re: Most points scored in a players 21st NBA season broken down by leaders

Posted by Bench McElroy

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:28 am to Oilfieldbiology

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know we live to hate on Lebron James here, but has a player ever lived up to the hype places on him from such a young age?

Posted by DownSouthCrawfish

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:29 am to chalmetteowl

Probably a bit of that and drafting kids out of high school was still rare. Before Garnett in 95, you had to go back to 1975 to find a team taking a chance on someone fresh out of high school (Darryl Dawkins, Bill willoughby)

eta: I guess you can count Kemp since he never played in college but he was a year removed from hs before going pro

This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 9:33 am

Posted by bamameister

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:32 am to TackySweater

The only one limping away is father time.

LeBron James vs. notable NBA players in the age-39 season
Via Stathead (age is decided by a player's age before Feb. 1 of that season.)

LeBron James 2023-24 25.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 7.4 apg

Karl Malone 2002-03 20.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 4.7 apg

Michael Jordan 2002-03 20.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.8 apg

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1986-87 17.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.6 apg

Reggie Miller 2004-05 14.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg

John Stockton 2001-02 13.4 ppg, 8.2 apg, 3.2 RPG

Robert Parish 1992-93 12.6 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg

Dirk Nowitzki 2017-18 12.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.6 apg

Grant Hill 2011-12 10.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.2 apg

Tim Duncan 2015-16 8.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.7 apg

By the way, King James just shot a career-high 41.3 percent shooting from 3-point land in his 39th year.

Posted by PeteRose

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:56 am to lsupride87

So if Lebron plays at age 46 and scores 2 pts, he has more points than all players combined in history? What a useful stats.

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:01 am to PeteRose

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So if Lebron plays at age 46 and scores 2 pts, he has more points than all players combined in history? What a useful stats.

That would kinda make sense except he scored 25pts per game this year

Posted by teke184

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:01 am to Dairy Sanders

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Cute stat now do it by age.

Yep.

LeBron was in the right window to jump straight from HS rather than be forced to attend between 1-3 years of college first.

A lot of other guys who could have done so had a lot more wear on the tires as a result.

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:06 am to lsupride87

I look forward to seeing his greatness in action tonight. What channel is carrying the Fakers game?

Posted by DownSouthCrawfish

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:12 am to teke184

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A lot of other guys who could have done so had a lot more wear on the tires as a result.

playing in college isn’t the reason why those guys didn’t reach heights like this. A college season is what, ~40 games? Lebron went from hs to an 82 game grind not including playoffs.

Posted by PeteRose

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:13 am to lsupride87

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That would kinda make sense except he scored 25pts per game this year

He did. But deep down he can’t catch up to MJ’s legacy, and he’s trying to fill the void with stats at this point. Lebron fans know this too. That’s why they try to shove these stats down our throats because that’s all they can do.

Posted by teke184

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:18 am to DownSouthCrawfish

The human body is also capable of less as you age.

21 seasons at age 40 (drafted at 18) is different from 21 seasons at age 43-44 (drafted around 21-22).

Posted by DownSouthCrawfish

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:22 am to teke184

Fair point

Posted by lsupride87

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:34 am to teke184

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21 seasons at age 40 (drafted at 18) is different from 21 seasons at age 43-44 (drafted around 21-22).

How do you think Lebron is going to do at 43 season 24?

Posted by Dairy Sanders

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:42 am to Oilfieldbiology

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he’s the only person in the debate.

He’s not in the debate at all.

Posted by teke184

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:47 am to lsupride87

Considering all the “rejuvenation treatments” he gets every offseason? He probably sticks around until he has something pop which is a career-ender, like Kobe and his Achilles.

He really should be wrapping it up but I see him sticking around until he physically can’t make it on the floor anymore.

Posted by DomincDecoco

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:49 am to lsupride87

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Imagine how cool a sport like baseball could have been in the 90s with roids

Making my point for me

Posted by Keys Open Doors

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:52 am to teke184

Are you ignoring the age 39 stats posted on page 2?

Posted by DMagic

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:04 am to lsupride87

Probably the most physically gifted ever but with the softest attitude attached

Posted by QJenk

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Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:21 am to Dairy Sanders

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Cute stat now do it by age.

Lebron is the leader by age as well by a good margin.