How long do you think it will take for James Harden to join 30,000 points club?

Spoiler

Took 7 years to surpass to the 10K mark
16,345 with Houston
2,795 with OKC
Currently 19,140

18,627 prior to this year
If he scored 2K every year...

(30) 2019-20: 20,627
(31) 2020-21: 22,627
(32) 2021-22: 24,627
(33) 2022-23: 26,627
(34) 2023-24: 28,627
(35) 2024-25: 30,627

2009-10: 753
2010-11: 998
2011-12: 1044
2012-13: 2023
2013-14: 1851
2014-15: 2217
2015-16: 2376
2016-17: 2356
2017-18: 2191
2018-19: 2818
2019-20: 513

59th all time scoring (19,140)

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 38387
2. Karl Malone* 36928
3. Kobe Bryant 33643
4. LeBron James 32835
5. Michael Jordan* 32292
6. Dirk Nowitzki 31560
7. Wilt Chamberlain* 31419
8. Julius Erving* 30026
9. Moses Malone* 29580
10. Shaquille O'Neal* 28596
11. Dan Issel* 27482
12. Elvin Hayes* 27313
13. Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
14. Oscar Robertson* 26710
15. Dominique Wilkins* 26668
16. George Gervin* 26595
17. Tim Duncan 26496
18. Paul Pierce 26397
19. John Havlicek* 26395
20. Kevin Garnett 26071
21. Alex English* 25613
22. Carmelo Anthony 25551
23. Vince Carter 25471
24. Reggie Miller* 25279
24. Rick Barry* 25279
26. Jerry West* 25192
27. Artis Gilmore* 24941
28. Patrick Ewing* 24815
29. Ray Allen* 24505
30. Allen Iverson* 24368
31. Charles Barkley* 23757
32. Robert Parish* 23334
33. Adrian Dantley* 23177
34. Dwyane Wade 23165
35. Elgin Baylor* 23149
36. Kevin Durant 22940
37. Clyde Drexler* 22195
38. Gary Payton* 21813
39. Larry Bird* 21791
40. Hal Greer* 21586
41. Walt Bellamy* 20941
42. Pau Gasol 20894
43. Bob Pettit* 20880
44. David Robinson* 20790
45. Mitch Richmond* 20497
46. Joe Johnson 20405
47. Tom Chambers 20049
48. Antawn Jamison 20042
49. John Stockton* 19711
50. Bernard King* 19655
51. Clifford Robinson 19591
52. Walter Davis 19521
53. Tony Parker 19473
54. Terry Cummings 19460
55. Jamal Crawford 19414
56. Bob Lanier* 19248
57. Eddie Johnson 19202
58. Gail Goodrich* 19181
59. James Harden 19140
60. Russell Westbrook 19090

Just working on passing these Rockets legends first

57. Eddie Johnson 19202
46. Joe Johnson 20405
37. Clyde Drexler* 22195
31. Charles Barkley* 23757
22. Carmelo Anthony 25551
13. Hakeem Olajuwon* 26946
12. Elvin Hayes* 27313
9. Moses Malone* 29580

 

Depends on how much he take as 40+ shotd

 

if he averages 38 for the rest of the season

he'll pass Larry Bird and be 39th all time

 

4 years barring any injury.

 

All I know is just a few years ago he wasn’t on the top 250 list. He has bum rushed up through it like crazy.

 

Rick Barry is missing from the legend list.

 

Never heard of Dan Issel before.

 

Harden's PPG has gone up almost every season of his career.

The main factor limiting his total points scored will be injuries or lockout-shortened seasons. Or maybe the load management trend takes over and even Harden starts doing it in a couple years.

 

It's absolutely crazy to think that Harden could suffer a significant drop-off in his scoring numbers and still average over 30 a game and lead the league.

 

Suck it, Karl Malone.*


* tied for last place all time for # NBA titles