fewest games to reach 8500 career points in nba history

George Mikan has the fewest games with 8,500+ points, with 439 games.

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	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	439	10,157		23.1					8.1						7.0	8.9	78.1
2	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	442	10,854	34.8	24.6	5.2	4.1	1.3	0.6	8.6	19.0	45.3	3.0	8.0	36.9	4.4	5.5	80.2	57.4	0.7	4.5	2.9	15,399	2,319	1,826	587	282	1,273	888	+942
3	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	446	9,732	37.6	21.8	2.8	4.6	1.1	0.1	8.9	19.5	45.5				4.0	5.0	80.5	50.2	0.6	2.0		16,776	1,271	2,057	247	33		1,076
4	George Yardley G. Yardley	472	9,069		19.2					6.8						5.7	7.3	78.2
5	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	475	8,708	29.0	18.3	2.7	3.6	0.8	0.1	6.6	14.0	47.2	1.5	3.9	38.9	3.6	4.2	84.1	57.7	0.8	1.9	2.3	13,770	1,299	1,728	393	63	1,092	1,064	-2050
6	Yao Ming Y. Ming	486	9,247	32.5	19.0	9.2	1.6	0.4	1.9	7.0	13.3	52.4	0.0	0.0	20.0	5.1	6.1	83.3	59.6	2.5	6.7	2.7	15,817	4,494	769	189	920	1,311	1,596	+1491
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	490	13,544	31.9	27.6	10.8	3.7	0.9	1.6	9.1	18.2	50.0	1.2	3.5	33.9	8.3	9.9	83.0	61.3	2.2	8.6	3.4	15,608	5,280	1,808	432	784	1,656	1,451	+2646
8	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	492	9,323	31.3	18.9	7.1	1.5	0.7	0.5	6.5	14.3	45.8	2.6	6.9	37.0	3.4	3.8	87.1	59.4	1.5	5.6	1.4	15,399	3,490	746	357	243	689	919	-585
9	Trae Young T. Young	498	12,489	34.1	25.1	3.4	9.8	1.0	0.2	7.9	18.3	43.3	2.6	7.4	35.2	6.6	7.6	87.2	58.0	0.6	2.8	4.2	17,004	1,717	4,868	518	76	2,090	874	-187
10	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	503	8,537	30.9	17.0	7.8	2.6			7.1	14.5	48.9	0.0	0.0	10.0	2.8	3.5	79.8	52.9				15,524	3,942	1,287				1,079
11	Victor Oladipo V. Oladipo	504	8,503	32.2	16.9	4.5	3.9	1.6	0.5	6.2	14.2	43.6	1.6	4.7	34.7	2.9	3.7	78.8	53.4	0.6	3.9	2.5	16,247	2,245	1,970	805	230	1,266	1,202	-79
12	David Thompson D. Thompson	509	11,266	32.0	22.1	3.8	3.2			8.3	16.4	50.4	0.1			5.5	7.1	77.8	56.6				16,308	1,921	1,631				1,287
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	514	15,021	35.0	29.2	8.5	8.2	1.3	0.5	9.8	21.0	46.9	3.2	9.0	35.2	6.4	8.5	75.5	59.2	0.9	7.6	4.0	17,999	4,376	4,230	661	237	2,032	1,181	+1423
14	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	516	10,024		19.4					6.4						6.6	8.6	77.1
15	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	528	9,091		17.2	9.8				6.4			0.0			4.4	6.7	65.1						5,177
16	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	530	13,411	33.1	25.3	4.7	5.3	1.4	0.8	8.8	17.3	50.8	1.4	3.8	36.0	6.3	7.3	86.4	61.6	0.7	4.0	2.3	17,549	2,503	2,810	761	422	1,223	1,183	+2062
17	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	533	10,372	30.3	19.5	7.6	1.9	0.7	1.8	6.8	14.8	46.1	1.9	5.2	36.4	4.0	4.8	83.0	57.7	1.7	5.9	1.6	16,173	4,055	994	383	947	876	1,587	+952
18	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	548	10,389	36.5	19.0	9.5	3.7	0.8	0.7	7.0	13.1	53.2	0.0	0.0	14.3	5.0	6.7	74.7	59.0	2.2	7.3	2.8	20,029	5,227	2,028	422	397	1,513	1,466
19	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	552	11,402	35.1	20.7	3.9	5.3	1.6	0.2	6.7	16.0	42.1	2.0	5.6	35.1	5.2	6.5	80.3	54.7	0.8	3.1	3.2	19,350	2,168	2,909	884	134	1,744	1,683	+24
20	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	556	9,723	28.0	17.5	2.4	4.8	0.8	0.1	5.7	13.1	43.4	1.9	5.2	36.3	4.2	4.8	87.2	57.3	0.5	1.9	2.2	15,582	1,321	2,641	472	61	1,242	1,146	+215
21	Charlie Scott C. Scott	560	10,038	34.4	17.9	3.6	4.8			7.3	16.5	44.4	0.0	0.2	18.2	3.2	4.2	77.2	48.8				19,278	2,039	2,690
22	Jalen Brunson J. Brunson	561	10,748	30.0	19.2	3.2	5.3	0.7	0.1	7.0	14.4	48.5	1.7	4.5	38.5	3.4	4.1	82.6	58.9	0.5	2.7	1.8	16,830	1,796	2,952	408	56	1,025	1,065	+1645
23	Isaiah Rider I. Rider	563	9,405	31.7	16.7	3.8	2.7	0.7	0.2	6.4	14.4	44.3	1.2	3.4	35.2	2.8	3.4	81.2	52.6	1.2	2.6	2.5	17,851	2,166	1,535	367	136	1,425	1,327	+228
24	Campy Russell C. Russell	566	8,956		15.8					6.0			0.2			3.7	4.9	77.2
25	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	570	9,108		16.0					6.0						4.1	5.4	75.1

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAL	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM

Last Game

Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

George Mikan has the fewest games with 8,500+ points, with 439 games.

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8.0

8.3

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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31.1

28.8

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11.9

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10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

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