James Harden posted the most points in 2015-16, with 2,376 points.

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NBA most points by a player scored 2016

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	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	James Harden J. Harden	2,376	2015-16	HOU	82	38.1	29.0	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	8.7	19.7	43.9	2.9	8.0	35.9	8.8	10.2	86.0	59.8	0.8	5.3	4.6	3,125	501	612	139	51	374	229	+125
2	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2,375	2015-16	GSW	79	34.2	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	10.2	20.2	50.4	5.1	11.2	45.4	4.6	5.1	90.8	66.9	0.9	4.6	3.3	2,700	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,029	2015-16	OKC	72	35.8	28.2	8.2	5.0	1.0	1.2	9.7	19.2	50.5	2.6	6.7	38.7	6.2	6.9	89.8	63.4	0.6	7.6	3.5	2,578	589	361	69	85	250	137	+647
4	LeBron James L. James	1,920	2015-16	CLE	76	35.6	25.3	7.4	6.8	1.4	0.6	9.7	18.6	52.0	1.1	3.7	30.9	4.7	6.5	73.1	58.8	1.5	6.0	3.3	2,709	565	514	104	49	249	143	+618
5	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	1,879	2015-16	POR	75	35.7	25.1	4.0	6.8	0.9	0.4	8.2	19.7	41.9	3.1	8.1	37.5	5.5	6.2	89.2	56.0	0.6	3.4	3.2	2,676	302	512	65	28	242	165	+94
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1,878	2015-16	OKC	80	34.4	23.5	7.8	10.4	2.0	0.3	8.2	18.1	45.4	1.3	4.3	29.6	5.8	7.2	81.2	55.4	1.8	6.0	4.3	2,749	626	834	163	20	342	200	+635
7	Paul George P. George	1,874	2015-16	IND	81	34.8	23.1	7.0	4.1	1.9	0.4	7.5	17.9	41.8	2.6	7.0	37.1	5.6	6.5	86.0	55.7	1.0	6.0	3.3	2,819	563	329	152	29	265	230	+182
8	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	1,830	2015-16	TOR	78	35.9	23.5	4.5	4.0	1.0	0.3	7.9	17.7	44.6	0.6	1.8	33.8	7.1	8.4	85.0	55.0	0.8	3.7	2.2	2,804	349	315	81	21	175	167	+175
9	Isaiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,823	2015-16	BOS	82	32.2	22.2	3.0	6.2	1.1	0.1	7.2	16.9	42.8	2.0	5.7	35.9	5.8	6.6	87.1	56.2	0.6	2.4	2.7	2,644	243	509	91	9	220	167	+299
10	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	1,771	2015-16	GSW	80	33.3	22.1	3.8	2.1	0.8	0.6	8.1	17.3	47.0	3.5	8.1	42.5	2.4	2.8	87.3	59.7	0.4	3.4	1.7	2,666	306	166	60	49	138	152	+836
11	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1,748	2015-16	SAC	65	34.6	26.9	11.5	3.3	1.6	1.4	9.2	20.5	45.1	1.1	3.2	33.3	7.3	10.2	71.8	53.8	2.4	9.1	3.8	2,246	747	214	101	92	249	236	+42
12	Kemba Walker K. Walker	1,689	2015-16	CHA	81	35.6	20.9	4.4	5.2	1.6	0.5	7.0	16.4	42.7	2.2	6.0	37.1	4.6	5.4	84.7	55.4	0.7	3.7	2.1	2,885	357	421	126	39	171	111	+239
13	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	1,675	2015-16	MIN	81	35.1	20.7	3.6	2.0	1.0	0.6	7.3	16.0	45.9	0.7	2.3	30.0	5.3	7.0	76.1	54.3	1.3	2.3	2.2	2,845	291	164	78	46	182	165	-67
14	CJ McCollum	1,666	2015-16	POR	80	34.8	20.8	3.2	4.3	1.2	0.3	8.0	17.9	44.8	2.5	5.9	41.7	2.3	2.8	82.7	54.4	0.6	2.7	2.5	2,780	259	341	97	23	196	187	+154
15	Kyle Lowry K. Lowry	1,634	2015-16	TOR	77	37.0	21.2	4.7	6.4	2.1	0.4	6.6	15.6	42.7	2.8	7.1	38.8	5.2	6.4	81.1	57.8	0.7	4.0	2.9	2,851	365	494	158	34	225	211	+380
16	Gordon Hayward G. Hayward	1,578	2015-16	UTA	80	36.2	19.7	5.0	3.7	1.2	0.3	6.5	15.0	43.3	1.8	5.1	34.9	4.9	6.0	82.4	55.9	0.8	4.2	2.5	2,893	397	296	95	27	202	183	+95
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1,573	2015-16	NYK	72	35.1	21.8	7.7	4.2	0.9	0.5	7.9	18.2	43.4	1.5	4.3	33.9	4.6	5.6	82.9	53.0	1.4	6.4	2.4	2,530	556	299	62	38	176	180	-41
18	John Wall J. Wall	1,531	2015-16	WAS	77	36.2	19.9	4.9	10.2	1.9	0.8	7.4	17.5	42.4	1.5	4.3	35.1	3.5	4.5	79.1	51.0	0.5	4.4	4.1	2,784	379	789	145	59	318	159	+101
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1,523	2015-16	SAS	72	33.1	21.2	6.8	2.6	1.8	1.0	7.7	15.1	50.6	1.8	4.0	44.3	4.1	4.6	87.4	61.6	1.3	5.5	1.5	2,380	493	186	128	71	105	133	+653
20	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,503	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
21	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	1,501	2015-16	BKN	73	33.7	20.6	7.8	2.0	0.8	1.7	8.1	15.8	51.1	0.0	0.2	14.3	4.3	5.5	78.7	56.2	2.8	5.1	2.4	2,457	573	146	58	124	175	215	-121
22	Reggie Jackson R. Jackson	1,489	2015-16	DET	79	30.7	18.8	3.2	6.2	0.7	0.1	6.8	15.7	43.4	1.5	4.2	35.3	3.7	4.3	86.4	53.5	0.7	2.5	2.8	2,424	253	492	59	11	223	187	+130
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	1,481	2015-16	NOP	61	34.9	24.3	10.3	1.9	1.3	2.0	9.2	18.6	49.3	0.6	1.8	32.4	5.3	7.0	75.8	55.9	2.1	8.1	2.0	2,131	627	116	78	125	121	148	-200
24	Chris Paul C. Paul	1,446	2015-16	LAC	74	32.7	19.5	4.2	10.0	2.1	0.2	7.0	15.1	46.2	1.6	4.4	37.1	4.0	4.4	89.6	57.5	0.5	3.7	2.6	2,420	310	738	152	13	194	185	+553
25	Khris Middleton K. Middleton	1,434	2015-16	MIL	79	36.1	18.2	3.8	4.2	1.7	0.2	6.4	14.5	44.4	1.8	4.6	39.6	3.5	3.9	88.8	56.0	0.6	3.3	2.3	2,852	302	331	131	19	180	204	-29