most points scored in the first round in nba history

LeBron James has scored the most career points by a 1st round pick, with 43,127 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player scored in the first round in NBA history
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
43,127
1,606
37.7
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,498
11,979
11,892
2,393
1,178
5,605
2,840
+7381
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
36,928
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33,643
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32,292
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
32,174
1,185
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.2
3.2
43,494
8,169
5,185
1,225
1,330
3,751
2,258
+5011
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
31,560
1,522
33.8
20.7
7.5
2.4
0.8
0.8
7.3
15.6
47.1
1.3
3.4
38.0
4.8
5.4
87.9
57.7
1.0
6.6
1.6
51,368
11,489
3,651
1,210
1,281
2,494
3,601
+6541
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31,419
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
23,924
4,643
2,075
9James Harden
J. Harden
29,047
1,207
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.8
3.7
41,971
6,745
8,768
1,778
677
4,461
2,964
+4662
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28,596
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28,289
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,052
3,543
+1528
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27,313
1,303
38.4
21.0
12.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
8.4
18.6
45.2
0.0
0.1
14.7
4.1
6.1
67.0
49.1
3.1
7.8
2.4
50,000
16,279
2,398
864
1,771
1,358
4,193
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
27,148
1,298
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
3.9
42,937
9,009
10,323
2,033
416
5,030
3,301
+2621
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26,946
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
15Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
26,710
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26,668
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,669
2,061
-392
17DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
26,505
1,253
34.6
21.2
4.3
4.1
1.0
0.3
7.6
16.1
47.0
0.5
1.7
30.2
5.5
6.5
84.3
55.8
0.7
3.6
2.0
43,322
5,409
5,125
1,244
414
2,455
2,789
-317
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26,496
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26,447
1,065
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,196
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
26,397
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,532
3,643
+3345
21John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
26,395
1,270
36.6
20.8
6.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
8.3
18.8
43.9
4.2
5.2
81.5
49.2
1.5
3.5
2.5
46,471
8,007
6,114
476
117
204
3,281
22Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
26,071
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
23Vince Carter
V. Carter
25,728
1,541
30.1
16.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
0.6
6.0
13.8
43.5
1.5
4.0
37.1
3.1
3.9
79.8
53.6
1.1
3.2
1.7
46,367
6,606
4,714
1,530
888
2,590
3,995
+1817
24Reggie Miller
R. Miller
25,279
1,389
34.3
18.2
3.0
3.0
1.1
0.2
5.9
12.6
47.1
1.8
4.7
39.5
4.5
5.1
88.8
61.4
0.6
2.4
1.7
47,619
4,182
4,141
1,505
299
2,409
2,730
+2015
25Jerry West
J. West
25,192
932
39.2
27.0
5.8
6.7
2.6
0.7
9.7
20.4
47.4
7.7
9.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
2.8
36,571
5,376
6,238
81
23
2,435

More Cavaliers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.3

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell

RPG

8.7

Mobley

Evan Mobley

APG

5.8

Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

7th

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

4.0

8th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
25
.627
5.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
40
26
.606
7.0
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Sun
3/15
@
3:30 PM
Tue
3/17
@
8:00 PM
Thu
3/19
@
8:00 PM
Sat
3/21
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

40 - 26

122

Final

128

ORL Magic

36 - 28

Wed 11 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
46
18
.719
2
43
22
.662
3.5
3
42
25
.627
5.5
4
40
26
.606
7.0
5
36
28
.563
10.0
6
37
29
.561
10.0
7
36
29
.554
10.5
8
35
30
.538
11.5
9
34
31
.523
12.5
10
34
33
.507
13.5
11
27
37
.422
19.0
12
27
38
.415
19.5
13
17
48
.262
29.5
14
16
48
.250
30.0
15
15
50
.231
31.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
51
15
.773
2
48
17
.738
2.5
3
40
25
.615
10.5
4
40
25
.615
10.5
5
40
26
.606
11.0
6
40
26
.606
11.0
7
38
27
.585
12.5
8
33
32
.508
17.5
9
32
33
.492
18.5
10
31
35
.470
20.0
11
23
41
.359
27.0
12
22
45
.328
29.5
13
21
44
.323
29.5
14
20
46
.303
31.0
15
Kings Kings - e
16
51
.239
35.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
2/6
@
99-105
Fri
2/6
@
109-103
Fri
2/6
@
132-126
Fri
2/6
@
115-122
Sat
2/7
@
111-89

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/12
@
9:00 PM
Thu
3/12
@
9:30 PM
Thu
3/12
@
10:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/13
@
7:30 PM