most points by an nba player before turning 28

LeBron James has scored the most career points by a player younger than 28, with 19,771 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by an NBA player before turning 28 years old
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
19,771
717
39.8
27.6
7.2
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.9
20.3
48.6
1.3
4.0
33.4
6.5
8.7
74.5
57.1
1.2
6.0
3.3
28,558
5,180
4,943
1,238
607
2,378
1,368
+3580
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
17,566
641
37.8
27.4
7.0
3.7
1.2
1.0
9.2
19.1
48.3
1.8
4.7
38.0
7.2
8.1
88.2
60.5
0.8
6.2
3.2
24,207
4,518
2,363
774
639
2,083
1,213
+1964
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
16,866
707
35.7
23.9
5.1
4.5
1.5
0.6
8.3
18.4
45.1
1.1
3.4
33.6
6.1
7.3
83.4
55.2
1.2
3.9
2.9
25,239
3,634
3,148
1,059
431
2,030
1,906
+2532
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
16,304
391
47.3
41.7
25.3
16.8
33.3
50.6
8.0
14.2
56.8
52.8
18,489
9,873
721
5Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
15,926
646
36.2
24.7
6.3
3.1
1.1
0.5
8.8
19.3
45.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
6.3
7.8
80.5
54.4
1.9
4.4
3.0
23,375
4,091
2,010
721
299
1,934
1,939
+1371
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
15,519
476
38.8
32.6
6.3
6.0
2.8
1.1
12.1
23.3
51.9
0.3
1.2
28.7
8.1
9.6
84.8
59.3
1.8
4.5
3.2
18,451
2,998
2,852
1,326
512
1,517
1,460
7Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
15,317
683
34.9
22.4
6.3
4.6
1.4
1.0
8.1
18.5
43.9
1.3
3.8
34.2
4.9
6.5
75.2
52.5
1.7
4.6
2.3
23,841
4,284
3,138
929
699
1,601
1,356
+930
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
14,927
675
32.6
22.1
9.4
4.6
1.2
1.3
8.0
15.0
53.5
0.7
2.4
28.6
5.4
7.6
71.3
60.4
1.7
7.7
2.9
21,979
6,364
3,124
780
876
1,954
2,034
+2105
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
14,621
602
34.0
24.3
4.0
5.0
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.3
46.4
2.1
5.8
35.8
5.2
6.0
87.0
58.0
0.6
3.4
3.0
20,497
2,424
3,010
514
176
1,824
1,787
+200
10Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
14,532
477
30.5
10.7
9.1
11.0
83.1
1,533
11Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
14,405
525
27.4
10.8
5.9
7.8
75.5
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
14,211
467
30.4
15.3
12.6
5.2
7.4
69.5
7,162
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
13,971
514
37.6
27.2
12.4
2.6
0.8
2.7
10.9
18.9
57.6
0.0
0.0
5.9
5.4
10.1
53.1
58.1
4.0
8.4
2.9
19,334
6,372
1,357
394
1,396
1,495
1,775
+1668
14Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
13,864
693
38.2
20.0
10.8
4.4
1.4
1.8
8.1
16.6
48.8
0.2
0.7
30.3
3.6
4.7
76.1
53.5
2.8
8.0
2.6
26,462
7,493
3,059
968
1,231
1,780
1,758
+2264
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
13,784
585
34.5
23.6
7.3
3.8
1.1
0.7
8.2
17.8
45.9
2.6
7.1
37.0
4.5
5.4
84.0
58.3
0.9
6.5
2.4
20,184
4,293
2,243
640
384
1,389
1,232
+3645
16James Harden
J. Harden
13,618
615
33.6
22.1
5.0
5.7
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.7
44.2
2.2
6.2
36.4
6.9
8.1
85.4
60.6
0.8
4.3
3.4
20,687
3,093
3,527
905
275
2,068
1,564
+2252
17Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
13,508
468
35.0
28.9
8.6
8.3
1.2
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.8
34.9
6.3
8.4
75.4
58.9
0.9
7.7
4.0
16,381
4,043
3,862
583
214
1,854
1,075
+1313
18Bradley Beal
B. Beal
13,303
605
34.7
22.0
4.1
4.0
1.1
0.4
8.0
17.5
45.6
2.3
6.0
37.7
3.7
4.6
82.0
56.4
0.9
3.2
2.4
20,979
2,452
2,436
691
236
1,428
1,340
+386
19Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
13,257
603
36.6
22.0
8.5
2.5
1.0
1.1
7.5
16.2
46.6
1.4
3.8
37.9
5.5
6.3
86.3
57.9
1.3
7.3
1.9
22,053
5,149
1,521
612
661
1,134
1,633
+3297
20Anthony Davis
A. Davis
13,195
551
34.4
23.9
10.3
2.3
1.4
2.4
8.9
17.3
51.6
0.5
1.5
31.7
5.6
7.1
79.9
58.8
2.5
7.8
1.9
18,960
5,676
1,252
761
1,305
1,068
1,304
+660
21Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
13,170
487
41.3
27.0
4.1
5.6
2.4
0.2
9.6
22.8
42.0
1.3
4.2
31.2
6.6
8.7
76.0
50.7
1.0
3.1
3.6
20,124
1,997
2,722
1,158
107
1,738
1,091
+617
22Dwight Howard
D. Howard
13,084
718
36.1
18.2
12.9
1.5
1.0
2.2
6.4
11.2
57.7
0.0
0.1
5.0
5.3
9.3
57.6
59.8
3.6
9.3
3.1
25,892
9,287
1,080
725
1,566
2,221
2,369
+2477
23Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
13,039
636
38.6
20.5
3.1
8.3
1.3
0.2
7.3
16.9
43.4
1.2
3.7
31.6
4.7
5.9
78.8
52.6
0.8
2.3
3.2
24,556
1,949
5,264
808
100
2,045
1,532
-402
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
12,876
596
34.0
21.6
5.6
7.6
1.7
0.3
7.6
17.4
43.4
0.9
2.9
30.4
5.6
6.9
81.7
52.9
1.7
4.0
3.7
20,289
3,365
4,538
1,033
171
2,231
1,453
+2297
25Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
12,862
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
23,274
2,372
6,220
2,104

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

117.3

10th

DRTG

114.1

12th

NETRTG

3.1

11th

3P%

34.0

27th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5
7
Cavaliers Cavaliers
14
11
.560
6.0
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
6.0
9
Hawks Hawks
14
12
.538
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Wed
12/17
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
12/19
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
NOP NOP
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

15 - 11

130

Final

126

WAS Wizards

3 - 20

Fri 12 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
125-120
Tue
11/11
PHX PHX
@
DAL DAL
123-114
Tue
11/11
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
92-121
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM