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Joe Fulks held the career scoring record from the league's inaugural season in 1946 to 1952 and was the first player to eclipse 5,000 career points. George Mikan held the record from 1952 to 1958 and was the first player to eclipse 10,000 career points. Ed Macauley held the record for 39 days in 1958, the shortest in NBA history.
List of NBA single-game scoring leaders. This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have scored 60 or more points in a regular season game. This feat has been accomplished 89 times in NBA history. Thirty-six players have scored 60 or more points in a game, while just ten players have joined the 70-point club.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1989 with a then-record of 20 seasons played. Kobe Bryant was the first guard to play 20 seasons. Jason Kidd had two stints with Dallas in his career, retiring tied with a then-record 19 seasons as a guard. John Stockton spent all 19 years of his NBA career with the Utah Jazz, from 1984 to 2003.
3 ( 1985, 1987, 1988) None. 1 ( 1988) 7. 2003. [56] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who voted as a player, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Larry Bird, who voted as a team representative, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Bill Russell (left) and Wilt Chamberlain (center), who voted as players ...
Only player to finish Top 20 in 5 major stats categories (points, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals), season Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks , 2016–17 [388] Only player to average 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, five 3-pointers per game in a season
Anthony Edwards (born August 5, 2001), nicknamed " Ant-Man " or simply " Ant ", [1] is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, he played college basketball for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and was selected with the first overall pick by the ...
Only NBA player to lead his team in all five major statistics (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) and field goal percentage in the same season. Only NBA player to record a 15+ assist triple-double while shooting 100% from the field. Only NBA player to record multiple 35+ point triple-doubles while shooting 90% from the field.
Prospective high school players must wait a year before entering the NBA, making some age-related records harder to break. Youngest/Oldest player to play a playoff game Youngest: Andrew Bynum is the youngest player to play in a playoff game, he logged a total of 1 minute and 52 seconds and missed one shot in the game for the Los Angeles Lakers ...