA. O’Neal is widely considered one of the greatest players in NBA history

The Fastest NBA player to Reach 30000 Points: Julius Erving

Julius Erving was the fastest player to reach 30000 points, doing so in just 660 games. Erving accomplished this feat during the 1981-82 season, his 12th in the league. At the time of his retirement in 1987, Erving had amassed 31662 points, which placed him 7th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.