Ima be honest this goes to another player for me, but lebron is definite a legend but I don't see him up there with the greatest. I never saw him as a true ball player I just saw someone that played within the rules of the NBAs version of the WWE. When I think of ball players I think of Jordan, Kobe, Iverson, Steve Nash, nawitzki, magic, etc etc etc.
Jimmy, this video was great. Not just the stats, but the story telling, the delivery. The ending gave me chills. YOU are truly one of the GOATs of NBA content creators. Thank you for doing what you do.
Jxmmy is the goat of yt nba content but i disagree with this one. have you noticed stokton and malone's games played numbers. They are two examples of players that played non stop for almost 20 years. Think about the medical technology developing. Taller players last more bc they have this advance. Also think about the evolution of 3pt line. Look at the all time top 10 points leaders and notice how many 3pts half of them have scored. You see where this is going. One day, not so far from today a guy will step in have the playing longevity of today and even more as the med will provide (combined with his athletic state). Also when the organisation will choose the 4pt line will be there. i think Lebron will probably be the first breaking the 40,000 pts limit but the next one may break the 50,000 as we already have guys like steph, luka, trae, damian etc that are capable of scoring from such an extreme distance today. So what is expected is that one guy who will have the bag, distance scorring ability, physicallity and motivation. All that are in the hands of the nba organisation. If they wanna let the next point leader to be they will make rules that lead to softer defence and more productive offence. If they don't they will make the defence even harder. At this point i think non of them are necessery as the game have the attention needed. But economic crises may lead to a bad turn. If the game needs more attention meaning more money then something extrordinare have to happened and it will. And besides the bad ref calls i dig Adam Silver's work as much as jxmy's. Nba is in good hands.
@@ΓιώργοςΚαπάτος lets have a healthy discussion on this one, you have a great point on medical advancement and with better nutrition these days, if there is one kid who is genetically good with good nutrition, proper training and with medical advancements that can omit injury, the chances of him becoming the next scoring leader will also be steep, cause he needs the psychological state as Lebron, the love and determination he has on the game to maintain and play for 20 years, other factors that affects current players like kyrie is mental state, and for this there is no "advancements" that can help, it's all based on how much the player wants it, and let me tell you my friend, is even rarer than the best genetics can give you to have a mentality like that, what are the chances that someone that can play well, play long and maintain not only your skill, but your mentality for decades. Not in our lifetime I suppose, and I hope that happens because it will be a phenomenal player to watch.
@@ΓιώργοςΚαπάτος yes medical technology will help. But you still need to invest a lot of time and money in conditioning and taking care of their bodies. Also genetically Lebron is just a physical freak.
Not only was he a capable score from Day One, and started at age 18, and avoided major injury for most of his career, he was also in a situation that allowed him to score like crazy from the get-go. Everything worked out in service of LeBron breaking this record.
Ya but longevity is more of a testament to how he treated his body and kept it healthy, most top draft picks are in a situation to score from the get go, they just don’t stay healthy or have the longevity of determination of king James
@@gryphnation7091I don’t understand how people still don’t know how talk about how Lebron James a bio chemist who was a former navy seal on his payroll. Obviously that guy is cookin yo some good stuff for Lebron james
Luka maybe in his entire basketball career might go for more than LeBron . He's played profesionally since 15 and is still healthy and hungry for the game. He may be 24 but he has a decade of pro basketball under his belt and started playing it since he was a little kid.
The double digits in 1140 straight games is the most impressive to me. Luka got hurt in the first quarter of a game last month without having scored, and that killed his streak. Amazing that something like that never happened to lebron
Some players get lucky with lack of injuries. Lebron is like that, as was Jordan, who in his prime, only had 1 major injury, and that kept him out for like 60 games. For whatever reason, some guys are almost immune to them, while others get bit the by injury bug.
@@JohnDoe-zr8pc Jordan went to play minor-league baseball for a couple years which might have saved him from further wear and tear as a basketball player.
One of my favorite Lebron facts is that when he got injured in 2021 for a couple months he only had 7 points in the game. However, as he was limping up the court they passed him the ball in the corner where he hit a one legged three to get 10 points and then subbed out. Also when he got ejected the one time in his career against the Pistons, he had exactly 10 points 😂
Been a LeBron fan since 2008 and this is crazy man. As a kid I never understood the stats, but I always heard Bron being the youngest to break scoring records. Never thought I would see the day someone would not only pass, but obliterate Kareem's scoring record.
And Kareem played 20 seasons. What if Wilt had played 20 seasons? He only played 14. I believe he would have crossed the 40,000 mark if he had played for 20.
I honestly feel the NBA should hire you bro...this is by far one the best breakdowns I have ever seen. with cold hard facts, statistics, graphs... salute to you sir
They have I’m pretty sure. I’m almost beyond certain that I’ve heard him in some of the pre-game hype ups for big games. The Lakers vs Celtics latest game comes to mind specifically. They had a pre-game hype up in the style of his videos and commentary, very very similar voice if it wasn’t him
Believe it or not but in this day and age 2m subs on UA-cam and having the freedom to accept and decline whatever you want to and be your own boss can actually be better. Then again working with (not for) the NBA is a title that opens a lot of doors.
@YT I was a Buddhist monk in Thailand, but being original and going out of the comfort zone seems like unfamiliar territory to you mr. no profile pic and uploading other people's material ;)
@@sac1211 eh he still could if he goes absolutely insane in his prime and averages like 32 a game for about 10 seasons and is still decent as a old person in the nba like 25 a game he could still get it
I'd argue the record he's held already with combined regular season and playoff scoring may be even more unbreakable. Because not only do you need to be individually great, but your team needs to be consistently great to make deep playoff runs almost every year.
Because not all teams can compete in the postseason and not all series consists of the same amount of games, so sweeping a team impact your playoff total.
@@tarikwalters854 sweeping a team means you get to play another whole series though. And a player good enough to break the scoring record should certainly be going to the playoffs about every season, especially in today's league where if a player is unhappy where they are they just leave.
@@tarikwalters854 there should be some merit of dragging your team to a playoff. Probably only 3 players in the history of basketball could will that 2007 Cavs team to the playoffs.
Yea some kid is gonna have to avg about 30ppg not only through the playoffs but through 10 or more finals attempts 😂 its absurd. Can't be losing in the first rd
I think his longevity must be taken into account. He took down raptors during the mesozoic era and was still around to defeat the celtics during the medieval period, giving him a career of well over 65 million years as a major world power. Some may point towards his inability to defeat large, highly trained troops of warriors in the series of wars from 1015-1018, but they fail to account for the fact that the range of their curry, as well as their natural gold reserves gave them a significant economic advantage, which was how they were able to dominate the third and fourth years of the war. However, I do think Jordan's ability to defeat the power of not just one sun, but several suns is a more impressive feat than Lebron defeating thunder itself, although victory against a force of nature is always tough.
Jimmy this video is a masterpiece you have outdone yourself. I already knew how impactful this record was, but this is the video that puts it into perspective the most.
The only way I see this being broken is if they allow 18 year olds to enter again combined with advances in the health field which we have seen even in the last 10-20 years. If they could prolong athletes careers from mid to late 30s to early to mid 40s that’s when it will happen. But even then the odds will be slim to none
Lebron also played heavy minutes most of his career, with load management a young superstar will probably not even be allowed to play that many minutes. Especially since they are getting paid way more at a younger age, it's a liability and financial risk for the organization
@@chrisrichard1531 with the emphasis on shooting the 3 coupled with the softest defense of any generation of the NBA guys will be averaging 35 a game soon. give it another 10-15 years the scoring record will be like the alltime passing yards record in football broken every few years
Amazing breakdown, as always. The work you put in to give us this content is immensely appreciated by your subscribers, but more people should know about you. Keep up the amazing work!
@@AveChristusRex789 all time stats. which is probably the hardest. youd have to be consistent. Doing it for a season or game and breaking a record is one thing.
LeBron has had the perfect career for a scoring record. Has checked every box. 27 ppg playing almost every game every year for 20+ years is just crazy, crazy stuff. We really take this man for granted
@@blaque5582hey won't answer your question.. nor will the acknowledge that Kareem didn't shoot a bunch of 3s, didn't have the highest turnovers in NBA history, and Kareem has won more championships (on the same team) as leading scorer.
@@rahiemthomas5617 he’s only played all 82 once, but I don’t get what’s so bad about that. Also Kareem and LeBron can both exist as two great all time scorers, Kareem is still recognized for his greatness
With today's load management trend, these 2 are absolutely unbreakable records: 1) Wilt Chamberlain played 3,882 minutes on the court in 1961-62. 2) AC Green played in 1,192 consecutive games over 16 seasons.
The truly unbreakable records are ones that the current rules and meta of the game will not allow a player the opportunity to break it. Those are two good examples of it.
Unless the league changes significantly (adding 4 point or 5 point lines, increasing mins per game, adding more games to a season, officiating changes etc...), this can't be broken at my lifetime. With scoring talent like Jordan, Kobe, Malone etc..and changes in how the games played and officiated, and it still took someone decades to surpass Kareen's record. No way anyone is breaking this without a bunch of external factors.
@@JR-wj9bh I doubt it as well, don't worry. But the thing history shows, especially with sports, is that: We always think records cannot be broken, because it seems impossible when it happens. I bet you most people thought nobody would ever surpass Kareem when he broke the record. Yet, 40 years later, here we are. Does not matter how long it takes, there is always one guy that does it. It's human evolution and progress. I'll give it to you though, the chances are very slim, and it does indeed seem impossible.
@@JR-wj9bh I mean, there are kids entering the league now, that shoot more 3's than Curry ever did at the same age, with pretty much the same efficiency. Of course, Curry will still be considered the GOAT shooter by many people, even if (when) someone breaks his 3Pt record. Just because he impacted and changed the game, and did it better than anyone before, when nobody was doing it. And Lebron's record is sure way harder to beat. But still, the evolution of the game makes it so that there are probably a few players that will beat Curry's record in the next 15 to 25 years. This reminds me of a fascinating story, of a man you may have heard of, called Roger Bannister: Before 1954, most sports specialists thought no human being could ever run a mile in less than 4 minutes. People wanted to do it since 1886, and nobody had ever succeeded, in 70 years of trying. Because it was "impossible". Then, in 1954, against all odds, Roger Bannister does run a mile in less than 4 minutes, for the first time in history. The interesting part is that, after he did, a lot of athletes around the world started doing it as well. The same year, in 1954, someone beat his 3:59 time. The next year, three other guys beat them... In the same race. And a thousand followed until now. Roger Bannister had just made the impossible, well, possible. I understand Lebron's record is a different situation, but my point is, someone probably, eventually will beat his record. But I might be wrong, and only time will tell :)
I'm from Cleveland, and I'll never forget the moment we found out the Cavs won the number one pick (which of course would be Lebron). My parents were inside watching, I was out on the driveway playing on our hoop (which was on a huge slope) and suddenly I started hearing huge screaming and yelling from inside the house. I was 8. I couldn't understand why they were so excited. The winning of the pick that would be LeBron is one of my earliest, solid memories 13 years later I got to watch CLE win the championship from inside the Q. I somehow got tickets from a friend. It was probably one of the most magical moments in Cleveland history. Hoping to see LeBron come back next year and bring it all full circle
This video really hammers home just how great Lebron's career is. As a Celtics fan, I despise him as a matter of course but you cannot deny that his career will never be replicated.
No question. I whole heartedly agree. This content and this type of content is on the highest tier of the genre of mini documentary style story telling. Jimmy and people like Jimmy paint a beautiful picture
The world will not even be caring about NBA at that point. A civilizational collapse will be happening soon. Thereafter the resulting dystopian world will be a very different place.
The double digit scoring game streak is insane. I remember that one game where he had 7 points. Rolled his ankle. Came back into the game and scored a 3 on the next possession and subbed out. He was out 3 months and was the first massive injury of his carreer
Kobe played with a broken finger and torn Achilles 🥱 still managed to win more championships in the much harder and stacked western conference and doesnt have a losing finals record 🥱
If total points includes playoff games, that's a chunk of points for LeBron there too. The consistency of LeBron getting a team deep in the playoffs almost every year is also just as impressive. Edit: I see it is not included. Playoff points and appearances still make a very similar point.
No one talks about total points include playoffs because few want to acknowledge it. He's 8,000 points beyond MJ in total points, so acknowledging this would bring in all types of conversations that trigger too many people.
@@yamamancha huh? It would start a conversation over what is better, winning more in less time or winning less in more time. Also if you count LeBron's first 14 seasons, MJ has more points. On top of that, LeBron has played over half his career in an era where they score more points, games don't finish 90-80 anymore, they finish with 20-30% more points scored. Adjusted for pace no player comes close to MJs numbers, not even James Harden and he has been the best scorer of this generation about to retire.
It's not only impressive how he managed to score so much, but he also is known for his assist.. he plays like a point guard. Actually insane... I don't think we'll see another person like lebron, if there is, I likely won't be alive.
@@markfish1113 Based on newer generations being far more injury prone than the older ones, I seriously doubt that'll happen. Here's another JxmyHighroller video breaking down injuries over the last several years and its projection on the league ua-cam.com/video/IPqG1qmTNW4/v-deo.html
@@DJHogue Once people like Kneeovertoeguy become mainstream and everyone learns how to become injury proof, people are going to play for longer. Maybe not across the board but some players will adopt it and dominate
As Jxmy said a player will have to come into the league already playing at a high level, not scoring 18 points his first 2 seasons until he gets acclimated. For those that did not see LeBron play the year he got drafted, he was expected to score 20+ a game for the Cavs and he did, and it went up from there. He took the Cav to the finals after three seasons when he was only 22 years old and already had over 6000 points.
@@marcblanc3432 That would have been bad for this record. The point with young Lebron was that he HAD to score a lot. He had the talent, but the whole team was focused around him scoring. That really got him set off on the right foot for this record.
@@renstein8210 that really is the perfect circumstance which will probably never be replicated, he had to have the ability to score over 20 points right away at 18 years old and few players ever were that talented at 18. I can see a player having a chance if they switch to what Europe does which allows players to go pro at 16, at 16 they'd not be expected to do much but they will have a couple of years to grow and maybe they will have a chance to be scoring at LeBron's level at 18. I really think the NBA should have some kind of program to start developing the best young players in the country/world by age 15 or 16.
Another great record is the fact that I've been watching every single video you put out, but I never found a bad one. You always deliver and that's something i don't really find in any other content creator. Congrats on another great video!
I don't even usually like the videos I watch, but every single one i watch from you, i simply feel the need to put a like on it. I'm not that big of a basketball fan (in my country it's a secondary sport, let's call it that way), but i truly am a fan of your content
Jordan retired too early TWICE. If JORDAN played in 93- 95 season( played baseball) and 1999 to 2005 season( blame Jackson and jerry Krause for that) he would have Scored OVER 46,000 POINTS . Lebron would have never caught em
Ignorant to think a record is unbreakable when the record was thought to be unbreakable was just broken 😂 Players will be playing longer, there will be a player to break it
Not only is it the luck and talent required to even get close to this record but the will and desire to do it. They asked luka about the record and he said he doesn't want to play 20 years. Lebrons game isn't just a testament to his skill but his love for the game. He wanted it. He wanted it more than anyone else in the history and future of the nba. No one will ever match this. No one.
I drove from Houston to Dallas to watch my first live NBA game ever yesterday and man... what an experience. To see these players live on the court is so different. Luka, Kyrie, AD... but especially to see LeBron was amazing. An experience I am glad I finally got to have. And boi what a great game that was. I also got to see some of these fouls and even no calls on players that on t.v. look like nothing... yea no, these dudes do get hit pretty hard going into the lane when you see it in person. I wish I was old enough/in a better financial situation back when Kobe and Dwade were playing to see them live at least once too. Bron, Kobe and Dwade were my favorites ever to watch play. Started seriously watching the NBA around 05/06. Also it was interesting seeing the crowd react to LeBron live. You could tell his presence was felt around the arena. No joke. People love watching him play. When the game started it was all types of heckling that you would see on social media, you know the typical "cry baby" or "LeFraud" etc.. but you could tell they really do enjoy him being on the court. End of the game it was all cheers and excitement and running as close to the court as possible to get pictures and videos of him. Even the people who claim they hate him really do love him. It's hard to tell from social media but in person you see LeBron is really at that stage of his career where everyone is deep down a fan
I've watched this video multiple times and love it more each time. Imagine if Lebron wasn't so in love with the three-point shot or made 80 percent of his free throws.
His free throws are his biggest problem. I think if he shot over 80% from the free throw line in his career, he would be really close right now to 40 000 points.
One of the biggest issues I see about catching Lebron is this trend of increased load management. I don't ever see it going away because teams value the playoffs over regular season volume. Because of that I don't see how anyone ever breaks Lebron's scoring record.
breaking the scoring record is almost a false narrative. To have a 25ppg-player stave off serious injury almost for 18 years straight, you need a terminator programmed to destroy in an NBA basketball court to break what Lebron did, literally impossible.
True, but it will be broken IMO in 20-30 years time unless the league changes their attitude on scoring. 40ppg average will be achieved by someone, and they only need to dominate for 15-17 years
Hey Jimmy! The longevity of Lebrons dominance made me think if you could make a video on the changes of the NBA play style throughout the eras? I think it’d be really interesting to see- ppl say how it’s shifted to more offense instead of defense these days but it’d be cool to see how things like that changed
No matter how detailed and factual the explanation is, no matter how great of a person lebron is, no matter how mindblowing the thing bron is doing, the comment section will always be littered by people hating on him smh, like they all are better than lebron himself.
Lebron is the definition of a great basketball player. I really don't think anyone breaks this record in my lifetime. This man is legendary. I will tell my kids about him one day.
I'm not even a real fan of basketball, but I will still gladly watch these videos whenever they come out. The storytelling, info, graphics, and editing just make these videos feel like I'm watching a docuseries.
The real unbreakable record is most regular season + playoff points. Every reason you just described in addition to having historical performances while making the deepest playoff runs possible for over a decade. Insane
This. Not sure why no one talks about this. NO ONE will ever break that record. TEN FINALS. TEN!!! And his scoring only goes in up in those games. Crazy how anyone can fix their mouth to hate on this man.
Given LeBron isn’t done - 40,000 is a very real possibility and 50,000 combined Regular and Post Season isn’t out of the question - I think the most realistic case for someone beating it is massive rule changes, something stupid like adding a 4-point shot I believe that dating back to Wilt there has been legitimate candidates to beat the All-Time record. It is very likely that no one in the league at the time of LeBrons retirement will be close to 1. being on track, and 2. have a realistic chance to last long enough to beat it.
40,000 isnt a possibility. Its definitely happening. He only needs 1300 more points and this season he had 1800 points so he is easily getting it within the next year
@@Samir-rd8xp it most likely is, but injuries are a thing, Father Time is catching up and LeBron in LA is missing the most games - all five seasons are in the bottom 6 of his career - the other year is 62/66 with the Heat, hardly counts as a shortened season). Only one of his Lakers years (19-20) would see him eligible for All-NBA based on recent changes (although this may push him to play the more games.
So I guess this is it, this is the last time anyone EVER will see a brand new scoring king. Really puts things into perspective. Glad I was here to witness it…
It won't be easy, but someone could eventually pass Lebron as long as nearly every factor that has contributed to Lebron's record happens again. Lebron has really been a beast at taking care of himself physically, but if a player who is similar but with a higher 3pt and FT % can manage to stay healthy and play 20 ish years it's possible, but not probable
Wow, it was April 5th, 1984 that Kareem broke Wilt's record, almost exactly 9 months before LeBron was born on December 30th of the same year. There's a very real chance LeBron was conceived that very night Kareem set the record, he might literally be the Chosen One
I’m a tad bias because I’m a lebron fan. But I honestly don’t see how people with a clear mind can watch what Lebron is doing and not say he’s the best basketball player ever
What you have to consider is that when that article came out of who had the best chance of breaking the record people emphasized that theyd have to keep a similar trajectory for years without injuries and little drop off which many deemed impossible, I think it’s more impressive when you had people like Colin Cowherd say that LeBron’s superstar career would’ve start to decline nearly a decade ago in 2015 when he turned 30, the biggest emphasis is that anyone can “disqualify” it by saying “it’s just a longevity record” but if you lived through the ups and downs of his career and you’re not a hater than you can admit the greatness of this record, from the many careers that could’ve been and where derailed by injuries LeBron is one of the few greats. As I become older I appreciate the game more than just the players, so I really look forward to see the rise and journey of the next great whoever it will be
@@Banned4Life exaclty I don’t get it, it’s not like LeBron is the only player to have played for 20 seasons, last I checked, Kobe, Tim Duncan, Kareem, Vince Carter, Dirk played 21, Karl Malone and Stockton played 19 and so on and LeBron has now surpassed them while ALSO being top 4 Assists leader, and no player NOW is even on a reasonable track to top LeBron, there’s a point where “longevity” is no longer a criteria but excellence is.
@@ryanA133 The amazing thing is that the scoring record doesn't include the playoffs. If playoffs is included, it will take 100 years before someone can even get close to his record.
@@Kunson ur high af.............bron IS a pass first player...thats why he is 4TH in all time assist...he will never bee first cuz stocking is out of his mind with assit to karle malone(3rd on all time scoring list now)
The best NBA-related content creator, hands down. Jxmy, I don't even watch basketball but to not watch YOUR sht would simply be a disservice. I got chills, man. Bron said he felt no pressure 'cause he was doing what he loves and just as he inspired you to do what YOU love, you inspire me. Love the videos. Hope God keeps you healthy and passionate. Never stop it, man; even if you get to 60 and you still like doing these for us, we'll be here watching. Thank you.
Really great video! The statistics and comparisons were super helpful in showing just how insane this record is. I personally see LeBron playing more than four more seasons because he has also hinted at wanting to play with Bryce as well.
Crazy how Melo was mentioned in that 2009 article. It's sad how some of the kids these days (14-16ish years old) never really got to watch Carmelo play basketball. It was incredible. The ultimate bucket getter at the time.
Its crazy I remember I was a teen when I started watching NBA and following Lebron from the start and now I'm over 30 years old and this dude still breaking records lol.
Jxmy should have a contract with ESPN and voice over documentaries. there isn’t a single UA-camr whom can do what he’s done with the quality in which he delivers on a regular basis. LEGEND 🙏🏾🏆
The fact that you make these type of videos consistently is crazy. High quality, great knowledge, amazing graphics and storytelling. Dude your amazing keep it up. I’ve been watching since my freshman year of hs (im a freshman in college now) Your the Lebron James of UA-cam 😂. Keep up the work champ ❤
This reminds me of the fascinating story of Roger Bannister: Before 1954, most sports specialists had come to the conclusion that no human being could ever run a mile in less than 4 minutes. People wanted to do it since probably at least 1886, everybody had tried, and yet nobody had ever succeeded, in about 70 years chasing that record. Because it was simply "impossible". Then comes the 6th of May, 1954, and against all odds, Roger Bannister does run a mile in less than 4 minutes, for the first time in history. Cool story, right? So what? Well, that's not the interesting part. The interesting part is that, after he did, a lot of athletes around the world started doing it as well. The same year, in 1954, someone beat his 3:59 time. The next year, three other guys beat them... In the same race. And a thousand followed until now. In 3 minutes and 59 seconds, Roger Bannister had just made the impossible, well, possible. He "made God bleed". Of course, I understand Lebron's record is a different situation, but my point is, someone, eventually, will probably beat his record. Because a lot of these crazy records often seem impossible to beat at the time, until someone inevitably does. It's the nature of human evolution. But I might be wrong, as often. Only time will tell :)
There's another side to this story, that's that through out history major breakthroughs in technology and sports both occur around one another often. Like the telephone was invented by multiple people working independent of each other during a similar window. Sports a similar thing occurs where when it's time it's time and many hit the new plateau separate of one another. I love the story you've shared here and am familiar with it
The 4-minute barrier is a bit mythologized. Those within the sport considered 4 minutes to be less impossible and more overdue when Bannister made his run. If not for WWII culling and distracting a generation of athletes, plus Sweden's Anderson and Hagg receiving bans from competition, the barrier most likely falls years earlier. Until those two events the record was falling incredible fast, from above 4m 10s as late as 1931 to 4m 1s in 1944. Not exactly indicative of a record with a mental barrier. Compare that to the 100m and Long Jump, which saw Jesse Owen's records remaining unsurpassed for 20 years since the mid-1930s in disciplines that drew much heavier competition.
I think the difference there is athletic capability evolving for a chance to do the extraordinary in one race at the height of a runner’s career. The scoring record isn’t just about the game’s evolution, it take’s timing, skill, and luck to be that good, that young, and for this long. It’s like Cal Ripken’s game’s played record.
It's possible to break the record but very unlikely. Another LeBron type of player like Giannis but to start strong. Giannis started slow he has only 22ppg.
i just did the math and lebron contributed to a total of over 70.000 points in his career including playoffs, counted assists only as two points, so the total number is even higher due to many beeing threes aswell. thats just pure insanity
It's kind've like that zen approach, where the only people who can actually break a record like this are people who aren't even trying for it. Kareem said he never tried to break it either, but in the process of being on so many competitive teams, and staying freakishly healthy, he accumulated the points he did.
Also, remember that LeBron is not a score-first guy. I think that helped his record a little. His opponents fear his passing more, and thus hoped that his scoring would not manifest in Ws. They did. It becomes more comical when considering that LeBron is at No 4 on the assists list.
He is a scorer lol wtf 😂 where are people coming up with this? Bruh if you want the definition of a pass first player and not a score-first guy then go watch John Stockton. I can’t believe people are still saying this shit. Crazy how people bought into this shit in the first place 🤣
His playoffs tenure and scoring should be taken into consideration here as well. Not only he played for 20 seasons, but most of them were deep playoff runs, and half of them were Finals runs. No current player is anywhere close to breaking his Playoffs scoring record, a record he already set years ago.
That is what irks me. No one is talking about the total scoring! He score 7500, and MJ is 2nd at 5900. That by itself is an impossibility to break! The guy NEVER missed a playoff game while his team is in it. He missed playoffs for 4 seasons. I guess the new player to break his record can exploit that I guess.
I always think about if lebron was drafted by a team that could build around him better, how dominate he has been in his career it feels like he should have more than 4 rings. Its crazy
He just hit 39,000 points. He's still averaging 25+ a game. He'll retire with well over 40k. Nobody is ever touching this record. I'll put my entire life's savings and everything I own on that.
@@nomercyinc6783 It's extremely unlikely and won't be able to see it in our lifetime. The person most close, Luka, is already thousands of points behind LeBron's pace
I'd love to see a video on defenders who have had the most success guarding the game's greatest scorers. A data driven analysis on which defenders affected the efficiency of the greatest ever would be fascinating.
I always taught my kid when he got into sports that defense players are THE unsung heroes in all of sports. Imagine a poster shot of Reggie Miller denying Michael Jordan the ball. You'll never see it, but that's how the Pacers nearly dethroned the Bulls in the epic '98 eastern conference finals.
Can’t really include anyone who guarded Jordan because Jordan got the most preferentially biased treatment of any player in nba history. I’ve watched almost every game of Jordan’s, the amount of fouls that were called on his defender without actually touching Jordan are ridiculous. If you out a percentage on that amount I’d say about 60% of Jordan’s foul calls are phantom calls. Possibly higher.
@@Dudewheresmycar189 True, Jordan would have bought the refs all new cars so long as they gave him the calls. As Jeff Van Gundy put it, he was a con man as much as an athlete, or something like that. But what amazed us most is the dude was clutch went it counted the most. No con man could make all those high pressure shots without also being best baller. We'll never see the likes again.
I just wanted to say how much I love your videos! Your analysis of basketball games and players is always spot on, and I really appreciate the effort you put into each video. I especially love it when you dive into the lesser-known players and their signature moves. That's why I would love to see you make a video about Zavier Simpson and his iconic skyhook shot. I think your analysis of his game would be really insightful and informative, and it would be great to see his unique style of play get some more recognition. Keep up the amazing work
Great video. I'm a current Akronite and lifetime North East Ohio guy and LBJ got drafted to the league when I was 9. A couple of things that you could make a video about when it comes to LBJ moving forward: 1) He's not the ultimate scorer, he's actually the ultimate offensive player. For many years of his career, he was a better passer than he was a scorer. His court vision is unmatched for a forward (although I will say Jocic in Den is a damn good passer for a Center). This is shown by the fact that he is in the top 5 in all time assists. No one else on the all time scoring list is also anywhere close to the top 10 on assists. Oscar Robertson and Russ Westbrook are 8 and 10 In assists but 13 and 28 in points. Let's look at the guys LBJ has passed and how they were as passers. Kareem, not a great passer and benefited from playing with Magic who was a all time great passer. Karl Malone, not a passer at all, and actually benefited from playing with the all time assists leader John Stockton. Kobe and Michael were both do it yourself shooters, not passers who wanted the ball in their hands and would regularly shoot double teamed. LBJ was such a good passer, when he left for Miami we actually thought the Cavs would make the playoffs as a 5 or 6 seed the next year. We won less than 20 games for the next 3 years and were consistently the worst team in the league. He made guys who below average look like quality players. His 07 Finals team, and his 2018 teams were absolutely atrocious, but LBJ still got them to the finals. Both times he left Cleveland, we didn't sniff the playoffs the next year. Now let's look at playoff assists. LeBron is second to only Magic Johnson in playoff assists, he actually has more than John Stockton. LeBron always had good teams in Miami(Wade and R. Allen) to pass the ball to, but his 1st tenure in Cleveland he was carrying the entire team, along with his last year in Cleveland after Kyrie left LBj was doing 100% of the heavy lifting. He has only made one deep playoff run with the Lakers, and he had AD on that team to pass the ball to that year. Magic had Kareem, James Worthy, and Byron Scott to pass the ball to in big moments in big games. In conclusion, For about half of Lebron's deep playoff runs, he's had no one to pass the ball to and still ranks second in playoff assists. 2) LBJ's longevity. Let met give you an example of how insane LBJ's longevity has been. LBJ is 1 year older than Dwight Howard and they were both picked 1st one year apart. They were in their athletic prime at the exact same time. Howard was 1st team all NBA for 5 straight seasons from 08-12 and an 8 time all star from 07-14. Very impressive, no doubt and certainly a HOFer. We know LBJ was in his prime at this time because he won all 4 of his MVPs during this time period. He should of won a few more but they started looking for other players to give it to, but I digress. Let's jump forward in time a bit. By 2020, LBJ is the best player on the NBA Champion Lakers, Dwight Howard is lucky to be in the starting lineup on occasion. By 2023, LBJ is still a top 20 player in the league, and Dwight Howard is out of the league, despite being a year younger then LBJ. Dwight Howard hasn't been an All-star since 2014, meanwhile LeBron has been an All-star every year since, and has been 1st team All NBA 5 out of 8 of those years. None of this is meant to put Dwight Howard down, he had a HOF career, it just goes to show LBJ has basically found a way to extend his prime about 8-9 years past what a typical HOF player. Dwight Howard is a solid HOF top, there are many HOFers who had far worse careers in comparison. An even better example of LBJ's longevity is Chris Bosh. They are the same age, and were drafted into the league the same year. Chris Bosh has been retired so long, he has already been inducted into the Hall of Fame 2 years ago, while LeBron was still playing at All-NBA 2nd team level. There are numerous players still in the league like James Harden, Russel Westbrook, Lamarcus Aldridge, DeMarcus Cousins, Serge Ibaka, Danny granger, Lance Stephenson, the list goes on that came into the league after LeBron, hit their prime after LeBron, and are already pretty much washed up or are out of the league while LeBron is producing at an all-pro level still.
Glad I got to witness a generational talent this man had been amazing on and off the court true testament of hard work and dedication the road wasn’t easy but he still did it
This amazing breakdown of LeBron's scoring during his career is truly a testament to how impressive LeBron is. Some idiots claim he has "no bag" but you don't put up these numbers without a bag.
says @@jaydot4956 , a guy who can easily score because he knows the definition of a bag . your dedication to discredit players is really up there ... Einstein level delusion
Dear Jimmy, I dont know if you'll ever see this, but out of all the channels i have notifications turned on for, yours is the one that i'll immediately watch the new video or work in time to my schedule to watch it. I've been subscribed for over a year now and absolutely love all of your content, from the hot take videos, to the Jordan stories, to the most recent highlights in the league. Your passion oozes through these videos, and the stats and graphs you make are sometimes my favorite part. Thank you for what you do and for rekindling my love for the game. It's good to know there are other crazy addicted basketball nerds out there. Sincerely, a fan
There are so many GOAT things about this channel but the most refreshing thing is that Jimmy actually gives a definitive answer to these questions and it’s not just saying “it’s complicated”. It’s like clickbait titles except it’s not bait - there’s always a satisfying payoff backed by data and elite graphics. Amazing stuff man
Man this video is just what I needed. It's easy to say LeBron is the leading scorer it's another thing to see just how elite he's been for years. Great video.
Paolo Banchero has 19,7 PTS per game. Comparable to James' first season. But even Banchero is already too "old" (compared to LeBron's first season). LeBron's scoring record is really impressive. As always: Great video!
@@efisgpr he surpassed MJ with less shots taken and higher percentage for your knowledge. While being 4th in All-Time Assists, and the #1 Scoring leader in playoff history 💀
@@SharksPro123 Jordan though has a higher PPG avg. during the regular season and the playoffs and the way in which Jordan got there overall is just as if not a little more impressive (3-peating... taking time off&steppingb ack- coming back and basically 3-peating directyl thereafter- and a 3peat is just incredibly hard to do- just ask the Warriors... luck that non of ur guys gets injured plays a significant role ofc. )- not to hat on LeBron- Jordan will remain the more iconic player I believe but however you value Championships/Final MVPS LeBron's maybe the more decorated player (mostly bc. of longevity ofc. but still)
watching this video and seeing lebron from his rookie season until now, this video made me cry. I cried because this is the sport I love, and it is so beautiful. Thank you JxmyHighroller. Lebron has been around since I was a kid, he’s the greatest player I’ve ever seen as I only recall MJ with the wizards. Here’s to hoping a healthy twilight to lebrons career.
I thought about when Lebron retires. Which team are we going to watch. I watched the Lakers game against Dallas. What a comeback. Lebron just makes the NBA, even at his age. Can he play another 2,3 or 4 years. Don't know. He's gonna have to workout harder in the off season to get his body ready for each grueling season. We all take him for granted. When Jordan retired. I was much younger and it didn't mean as much. Had shit going on in life. 20 years later, not so much. It's going to suck when he does retire, that's for sure.
I'm 6 months older than him so grew up watching MJ. While MJ is my goat LeBron is definitely second beyond reach. I heard all the hype from him before he went into the league as I was in secondary school here in the UK. He's exceeded all expectations.
I'm gonna use this video for whenever anyone hates or tries to discredit Bron's greatness. A lot of people don't like his personality for whatever reason and they let that collide with their opinion on what he's like on the court. This is a perfect video to clap back to the "4-6" and "I'd have that many points if I played 20 years" arguments. Great video my guy!!!
Michael Jordan and Kobe were more fascinating as a team player. And Michael made it clear he wasn't chasing stats. But guess who wore a Tshirt (a long time ago) about stat-padding...
@@rahiemthomas5617 hard to say mj aint stat pad he led the league in field goal attempts 9x this is why his 10 scoring titles are not that impressive.. and did i mention he was also 7x field goals missed
I dont understand what's to dislike about his personality anyways. He's not some cocky asshole, he seems grounded enough, is intelligent, doesn't act like a diva or get into a bunch of trouble. So like, what is it? It's just haters man. People who will say anything to justify why they dont like him when the real explanation is, "He's too successful and I dont like acknowledging it".
But there's an issue with this chart 17:05 Lebron's 5 season career average is just slightly below Luka's (27.3 vs 27.5) driven by Lebron's astonishing Y3 31.4 average. But as you know, Lebron over the next 5 years after that through Miami dipped just slightly. This is important bc this graph isn't a projection, it's more a reflection of reality. A projection would be interesting bc Luka is trending up while Lebron plateaued, albeit still hyper productive. If Luka were to score 30 or more on average for the next 5 seasons, which isn't unbelievable in the slightest given his 33ppg currently, his Y10 aggregate points would easily be above Lebron's. Had you projected Luka out 3-5 years at the average of his previous 2 seasons, he'd be well above Lebron. He's on pace now to far exceed Lebron's best year in terms of average points. The real question is his longevity as well as how insanely productive Lebron has been in Y19 & Y20. But his second stint at Cleveland is where a player like Luka can make up quite a lot of ground where he was well below his season average
ratings are falling, when lebron retires its possible luka gets the whistle and will ride the fts just like mj or any other superstar did. its all about the whistle
The fact that even most of the all time greats can only maintain at a top level for round 10 years or mostly shorter. And Lebron’s been doing this consistently for 20 years already and still going is just unbelievable.
@@billybrasky4278 steroids don’t make you good at shooting the ball, driving the ball, passing the ball, defense and they damn sure don’t make you smart enough to understand how other teams plays are going to be ran and the tendencies other players have in order to run the offense more efficiently. Even IF lebron used roids, he’s still the best because he put in the most work, not cause of the juice. Hating ass 😂
For those of you not old enough to remember, Lebron was incredible right away, literally from his first game as an 18-year-old. He was an incredible athlete _(obviously)_ but he was also an excellent passer and playmaker. He wasn't a good shooter yet, but he was so big and fast and strong and skilled that he could score like crazy anyway. Then he played basically forever without getting injured hardly at all; he only started having injury issues once he got to the Lakers in his mid to late 30's. If he really does play until Bronny gets into the league, he'll probably pass Robert Parish for most games played in the regular season. He's currently 200 behind Parish and this season isn't over yet, so 4 seasons of 50 each will do it _(or 67 each if Bronny is good enough to be one-and-done)._ He's currently 118 behind Kareem if we count playoff games, which we really should. He probably passes that next year or the year after. Lebron is also one of very few players who hasn't had any significant dropoff in production as he's gotten older. He's currently 38, and the only other instance I can recall of a player being this good this old is MJ. Jordan retired for the last time at 40, and despite what people think they remember from his Wizards days, he was still excellent; he just got injured and missed time. Lebron _might_ be a little better as an old guy, but it's close and he's not 40 yet, either. Lebron also has the 5th highest career scoring average of all time, _(Jordan and Wilt are basically tied at 30.1, then Elgin Baylor at 27.4, KD at 27.3 and Lebron at 27.2)._ So he's an all-time great per-game scorer, too _(Luka would be 3rd if he had played enough games to qualify for the list, so Lebron is likely to be 6th pretty shortly; I don't see Luka's scoring decreasing any time soon)._ So _in theory_ it would be possible for someone to surpass Lebron, but they'll have to be an all-time level scorer who starts very young, plays 20+ years, and plays almost all the games. Basically it would take the second coming of MJ, but with no mid-career retirement, no post-Bulls break, and fewer injuries. And he'd have to play a couple extra years at the end of his career, too. I know it sounds utterly ridiculous, but I think this might actually happen at some point. Likely no time soon _(i.e., within 30 years),_ but scoring is up in the NBA and shooting is getting wild, so I could see some crazy shooter averaging 30 for a long time; imagine a 6'7" Steph Curry who never gets injured. Or maybe Dallas decides that the way to win titles is to ask Luka to score 35 a game and he somehow does that for like 16 years. It sounds insane _(and it kind of is)_ but it's at least vaguely plausible. I actually think Wilt's rebound record and Stockton's assist record might be harder to break because both those stats are way down from the times they were set, whereas scoring is near its all-time high _(in the 60's everyone played at an insane pace and the scoring averages were slightly higher; they're significantly more efficient now)._
Jordan played at 38 he wasn’t good man he was shooting like 40% and averaging barely 20 4 and 5 most nba starters with his minutes are getting that he was definitely worse than bron by a lot
I truly don't see anyone lasting as long as Bron while also scoring at the same level as they did in their youth, while also avoiding catastrophic injury. By the time Bron retires, his scoring record will be in the same breath as Stockton's assists and Wilt's rebounds. Also, old MJ was nowhere near as good as old Bron lol
@@Night-uq6gk MJ's Wizards days were when he was 38, 39, and 40, or at least he officially retired when he was 40. If Lebron stays healthy for 4 more years he might be able to put the scoring record as far out of reach of today's players as the assist and rebound records, but scoring is up and rebounds are down _(way down, actually)._ Assists are up overall, but very few teams have a single guy getting all the assists. The Warriors get the most assists in the league _(and far more than the Stockton/Malone Jazz ever did)_ and have for years, but their leading assist guy is Draymond, with about 8 a game for the last 7 years, which is pretty typical. It's more of a team effort now. So the scoring record is super high and will get even more out of reach, but the way the game is changing we can guess scoring will probably continue to be up with shooting getting even better and more team-based play. Better shooting and more people handling the ball means fewer rebounds and a greater spread of assists, making those records harder to reach, and they're already untouchable _(Wilt has about 24k rebounds; the highest active player is Dwight Howard with 14.6k. If Dwight averaged 10 rpg and 70 games/season it would take him 14 more seasons to catch Wilt. The next active player on the list is Lebron at #32)._ But if scoring is up and shooting is even better maybe someone can challenge Lebron's 40k+
I remember being in the 4th or 5th grade playing Lebron on NBA Street V3 back in the day, I’m now turning 30 next year. His longevity and level of play at his age is truly unprecedented.
Holy shit. I was aware this was an incredible accomplishment but this truly puts it into perspective. It’s like you said this is some super human shit right here and he’s not even done yet. This might truly be unbreakable or if somehow someway a guy comes along and does break it it’ll be decades from now just like it took decades for someone to beat kareems record
I graduated high school a year after LeBron, I’ve been a fan of his since I was 16 years old & at the same time I’m a HUGE MJ fan, I wanted to be like Mike as a child. That said, LeBron James is the greatest pure all-around basketball player of all time. Maybe not the GOAT or greatest winner..but the greatest all around player ever & I don’t think that’s crazy to say
You're absolutely right and the greatest pure all-around basketball player of all time is the same as simply saying the GOAT. If you are the greatest all around basketball player of all time, then you're the GOAT. Yes, not the greatest winner, but a fantastic winner with 4 1st place finishes and 6 2nd place finishes and absolutely dominates the combination of all statistics, no one is even close when you combine points, assists, steals, rebounds, etc. He is the GOAT and it isn't even close. He is also the only player in NBA history who is big enough, athletic enough, and coordinated enough to be able to play all 5 positions at an elite NBA level.
That was a really well done video! I don’t comment on videos often but this one has me emotional. When I was in grade 7 i got the sports illustrated with Lebron on the cover that said the chosen one.. when I was in grade 8 I got the slam magazine that had him and Sebastian Telfair on the cover that said the takeover.. I knew he was gonna be good.. and in grade 9 when I watched him drop 25 against Sacramento I knew he was gonna do this.. Feels good to be right about something for once !
7:17 im glad you included Dr Js ABA points for his career, I think he gets slept on a lot because one of the conditions for the ABA-NBA merger was that all ABA stats and records were expunged, which is bs.
Wow. I mean, no one should ever make a video about this subject after this video. I don't even watch any videos about basketball unless this man post it. This is at the top of greatest video on this channel in my opinion, love all the stats and passion in this video, another great one 🙌
Watching basketball for some time, I’ve learned to never say never. It’s very unlikely that anybody will surpass Lebron for the foreseeable future, but Kareem’s record was thought to be unbeatable, and here we are! I hope I live to see passed. Just watching Lebron’s greatness over the years has been amazing.
this makes me so nostalgic seeing lebron be an old man now and knowing that he'll retire as soon as i finish college just makes me glad that i watched how his nba career pan out throughout the years
I have a feeling his scoring record will never be broken, at least not for a long time. I think the talent is too spread out and it's beyond difficult to maintain that level of play for literally 2 decades. I definitely don't think John Stockton's assist record, and maybe steals record, will ever be broken. He's way too far ahead in assists for sure.
For the scoring record, Luka is the only current player that has a legitimate chance to catch lebrons current points. But for that he would have to average 30 points a game and play all 82 games each season. And he’ll catch current in 12 more years. So barring any rule change that heavily impacts scoring (4 point line, shorter shot clock, more games a season) this record may be truly unbreakable until the next generational freak talent comes around
It will also be highly unlikely a player tops MJs 30.5 ppg for an entire career. There are players who can do that a few years but career? Only Wilt and MJ have averaged over 30ppg for an entire career!
Watched my first two nba games today Bucks vs suns Lakers vs mavs And I just want to thank you for being the channel that actually introduced me to basketball, your videos have been great
The part about the player who was born after James' career started reminds me of the craziest longevity stat in sports that I am aware of. Between Gordie Howe's first and last NHL games, Bobby Orr was born, made it to the NHL, played his entire career, retired, and was elected into the hockey hall of fame.
Things like the one-and-done rule and load management means we'll likely never see his record broken until some major breakthrough in science and technology occur, like legitimate de-aging, but even with all that you have to come across a player with the right combination of skills and motivation among other traits.
yall say this every time a new talent comes up lol, sure the records are great, but give it 2 or 3 decades, i guarantee you the record will be broken by then, 20 years isnt never
@@HAL-lz7jj first off, no im not an american, second off, you see how inflated scoring is getting? come back to your own comment in a few years youll see how dumb you are, possessions per game is going up, shot opportunities is going up, 3 point rate is going up, training and body work is going up, etc... its not all about math in todays game, the game adjusts
He’ll finish with over 40K points / 11 K Rebounds / 11K assists that’s outlandish. Oh don’t forget he’s about to hit 8000 playoff points, Jordan had shy of 6000
The fact that LeBron reached 30000 points, 10000 rebounds and 10000 assists and no one else had done it is amazing within itself. The numbers he'll have when his career is done will be ridiculous.
@@KevinPayton-fq8gdYep and still 3 rings out of 16 playoffs. 2020 don’t count. He also has the record for most turnovers too. Why doesn’t anyone mention that? Because Lelame is overrated. Top 10 player yes, but will NEVER COME CLOSE TO THE GOAT OR EVEN KOBE. Hahahahahahah
@@smb161 how he didnt have most record for turnovers when he is playing 21st year? and ofc rings kinda shit but still we should be blessed we had oportunity too watch i didnt had too watch jordan i am sad
Imagine how old we’d all feel if we watched 80 year old Lebron shake hands with whatever phenom takes his record in like 2065
Lebron James shaking Deuce Tatums hand after he breaks the all time scoring record 😂
While still going strong at 26 PPG
you mean while he shakes my hand
if that day ever comes, imma cry
Nah fr
The ending interview is like a fever dream. Bron is our childhood, adolescence, and now adulthood all in one. We grew up with a legend.
I already grew with a even bigger legend...but yeah, LeBron is also a legend and Im still growing...
@@joaovasco3059stop being insecure lmao
Eh. Legend. But not the greatest
@Critique Everything how is it hate
cause im not slurping the meat off lebrons tip my boy? chil lyour horses
Ima be honest this goes to another player for me, but lebron is definite a legend but I don't see him up there with the greatest. I never saw him as a true ball player I just saw someone that played within the rules of the NBAs version of the WWE. When I think of ball players I think of Jordan, Kobe, Iverson, Steve Nash, nawitzki, magic, etc etc etc.
Jimmy, this video was great. Not just the stats, but the story telling, the delivery. The ending gave me chills. YOU are truly one of the GOATs of NBA content creators. Thank you for doing what you do.
Jxmmy is the goat of yt nba content but i disagree with this one. have you noticed stokton and malone's games played numbers. They are two examples of players that played non stop for almost 20 years. Think about the medical technology developing. Taller players last more bc they have this advance. Also think about the evolution of 3pt line. Look at the all time top 10 points leaders and notice how many 3pts half of them have scored. You see where this is going. One day, not so far from today a guy will step in have the playing longevity of today and even more as the med will provide (combined with his athletic state). Also when the organisation will choose the 4pt line will be there. i think Lebron will probably be the first breaking the 40,000 pts limit but the next one may break the 50,000 as we already have guys like steph, luka, trae, damian etc that are capable of scoring from such an extreme distance today. So what is expected is that one guy who will have the bag, distance scorring ability, physicallity and motivation. All that are in the hands of the nba organisation. If they wanna let the next point leader to be they will make rules that lead to softer defence and more productive offence. If they don't they will make the defence even harder. At this point i think non of them are necessery as the game have the attention needed. But economic crises may lead to a bad turn. If the game needs more attention meaning more money then something extrordinare have to happened and it will. And besides the bad ref calls i dig Adam Silver's work as much as jxmy's. Nba is in good hands.
@@ΓιώργοςΚαπάτος lets have a healthy discussion on this one, you have a great point on medical advancement and with better nutrition these days, if there is one kid who is genetically good with good nutrition, proper training and with medical advancements that can omit injury, the chances of him becoming the next scoring leader will also be steep, cause he needs the psychological state as Lebron, the love and determination he has on the game to maintain and play for 20 years, other factors that affects current players like kyrie is mental state, and for this there is no "advancements" that can help, it's all based on how much the player wants it, and let me tell you my friend, is even rarer than the best genetics can give you to have a mentality like that, what are the chances that someone that can play well, play long and maintain not only your skill, but your mentality for decades. Not in our lifetime I suppose, and I hope that happens because it will be a phenomenal player to watch.
I was thinking the same!! 🥶
@@ΓιώργοςΚαπάτος yes medical technology will help. But you still need to invest a lot of time and money in conditioning and taking care of their bodies. Also genetically Lebron is just a physical freak.
Jimmy was EASILY the best
Not only was he a capable score from Day One, and started at age 18, and avoided major injury for most of his career, he was also in a situation that allowed him to score like crazy from the get-go. Everything worked out in service of LeBron breaking this record.
Ya but longevity is more of a testament to how he treated his body and kept it healthy, most top draft picks are in a situation to score from the get go, they just don’t stay healthy or have the longevity of determination of king James
@@gryphnation7091I don’t understand how people still don’t know how talk about how Lebron James a bio chemist who was a former navy seal on his payroll. Obviously that guy is cookin yo some good stuff for Lebron james
@@dragonballs4143Lebron definitely a lab experiment
Luka maybe in his entire basketball career might go for more than LeBron . He's played profesionally since 15 and is still healthy and hungry for the game. He may be 24 but he has a decade of pro basketball under his belt and started playing it since he was a little kid.
@@Celon. you forget about lebrons entire career ?
The double digits in 1140 straight games is the most impressive to me. Luka got hurt in the first quarter of a game last month without having scored, and that killed his streak. Amazing that something like that never happened to lebron
Some players get lucky with lack of injuries. Lebron is like that, as was Jordan, who in his prime, only had 1 major injury, and that kept him out for like 60 games.
For whatever reason, some guys are almost immune to them, while others get bit the by injury bug.
@@JohnDoe-zr8pc lebron takes/spends ungodly amounts of money on his body and physical upkeep. It’s not just a stroke of luck.
@@JohnDoe-zr8pc Jordan went to play minor-league baseball for a couple years which might have saved him from further wear and tear as a basketball player.
One of my favorite Lebron facts is that when he got injured in 2021 for a couple months he only had 7 points in the game. However, as he was limping up the court they passed him the ball in the corner where he hit a one legged three to get 10 points and then subbed out. Also when he got ejected the one time in his career against the Pistons, he had exactly 10 points 😂
@@trueballer6880 hes just built different
Been a LeBron fan since 2008 and this is crazy man. As a kid I never understood the stats, but I always heard Bron being the youngest to break scoring records. Never thought I would see the day someone would not only pass, but obliterate Kareem's scoring record.
I am in the same boat. Lebron is absolutely unbelievable, by far the greatest athlete to ever live
@Agera I love seeing the consensus change on lebron. I remember being ostracized for calling him the goat like 6 years ago
And Kareem played 20 seasons. What if Wilt had played 20 seasons? He only played 14. I believe he would have crossed the 40,000 mark if he had played for 20.
@@cardiaccuse9orng4lf82 same for mj imo
@@cardiaccuse9orng4lf82he didn’t tho. His body couldn’t handle 20 seasons and he was already the third scoring option by his time with the lakers
I honestly feel the NBA should hire you bro...this is by far one the best breakdowns I have ever seen. with cold hard facts, statistics, graphs... salute to you sir
They have I’m pretty sure. I’m almost beyond certain that I’ve heard him in some of the pre-game hype ups for big games. The Lakers vs Celtics latest game comes to mind specifically. They had a pre-game hype up in the style of his videos and commentary, very very similar voice if it wasn’t him
@YT wierd
Believe it or not but in this day and age 2m subs on UA-cam and having the freedom to accept and decline whatever you want to and be your own boss can actually be better. Then again working with (not for) the NBA is a title that opens a lot of doors.
@YT who hurt you?
@YT I was a Buddhist monk in Thailand, but being original and going out of the comfort zone seems like unfamiliar territory to you mr. no profile pic and uploading other people's material ;)
Bro that transition at 5:56 was FIRE. Same angle from Cav uniform to Laker uniform.
*Most Points by a player before turning 24*
8,682 - Luka
9,264 - Carmelo
9,978 - Durant
11,514 - LeBron
So basically Luka fans can throw away the thought of him ever catching up to LeBron.
@@sac1211ah he still can it’s unlikely but if he plays 20-24 seasons he might
@@sac1211 eh he still could if he goes absolutely insane in his prime and averages like 32 a game for about 10 seasons and is still decent as a old person in the nba like 25 a game he could still get it
@@firstnamelastname3i almost took the bait lmao, good troll attempt though
@GMBprodc Nope he said he doesn't plan on playing that long plus lebron could end up with 40k+ by the end of his career 10 seasons is not enough.
I'd argue the record he's held already with combined regular season and playoff scoring may be even more unbreakable. Because not only do you need to be individually great, but your team needs to be consistently great to make deep playoff runs almost every year.
So true. Its crazy how little press that record gets compared to the regular season one.
Because not all teams can compete in the postseason and not all series consists of the same amount of games, so sweeping a team impact your playoff total.
@@tarikwalters854 sweeping a team means you get to play another whole series though. And a player good enough to break the scoring record should certainly be going to the playoffs about every season, especially in today's league where if a player is unhappy where they are they just leave.
@@tarikwalters854 there should be some merit of dragging your team to a playoff. Probably only 3 players in the history of basketball could will that 2007 Cavs team to the playoffs.
Yea some kid is gonna have to avg about 30ppg not only through the playoffs but through 10 or more finals attempts 😂 its absurd. Can't be losing in the first rd
Here after he just recently broke 40,000. I'll check back in at 50,000
I think he ends his career between 45-46k
@@Tay04723 gj relaying what the video said😂
Nah this record ain't gettin broken bruh
Damm 40000 holy
I can see it ending at 65k to 70k no joke Lebron is just built different
I think his longevity must be taken into account. He took down raptors during the mesozoic era and was still around to defeat the celtics during the medieval period, giving him a career of well over 65 million years as a major world power. Some may point towards his inability to defeat large, highly trained troops of warriors in the series of wars from 1015-1018, but they fail to account for the fact that the range of their curry, as well as their natural gold reserves gave them a significant economic advantage, which was how they were able to dominate the third and fourth years of the war. However, I do think Jordan's ability to defeat the power of not just one sun, but several suns is a more impressive feat than Lebron defeating thunder itself, although victory against a force of nature is always tough.
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His first dunk created the Big Bang.
Jimmy this video is a masterpiece you have outdone yourself. I already knew how impactful this record was, but this is the video that puts it into perspective the most.
Well said!! Agreed
Hopefully this record makes him reevaluate his bad take on the scoring title.
This is finally like the context of Stockton’s assists. I hate Stockton, though.
donald trump would have smashed this record if he chose a basketball career. instead he chose to fight for america!!!
Agreed
The only way I see this being broken is if they allow 18 year olds to enter again combined with advances in the health field which we have seen even in the last 10-20 years. If they could prolong athletes careers from mid to late 30s to early to mid 40s that’s when it will happen. But even then the odds will be slim to none
Lebron also played heavy minutes most of his career, with load management a young superstar will probably not even be allowed to play that many minutes. Especially since they are getting paid way more at a younger age, it's a liability and financial risk for the organization
guys are averaging 30 plus points a night the scoring record will be broken multiple times.
@@markmelillo5699 u would have to play 20 seasons of atleast 72 games to break his record if he ends up at 45k LOL good luck
@@chrisrichard1531 with the emphasis on shooting the 3 coupled with the softest defense of any generation of the NBA guys will be averaging 35 a game soon. give it another 10-15 years the scoring record will be like the alltime passing yards record in football broken every few years
@@markmelillo5699 did you finish the vid or did they just go straight to comment section?
Amazing breakdown, as always. The work you put in to give us this content is immensely appreciated by your subscribers, but more people should know about you. Keep up the amazing work!
I remember thinking lebron could be top 3 in every stat by the time hes done back in 2013. What a pleasure to have this guy play for so long
I think he is already top 4 all time in assists and I think around top 8 in steals
rebounds might be tough but who knows; it is lebron
Cumulative stat you mean
@@AveChristusRex789 as in NOT per game or per 48?
@@AveChristusRex789 all time stats. which is probably the hardest. youd have to be consistent. Doing it for a season or game and breaking a record is one thing.
LeBron has had the perfect career for a scoring record. Has checked every box. 27 ppg playing almost every game every year for 20+ years is just crazy, crazy stuff. We really take this man for granted
And he got so many haters it's sad let the man be great!
How many times has he played all 82?
@@blaque5582hey won't answer your question.. nor will the acknowledge that Kareem didn't shoot a bunch of 3s, didn't have the highest turnovers in NBA history, and Kareem has won more championships (on the same team) as leading scorer.
@@rahiemthomas5617 he’s only played all 82 once, but I don’t get what’s so bad about that. Also Kareem and LeBron can both exist as two great all time scorers, Kareem is still recognized for his greatness
It's pointless to argue who's the greatest. Just enjoy it. Not everything needs to be argued. Lebron has delivered on being one of the greatest ever.
With today's load management trend, these 2 are absolutely unbreakable records:
1) Wilt Chamberlain played 3,882 minutes on the court in 1961-62.
2) AC Green played in 1,192 consecutive games over 16 seasons.
The truly unbreakable records are ones that the current rules and meta of the game will not allow a player the opportunity to break it. Those are two good examples of it.
@Goodb0b ever heard of Mikal Bridges?
@@nickcarneyphotography still has a loooong way to go
@@nickcarneyphotography Didn't Mikal Bridges streak stop? He got traded and didn't play for a game.
@@shinjig but think about the rules relaxing in recent years allowing for more scoring since it’s so offense-centric
Unless the league changes significantly (adding 4 point or 5 point lines, increasing mins per game, adding more games to a season, officiating changes etc...), this can't be broken at my lifetime. With scoring talent like Jordan, Kobe, Malone etc..and changes in how the games played and officiated, and it still took someone decades to surpass Kareen's record. No way anyone is breaking this without a bunch of external factors.
I bet the player who'll do that is already born. See you in 40 years ;)
@@GuillaumeRx Doubt it. Unless the future of NBA plays are like the recent All-star games, Lebron's record will never be broken.
@@JR-wj9bh I doubt it as well, don't worry. But the thing history shows, especially with sports, is that:
We always think records cannot be broken, because it seems impossible when it happens.
I bet you most people thought nobody would ever surpass Kareem when he broke the record.
Yet, 40 years later, here we are.
Does not matter how long it takes, there is always one guy that does it.
It's human evolution and progress.
I'll give it to you though, the chances are very slim, and it does indeed seem impossible.
@@JR-wj9bh I mean, there are kids entering the league now, that shoot more 3's than Curry ever did at the same age, with pretty much the same efficiency.
Of course, Curry will still be considered the GOAT shooter by many people, even if (when) someone breaks his 3Pt record.
Just because he impacted and changed the game, and did it better than anyone before, when nobody was doing it.
And Lebron's record is sure way harder to beat.
But still, the evolution of the game makes it so that there are probably a few players that will beat Curry's record in the next 15 to 25 years.
This reminds me of a fascinating story, of a man you may have heard of, called Roger Bannister:
Before 1954, most sports specialists thought no human being could ever run a mile in less than 4 minutes.
People wanted to do it since 1886, and nobody had ever succeeded, in 70 years of trying.
Because it was "impossible".
Then, in 1954, against all odds, Roger Bannister does run a mile in less than 4 minutes, for the first time in history.
The interesting part is that, after he did, a lot of athletes around the world started doing it as well.
The same year, in 1954, someone beat his 3:59 time.
The next year, three other guys beat them...
In the same race.
And a thousand followed until now.
Roger Bannister had just made the impossible, well, possible.
I understand Lebron's record is a different situation, but my point is, someone probably, eventually will beat his record.
But I might be wrong, and only time will tell :)
I want to live long enough to see that, and I'm only 18😂
I'm from Cleveland, and I'll never forget the moment we found out the Cavs won the number one pick (which of course would be Lebron). My parents were inside watching, I was out on the driveway playing on our hoop (which was on a huge slope) and suddenly I started hearing huge screaming and yelling from inside the house. I was 8. I couldn't understand why they were so excited. The winning of the pick that would be LeBron is one of my earliest, solid memories
13 years later I got to watch CLE win the championship from inside the Q. I somehow got tickets from a friend. It was probably one of the most magical moments in Cleveland history.
Hoping to see LeBron come back next year and bring it all full circle
God bless him for ending a 52 year drought in Cleveland. Many NBA teams wish they could have a chip
So glad you got to experience that, wonderful story. I would absolutely love to see him play before he retires, I hope I get the chance. 😮💨
Plz tell me u got videos
judging by how the lakers look right now, seems like LeBron will retire with the Lakers if they manage to make the playoffs
@@francesfernandojimenezmota2821 me to I really hope I get that chance to
This video really hammers home just how great Lebron's career is. As a Celtics fan, I despise him as a matter of course but you cannot deny that his career will never be replicated.
Yes it will lol
@@diegochavez679 not any time soon though!?
@@diegochavez679 But not in our lifetime
@@diegochavez679 Whoever does it will probably take the obvious GOAT title from LeBron, too.
Masterclass storytelling, analysis, and narration Jimmy. I honestly love your sports analysis more than anyone on TV.
No question. I whole heartedly agree. This content and this type of content is on the highest tier of the genre of mini documentary style story telling. Jimmy and people like Jimmy paint a beautiful picture
lmaoo when he said 2041 I legitimately started laughing out loud lmao thats just unreal.
The world will not even be caring about NBA at that point. A civilizational collapse will be happening soon. Thereafter the resulting dystopian world will be a very different place.
The double digit scoring game streak is insane. I remember that one game where he had 7 points. Rolled his ankle. Came back into the game and scored a 3 on the next possession and subbed out. He was out 3 months and was the first massive injury of his carreer
Solomon Hill
@@raicyceprine8953 legit just hurt his ankle again
Yeaaaahhh man i Remember that he makes that 3 from the corner? When im not wrong that was the season 21/22?
@@jnbbc2355 no 20/21
Kobe played with a broken finger and torn Achilles 🥱 still managed to win more championships in the much harder and stacked western conference and doesnt have a losing finals record 🥱
If total points includes playoff games, that's a chunk of points for LeBron there too. The consistency of LeBron getting a team deep in the playoffs almost every year is also just as impressive.
Edit: I see it is not included. Playoff points and appearances still make a very similar point.
It doesn’t include playoffs… it’s regular season points… if you include playoffs points, he’s had over 45k in points for a while now….
@@JustHere751 exactly! Bron has over 7,000 plus playoff points 💪🏽🔥🔥🔥
No one talks about total points include playoffs because few want to acknowledge it. He's 8,000 points beyond MJ in total points, so acknowledging this would bring in all types of conversations that trigger too many people.
@@yamamancha, Truth.
@@yamamancha huh? It would start a conversation over what is better, winning more in less time or winning less in more time.
Also if you count LeBron's first 14 seasons, MJ has more points. On top of that, LeBron has played over half his career in an era where they score more points, games don't finish 90-80 anymore, they finish with 20-30% more points scored. Adjusted for pace no player comes close to MJs numbers, not even James Harden and he has been the best scorer of this generation about to retire.
This was one of my favorite NBA analysis videos ever. The music, the data, the storytelling..all really great!
Bro...that transition between Cleveland Lebron and Lakers Lebron was SICK at 5:57!
you are right, that was sick
The fade to black at 5:44 and then lebron showed up was cool too.
Y’all now the bear name?
That’s the NBA’s editing on their vid
It was done by the NBA, the pauses and black screens in this video and you really thought the guy talking over it did all the editing ?
It's not only impressive how he managed to score so much, but he also is known for his assist.. he plays like a point guard. Actually insane... I don't think we'll see another person like lebron, if there is, I likely won't be alive.
its defenitely impossible to beat a 40k pts 10k reb 10k ast record.
@@bunta6734 50 yrs later when sportsman has the health to play till 45 then is possible.
@@markfish1113 Based on newer generations being far more injury prone than the older ones, I seriously doubt that'll happen. Here's another JxmyHighroller video breaking down injuries over the last several years and its projection on the league ua-cam.com/video/IPqG1qmTNW4/v-deo.html
@@KoreanBoy9713 Luka will average more points than Jordan even but 0 rings 0 MVP.
@@DJHogue Once people like Kneeovertoeguy become mainstream and everyone learns how to become injury proof, people are going to play for longer. Maybe not across the board but some players will adopt it and dominate
As Jxmy said a player will have to come into the league already playing at a high level, not scoring 18 points his first 2 seasons until he gets acclimated. For those that did not see LeBron play the year he got drafted, he was expected to score 20+ a game for the Cavs and he did, and it went up from there. He took the Cav to the finals after three seasons when he was only 22 years old and already had over 6000 points.
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Imagine if he had had just a SINGLE other all-star on those early Cavs squads
@@marcblanc3432 That would have been bad for this record. The point with young Lebron was that he HAD to score a lot. He had the talent, but the whole team was focused around him scoring. That really got him set off on the right foot for this record.
@@renstein8210 that really is the perfect circumstance which will probably never be replicated, he had to have the ability to score over 20 points right away at 18 years old and few players ever were that talented at 18. I can see a player having a chance if they switch to what Europe does which allows players to go pro at 16, at 16 they'd not be expected to do much but they will have a couple of years to grow and maybe they will have a chance to be scoring at LeBron's level at 18. I really think the NBA should have some kind of program to start developing the best young players in the country/world by age 15 or 16.
Another great record is the fact that I've been watching every single video you put out, but I never found a bad one. You always deliver and that's something i don't really find in any other content creator. Congrats on another great video!
I don't even usually like the videos I watch, but every single one i watch from you, i simply feel the need to put a like on it. I'm not that big of a basketball fan (in my country it's a secondary sport, let's call it that way), but i truly am a fan of your content
I swear Jxmy is privating some of his old vids
Jordan retired too early TWICE. If JORDAN played in 93- 95 season( played baseball) and 1999 to 2005 season( blame Jackson and jerry Krause for that) he would have Scored OVER 46,000 POINTS . Lebron would have never caught em
@@infiniti37G Dude even if that would’ve happened lebron would’ve still caught it
@@infiniti37G use hypothetical numbers all you want but its not taking away anything from his greatness
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Hell no.
I love this comment 😂
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Lolll
Ignorant to think a record is unbreakable when the record was thought to be unbreakable was just broken 😂
Players will be playing longer, there will be a player to break it
@@thetf8142 exactly, if wemby plays till hes 40 he could definitely beat it
Not only is it the luck and talent required to even get close to this record but the will and desire to do it. They asked luka about the record and he said he doesn't want to play 20 years. Lebrons game isn't just a testament to his skill but his love for the game. He wanted it. He wanted it more than anyone else in the history and future of the nba. No one will ever match this. No one.
Very true
Luck?
Someone will, records are meant to be broken
@@Viguyna there is a bit of luck required to stay injury free for that long
@@Viguynahe’s not had a major injury like ever
I drove from Houston to Dallas to watch my first live NBA game ever yesterday and man... what an experience. To see these players live on the court is so different. Luka, Kyrie, AD... but especially to see LeBron was amazing. An experience I am glad I finally got to have. And boi what a great game that was. I also got to see some of these fouls and even no calls on players that on t.v. look like nothing... yea no, these dudes do get hit pretty hard going into the lane when you see it in person. I wish I was old enough/in a better financial situation back when Kobe and Dwade were playing to see them live at least once too. Bron, Kobe and Dwade were my favorites ever to watch play. Started seriously watching the NBA around 05/06. Also it was interesting seeing the crowd react to LeBron live. You could tell his presence was felt around the arena. No joke. People love watching him play. When the game started it was all types of heckling that you would see on social media, you know the typical "cry baby" or "LeFraud" etc.. but you could tell they really do enjoy him being on the court. End of the game it was all cheers and excitement and running as close to the court as possible to get pictures and videos of him. Even the people who claim they hate him really do love him. It's hard to tell from social media but in person you see LeBron is really at that stage of his career where everyone is deep down a fan
goated game to be at too
you lived my dream bro. Hope to see Luka in action someday, cuz Bron will most probably be retired till i start making my own money.
Damn bro sounds like an awesome experience
What a great first game!!
I loved reading this comment so much! That's a great experience right there my friend
The idea that Lebron’s last season might be in 4 years is agonizing. Another masterpiece Jimmy, thank you for what you do
If it's any consolation, he's recently started talking about playing with his second son, Bryce
hes gonna play till hes 45
@@FreedomThirtyFive or till he's 50.
I know right, it's always felt like he'll never NOT be playing 😆I mean, the dude's played in the NBA since I was 3 years old, like... insane
That's what it just is, an Idea.
My personal opinion, which is as valuable as dung, he's retiring at 43-44
I've watched this video multiple times and love it more each time. Imagine if Lebron wasn't so in love with the three-point shot or made 80 percent of his free throws.
Facts ive watched this about 10 times now 😂
His free throws are his biggest problem. I think if he shot over 80% from the free throw line in his career, he would be really close right now to 40 000 points.
Overhyped.. Longevity doesn't mean anytthing
@@BIGTRUCKKORN You right im sure you apply the same logic to your retirement savings
@@BIGTRUCKKORNit does if you have the same level of productivity.
One of the biggest issues I see about catching Lebron is this trend of increased load management. I don't ever see it going away because teams value the playoffs over regular season volume. Because of that I don't see how anyone ever breaks Lebron's scoring record.
Load management blah blah lebron played all those games and made the finals for 8 straight years. Truly highlights his greatness
In teams with only one star, such as the old mavericks or the nuggets load management is not trending
breaking the scoring record is almost a false narrative. To have a 25ppg-player stave off serious injury almost for 18 years straight, you need a terminator programmed to destroy in an NBA basketball court to break what Lebron did, literally impossible.
True, but it will be broken IMO in 20-30 years time unless the league changes their attitude on scoring. 40ppg average will be achieved by someone, and they only need to dominate for 15-17 years
@@lifeoflennie2443 who is this "someone" ?😅
Who’s here after they came back down 27?
Literally me😂😂
Dudeeeeeee 😭😭😭
@@firstnamelastname3Westbrook has more points than curry stop it
VANDERBILT THE GOAT
Yeah the mavs defense is terrible they straight offense fr
Hey Jimmy! The longevity of Lebrons dominance made me think if you could make a video on the changes of the NBA play style throughout the eras? I think it’d be really interesting to see- ppl say how it’s shifted to more offense instead of defense these days but it’d be cool to see how things like that changed
It naturally shifted to more offense because of the rule changes. For example, making hand checking illegal in 2005. Less physical means more scoring.
@@djbrysonnot really because back then you could hand check but couldn’t double off guys so it was 1 v 1 every play on the perimeter
@@djbryson hand checking is bad defense anyway
No matter how detailed and factual the explanation is, no matter how great of a person lebron is, no matter how mindblowing the thing bron is doing, the comment section will always be littered by people hating on him smh, like they all are better than lebron himself.
they hate on jordan too
Lebron is the definition of a great basketball player. I really don't think anyone breaks this record in my lifetime. This man is legendary. I will tell my kids about him one day.
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@@popcorn5968 No life troll
@@SouthHospitality 🤮🤮
He is a great player... not sure about definition
It'll be broken. Maybe not for a very long time, but it will be.
I'm not even a real fan of basketball, but I will still gladly watch these videos whenever they come out. The storytelling, info, graphics, and editing just make these videos feel like I'm watching a docuseries.
The real unbreakable record is most regular season + playoff points. Every reason you just described in addition to having historical performances while making the deepest playoff runs possible for over a decade. Insane
This. Not sure why no one talks about this. NO ONE will ever break that record. TEN FINALS. TEN!!! And his scoring only goes in up in those games. Crazy how anyone can fix their mouth to hate on this man.
Yup. He's already there a galaxy away.
Given LeBron isn’t done - 40,000 is a very real possibility and 50,000 combined Regular and Post Season isn’t out of the question - I think the most realistic case for someone beating it is massive rule changes, something stupid like adding a 4-point shot
I believe that dating back to Wilt there has been legitimate candidates to beat the All-Time record. It is very likely that no one in the league at the time of LeBrons retirement will be close to 1. being on track, and 2. have a realistic chance to last long enough to beat it.
or they could lower the age requirement for joining the NBA. i read lebron was NBA-ready by 15.
@@impjbtw that not possible, not everyone is better than lebron
40,000 isnt a possibility. Its definitely happening. He only needs 1300 more points and this season he had 1800 points so he is easily getting it within the next year
@@Samir-rd8xp it most likely is, but injuries are a thing, Father Time is catching up and LeBron in LA is missing the most games - all five seasons are in the bottom 6 of his career - the other year is 62/66 with the Heat, hardly counts as a shortened season).
Only one of his Lakers years (19-20) would see him eligible for All-NBA based on recent changes (although this may push him to play the more games.
Even 4 point shot wouldn't change anything. Nobody will ever brake Lebron's all time scoring record.
So I guess this is it, this is the last time anyone EVER will see a brand new scoring king. Really puts things into perspective. Glad I was here to witness it…
How old are you?
I told people the next day that there will not be a new NBA All-time scoring leader in our lifetime and I'm glad to know ain't was right.
We are all witnesses ✅☑️✔️👟
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It won't be easy, but someone could eventually pass Lebron as long as nearly every factor that has contributed to Lebron's record happens again. Lebron has really been a beast at taking care of himself physically, but if a player who is similar but with a higher 3pt and FT % can manage to stay healthy and play 20 ish years it's possible, but not probable
Wow, it was April 5th, 1984 that Kareem broke Wilt's record, almost exactly 9 months before LeBron was born on December 30th of the same year. There's a very real chance LeBron was conceived that very night Kareem set the record, he might literally be the Chosen One
wtf😧
thats actually crazy 💀 bro was literally born to break dat record
I’m a tad bias because I’m a lebron fan. But I honestly don’t see how people with a clear mind can watch what Lebron is doing and not say he’s the best basketball player ever
@@Ballinbmac because Jordan is just better.
@@poitynine and achieved more in less time as well. Like @Bruce Im also a LeBron fan but Michael still the 🐐 and is the more taken opinion
Any day we get a 20 min video from Jimmy, it's a good day. Thank you for the continued high quality in your work🔥
It's 19 minutes
@@firstnamelastname3 Can’t wait for curry to score 17k points next season💀
@@GarooEditZ😂😂😂
@@kabzzTM 🤓
@@firstnamelastname3 what does it taste like?
What you have to consider is that when that article came out of who had the best chance of breaking the record people emphasized that theyd have to keep a similar trajectory for years without injuries and little drop off which many deemed impossible, I think it’s more impressive when you had people like Colin Cowherd say that LeBron’s superstar career would’ve start to decline nearly a decade ago in 2015 when he turned 30, the biggest emphasis is that anyone can “disqualify” it by saying “it’s just a longevity record” but if you lived through the ups and downs of his career and you’re not a hater than you can admit the greatness of this record, from the many careers that could’ve been and where derailed by injuries LeBron is one of the few greats. As I become older I appreciate the game more than just the players, so I really look forward to see the rise and journey of the next great whoever it will be
"Just longevity" might be the worst attempt at an argument in all of sports. It's genuinely one of the
very best things for an athlete to have.
@@Banned4Life exaclty I don’t get it, it’s not like LeBron is the only player to have played for 20 seasons, last I checked, Kobe, Tim Duncan, Kareem, Vince Carter, Dirk played 21, Karl Malone and Stockton played 19 and so on and LeBron has now surpassed them while ALSO being top 4 Assists leader, and no player NOW is even on a reasonable track to top LeBron, there’s a point where “longevity” is no longer a criteria but excellence is.
No one will break this record because they’ll have to play through to the finals 10 times in their career to even have a chance
@@ryanA133 The amazing thing is that the scoring record doesn't include the playoffs. If playoffs is included, it will take 100 years before someone can even get close to his record.
What blows my mind even more than this masterpiece of a video is LeBron saying "I didn't even mean to break that record".
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@@notjustbasketball1533 Bron says he’s a pass first player and it wasn’t his intention to break the scoring record
Jimmy should’ve put that clip at the end of the video, would’ve been insane
@@chriswarner6038 lebron is far from a pass first type of player
@@Kunson ur high af.............bron IS a pass first player...thats why he is 4TH in all time assist...he will never bee first cuz stocking is out of his mind with assit to karle malone(3rd on all time scoring list now)
The best NBA-related content creator, hands down. Jxmy, I don't even watch basketball but to not watch YOUR sht would simply be a disservice. I got chills, man. Bron said he felt no pressure 'cause he was doing what he loves and just as he inspired you to do what YOU love, you inspire me. Love the videos. Hope God keeps you healthy and passionate. Never stop it, man; even if you get to 60 and you still like doing these for us, we'll be here watching. Thank you.
I got chills from this appreciation comment fam😅😅 you are 100% right, JXMY, we gonna love u and appreciate the work u do forever
You’ve outdone yourself, Jimmy!!! Love this video!!! It really puts into perspective what an anomaly LeBron has been. Awesome job!!!
Really great video! The statistics and comparisons were super helpful in showing just how insane this record is. I personally see LeBron playing more than four more seasons because he has also hinted at wanting to play with Bryce as well.
Crazy how Melo was mentioned in that 2009 article. It's sad how some of the kids these days (14-16ish years old) never really got to watch Carmelo play basketball. It was incredible. The ultimate bucket getter at the time.
Too bad it wasn't winning basketball
He was a good help with the blazers that year he played
@@ryanscaggs1674 give him the help Lebron had instead of Iman Shumpert and washed Chauncy Billups
I think he still is the best NCAA player ever and still should be mentioned as one of the best offensive players of all time.
Syracuse
It’s going to be a sad day when Lebron retires, I’m glad I’ve got to see his career. The impact he’s had is unbelievable.
Same it's been so awesome watching dominate
defo his flopping and crying is unbelievable
@@CentlonCOD 2nd stint cavs flopping yeah.
Its crazy I remember I was a teen when I started watching NBA and following Lebron from the start and now I'm over 30 years old and this dude still breaking records lol.
Jxmy should have a contract with ESPN and voice over documentaries. there isn’t a single UA-camr whom can do what he’s done with the quality in which he delivers on a regular basis. LEGEND 🙏🏾🏆
facts !!
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ESPN is too dumb to hire Jxmy.
Edit : The best basketball documentary are in youtube.
independence is his game 💯🏆
just no. cuz ESPN will force Jimmy to say stupid stuff like why Ben Simmons is better than Ja or something like that
The fact that you make these type of videos consistently is crazy. High quality, great knowledge, amazing graphics and storytelling. Dude your amazing keep it up. I’ve been watching since my freshman year of hs (im a freshman in college now) Your the Lebron James of UA-cam 😂. Keep up the work champ ❤
This reminds me of the fascinating story of Roger Bannister:
Before 1954, most sports specialists had come to the conclusion that no human being could ever run a mile in less than 4 minutes.
People wanted to do it since probably at least 1886, everybody had tried, and yet nobody had ever succeeded, in about 70 years chasing that record.
Because it was simply "impossible".
Then comes the 6th of May, 1954, and against all odds, Roger Bannister does run a mile in less than 4 minutes, for the first time in history.
Cool story, right?
So what?
Well, that's not the interesting part.
The interesting part is that, after he did, a lot of athletes around the world started doing it as well.
The same year, in 1954, someone beat his 3:59 time.
The next year, three other guys beat them...
In the same race.
And a thousand followed until now.
In 3 minutes and 59 seconds, Roger Bannister had just made the impossible, well, possible.
He "made God bleed".
Of course, I understand Lebron's record is a different situation, but my point is, someone, eventually, will probably beat his record.
Because a lot of these crazy records often seem impossible to beat at the time, until someone inevitably does.
It's the nature of human evolution.
But I might be wrong, as often.
Only time will tell :)
Very cool story! Love it! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻
There's another side to this story, that's that through out history major breakthroughs in technology and sports both occur around one another often. Like the telephone was invented by multiple people working independent of each other during a similar window. Sports a similar thing occurs where when it's time it's time and many hit the new plateau separate of one another. I love the story you've shared here and am familiar with it
It just takes someone to break the mold
The 4-minute barrier is a bit mythologized. Those within the sport considered 4 minutes to be less impossible and more overdue when Bannister made his run. If not for WWII culling and distracting a generation of athletes, plus Sweden's Anderson and Hagg receiving bans from competition, the barrier most likely falls years earlier. Until those two events the record was falling incredible fast, from above 4m 10s as late as 1931 to 4m 1s in 1944. Not exactly indicative of a record with a mental barrier. Compare that to the 100m and Long Jump, which saw Jesse Owen's records remaining unsurpassed for 20 years since the mid-1930s in disciplines that drew much heavier competition.
I think the difference there is athletic capability evolving for a chance to do the extraordinary in one race at the height of a runner’s career. The scoring record isn’t just about the game’s evolution, it take’s timing, skill, and luck to be that good, that young, and for this long. It’s like Cal Ripken’s game’s played record.
Also look at how many assists he had while getting all of these points. Imagine if he had less assists and scored those buckets instead. Insane stuff.
And that’s not including his playoff points, which is around 7,000+
Amazing at least 4000 more assists than any other player who scored 30k. And highest TS%
It's possible to break the record but very unlikely. Another LeBron type of player like Giannis but to start strong.
Giannis started slow he has only 22ppg.
i just did the math and lebron contributed to a total of over 70.000 points in his career including playoffs, counted assists only as two points, so the total number is even higher due to many beeing threes aswell.
thats just pure insanity
It's kind've like that zen approach, where the only people who can actually break a record like this are people who aren't even trying for it. Kareem said he never tried to break it either, but in the process of being on so many competitive teams, and staying freakishly healthy, he accumulated the points he did.
Also, remember that LeBron is not a score-first guy. I think that helped his record a little. His opponents fear his passing more, and thus hoped that his scoring would not manifest in Ws. They did. It becomes more comical when considering that LeBron is at No 4 on the assists list.
A list which is normally swarmed by guards.
@@aldrincayanan9500 And non-scorers.
@@aldrincayanan9500crazy shit
@@MrClebophdGOAT shit
He is a scorer lol wtf 😂 where are people coming up with this? Bruh if you want the definition of a pass first player and not a score-first guy then go watch John Stockton. I can’t believe people are still saying this shit. Crazy how people bought into this shit in the first place 🤣
His playoffs tenure and scoring should be taken into consideration here as well. Not only he played for 20 seasons, but most of them were deep playoff runs, and half of them were Finals runs. No current player is anywhere close to breaking his Playoffs scoring record, a record he already set years ago.
That is what irks me. No one is talking about the total scoring! He score 7500, and MJ is 2nd at 5900. That by itself is an impossibility to break! The guy NEVER missed a playoff game while his team is in it. He missed playoffs for 4 seasons. I guess the new player to break his record can exploit that I guess.
Because people will discredit him by claiming he couldn't eliminate teams sooner
I always think about if lebron was drafted by a team that could build around him better, how dominate he has been in his career it feels like he should have more than 4 rings. Its crazy
@@KB-qk1icTrue
He just hit 39,000 points. He's still averaging 25+ a game. He'll retire with well over 40k. Nobody is ever touching this record. I'll put my entire life's savings and everything I own on that.
putting your life savings into something youd never be able to control is rather stupid
I don’t think @@nomercyinc6783 knows what an expression is guys
@@nomercyinc6783 It's extremely unlikely and won't be able to see it in our lifetime. The person most close, Luka, is already thousands of points behind LeBron's pace
@@nomercyinc6783By the time someone actually breaks the record, bro is going to be a fossil
@@DragonoftheDarknessFlameLuka is like 14 years younger.
What's shocking to me is, He is not only the holder of the ALL-TIME SCORING RECORD but is also the TOP 4 in CAREER ASSISTS!
That is more amazing. He is the only player in the top ten in points, rebounds and assists!
@@KoreanBoy9713 thank you. I stand corrected, still impressive how well rounded his game is...
Ya, crazy the kind of stats you can get when you demand to play with a bunch of allstars all the time 😂
@@Jthanson88 yea cus that definitely makes sense. can’t find haters with logic
@@justinherrera1700 imagine watching a whole video praising LeBron and then coming into the comments to hate... Dude must have a sad life.
I'd love to see a video on defenders who have had the most success guarding the game's greatest scorers. A data driven analysis on which defenders affected the efficiency of the greatest ever would be fascinating.
I always taught my kid when he got into sports that defense players are THE unsung heroes in all of sports. Imagine a poster shot of Reggie Miller denying Michael Jordan the ball. You'll never see it, but that's how the Pacers nearly dethroned the Bulls in the epic '98 eastern conference finals.
Can’t really include anyone who guarded Jordan because Jordan got the most preferentially biased treatment of any player in nba history. I’ve watched almost every game of Jordan’s, the amount of fouls that were called on his defender without actually touching Jordan are ridiculous. If you out a percentage on that amount I’d say about 60% of Jordan’s foul calls are phantom calls. Possibly higher.
@@Dudewheresmycar189 True, Jordan would have bought the refs all new cars so long as they gave him the calls. As Jeff Van Gundy put it, he was a con man as much as an athlete, or something like that. But what amazed us most is the dude was clutch went it counted the most. No con man could make all those high pressure shots without also being best baller. We'll never see the likes again.
@@Rick-the-Swift Jordan doesn’t even have the most made clutch shots lol it’s not even close.
the goat
I just wanted to say how much I love your videos! Your analysis of basketball games and players is always spot on, and I really appreciate the effort you put into each video. I especially love it when you dive into the lesser-known players and their signature moves. That's why I would love to see you make a video about Zavier Simpson and his iconic skyhook shot. I think your analysis of his game would be really insightful and informative, and it would be great to see his unique style of play get some more recognition. Keep up the amazing work
this is so put together!!!! amazing amazing
Great video. I'm a current Akronite and lifetime North East Ohio guy and LBJ got drafted to the league when I was 9.
A couple of things that you could make a video about when it comes to LBJ moving forward:
1) He's not the ultimate scorer, he's actually the ultimate offensive player. For many years of his career, he was a better passer than he was a scorer. His court vision is unmatched for a forward (although I will say Jocic in Den is a damn good passer for a Center).
This is shown by the fact that he is in the top 5 in all time assists. No one else on the all time scoring list is also anywhere close to the top 10 on assists. Oscar Robertson and Russ Westbrook are 8 and 10 In assists but 13 and 28 in points.
Let's look at the guys LBJ has passed and how they were as passers. Kareem, not a great passer and benefited from playing with Magic who was a all time great passer. Karl Malone, not a passer at all, and actually benefited from playing with the all time assists leader John Stockton. Kobe and Michael were both do it yourself shooters, not passers who wanted the ball in their hands and would regularly shoot double teamed.
LBJ was such a good passer, when he left for Miami we actually thought the Cavs would make the playoffs as a 5 or 6 seed the next year. We won less than 20 games for the next 3 years and were consistently the worst team in the league. He made guys who below average look like quality players. His 07 Finals team, and his 2018 teams were absolutely atrocious, but LBJ still got them to the finals. Both times he left Cleveland, we didn't sniff the playoffs the next year.
Now let's look at playoff assists. LeBron is second to only Magic Johnson in playoff assists, he actually has more than John Stockton. LeBron always had good teams in Miami(Wade and R. Allen) to pass the ball to, but his 1st tenure in Cleveland he was carrying the entire team, along with his last year in Cleveland after Kyrie left LBj was doing 100% of the heavy lifting. He has only made one deep playoff run with the Lakers, and he had AD on that team to pass the ball to that year. Magic had Kareem, James Worthy, and Byron Scott to pass the ball to in big moments in big games. In conclusion, For about half of Lebron's deep playoff runs, he's had no one to pass the ball to and still ranks second in playoff assists.
2) LBJ's longevity. Let met give you an example of how insane LBJ's longevity has been. LBJ is 1 year older than Dwight Howard and they were both picked 1st one year apart. They were in their athletic prime at the exact same time. Howard was 1st team all NBA for 5 straight seasons from 08-12 and an 8 time all star from 07-14. Very impressive, no doubt and certainly a HOFer. We know LBJ was in his prime at this time because he won all 4 of his MVPs during this time period. He should of won a few more but they started looking for other players to give it to, but I digress.
Let's jump forward in time a bit. By 2020, LBJ is the best player on the NBA Champion Lakers, Dwight Howard is lucky to be in the starting lineup on occasion. By 2023, LBJ is still a top 20 player in the league, and Dwight Howard is out of the league, despite being a year younger then LBJ. Dwight Howard hasn't been an All-star since 2014, meanwhile LeBron has been an All-star every year since, and has been 1st team All NBA 5 out of 8 of those years.
None of this is meant to put Dwight Howard down, he had a HOF career, it just goes to show LBJ has basically found a way to extend his prime about 8-9 years past what a typical HOF player. Dwight Howard is a solid HOF top, there are many HOFers who had far worse careers in comparison.
An even better example of LBJ's longevity is Chris Bosh. They are the same age, and were drafted into the league the same year. Chris Bosh has been retired so long, he has already been inducted into the Hall of Fame 2 years ago, while LeBron was still playing at All-NBA 2nd team level. There are numerous players still in the league like James Harden, Russel Westbrook, Lamarcus Aldridge, DeMarcus Cousins, Serge Ibaka, Danny granger, Lance Stephenson, the list goes on that came into the league after LeBron, hit their prime after LeBron, and are already pretty much washed up or are out of the league while LeBron is producing at an all-pro level still.
Glad I got to witness a generational talent this man had been amazing on and off the court true testament of hard work and dedication the road wasn’t easy but he still did it
This amazing breakdown of LeBron's scoring during his career is truly a testament to how impressive LeBron is. Some idiots claim he has "no bag" but you don't put up these numbers without a bag.
Exactly!!!!!
Yes. Hung 48 on Prime Billups and Wallace Detroit 25 straight with no bag. Lol
Having a bag is irrelevant, two of the last all time leading scorers (Kareem and Wilt) didn’t have a bag.
@@jaydot4956 what is a bag define that. Is it a bunch of superfluous moves on your way to a bucket? Cause the stat sheet don’t count style points.
says @@jaydot4956 , a guy who can easily score because he knows the definition of a bag .
your dedication to discredit players is really up there ... Einstein level delusion
Dear Jimmy,
I dont know if you'll ever see this, but out of all the channels i have notifications turned on for, yours is the one that i'll immediately watch the new video or work in time to my schedule to watch it. I've been subscribed for over a year now and absolutely love all of your content, from the hot take videos, to the Jordan stories, to the most recent highlights in the league. Your passion oozes through these videos, and the stats and graphs you make are sometimes my favorite part. Thank you for what you do and for rekindling my love for the game. It's good to know there are other crazy addicted basketball nerds out there.
Sincerely,
a fan
W fan
There are so many GOAT things about this channel but the most refreshing thing is that Jimmy actually gives a definitive answer to these questions and it’s not just saying “it’s complicated”. It’s like clickbait titles except it’s not bait - there’s always a satisfying payoff backed by data and elite graphics. Amazing stuff man
Man this video is just what I needed. It's easy to say LeBron is the leading scorer it's another thing to see just how elite he's been for years. Great video.
40000 and still counting 😤
Facts
Paolo Banchero has 19,7 PTS per game. Comparable to James' first season. But even Banchero is already too "old" (compared to LeBron's first season). LeBron's scoring record is really impressive. As always: Great video!
@Ryan Sibley that’s what they said about LeBron too
@Ryan Sibley lol
The bubble screwed Luka over he would have almost over 1000 more points if not for the 19/20 bubble and then the shortened 20/21 season
He was dominant from day one. Him being the youngest to reach a 1000 points was the firs sign which we all missed.
Not even CLOSE to the GOAT though
@@efisgpr he surpassed MJ with less shots taken and higher percentage for your knowledge. While being 4th in All-Time Assists, and the #1 Scoring leader in playoff history 💀
@@efisgpr ok?
@@efisgpr 🤡
@@SharksPro123 Jordan though has a higher PPG avg. during the regular season and the playoffs and the way in which Jordan got there overall is just as if not a little more impressive (3-peating... taking time off&steppingb ack- coming back and basically 3-peating directyl thereafter- and a 3peat is just incredibly hard to do- just ask the Warriors... luck that non of ur guys gets injured plays a significant role ofc. )- not to hat on LeBron- Jordan will remain the more iconic player I believe but however you value Championships/Final MVPS LeBron's maybe the more decorated player (mostly bc. of longevity ofc. but still)
watching this video and seeing lebron from his rookie season until now, this video made me cry. I cried because this is the sport I love, and it is so beautiful. Thank you JxmyHighroller. Lebron has been around since I was a kid, he’s the greatest player I’ve ever seen as I only recall MJ with the wizards. Here’s to hoping a healthy twilight to lebrons career.
I thought about when Lebron retires. Which team are we going to watch. I watched the Lakers game against Dallas. What a comeback. Lebron just makes the NBA, even at his age. Can he play another 2,3 or 4 years. Don't know. He's gonna have to workout harder in the off season to get his body ready for each grueling season. We all take him for granted. When Jordan retired. I was much younger and it didn't mean as much. Had shit going on in life. 20 years later, not so much. It's going to suck when he does retire, that's for sure.
I'm 6 months older than him so grew up watching MJ. While MJ is my goat LeBron is definitely second beyond reach.
I heard all the hype from him before he went into the league as I was in secondary school here in the UK. He's exceeded all expectations.
Let’s be honest once he’s retired we’ll all miss him.
maybe you will, i got the dudes number in my phone lol, i'll just call him up like i normally do
@@tyrone-dh6iy yeah sure you do 😂
@@nerrdinho i do word is bond bro
@@tyrone-dh6iy you may have his phone number, but what relation is he to you? anyone can get digits
@@Ollay245 he's the lil homie
I'm gonna use this video for whenever anyone hates or tries to discredit Bron's greatness. A lot of people don't like his personality for whatever reason and they let that collide with their opinion on what he's like on the court. This is a perfect video to clap back to the "4-6" and "I'd have that many points if I played 20 years" arguments. Great video my guy!!!
Michael Jordan and Kobe were more fascinating as a team player. And Michael made it clear he wasn't chasing stats. But guess who wore a Tshirt (a long time ago) about stat-padding...
@@rahiemthomas5617 hard to say mj aint stat pad he led the league in field goal attempts 9x this is why his 10 scoring titles are not that impressive.. and did i mention he was also 7x field goals missed
If I played 20 years....LOL ... More like 3 lifetimes even more.
I dont understand what's to dislike about his personality anyways. He's not some cocky asshole, he seems grounded enough, is intelligent, doesn't act like a diva or get into a bunch of trouble. So like, what is it? It's just haters man. People who will say anything to justify why they dont like him when the real explanation is, "He's too successful and I dont like acknowledging it".
@@maynardburger You never hear of him doing anything negative in his personal life. Dudes clean as a whistle.
But there's an issue with this chart 17:05 Lebron's 5 season career average is just slightly below Luka's (27.3 vs 27.5) driven by Lebron's astonishing Y3 31.4 average. But as you know, Lebron over the next 5 years after that through Miami dipped just slightly. This is important bc this graph isn't a projection, it's more a reflection of reality. A projection would be interesting bc Luka is trending up while Lebron plateaued, albeit still hyper productive. If Luka were to score 30 or more on average for the next 5 seasons, which isn't unbelievable in the slightest given his 33ppg currently, his Y10 aggregate points would easily be above Lebron's. Had you projected Luka out 3-5 years at the average of his previous 2 seasons, he'd be well above Lebron. He's on pace now to far exceed Lebron's best year in terms of average points. The real question is his longevity as well as how insanely productive Lebron has been in Y19 & Y20. But his second stint at Cleveland is where a player like Luka can make up quite a lot of ground where he was well below his season average
ratings are falling, when lebron retires its possible luka gets the whistle and will ride the fts just like mj or any other superstar did. its all about the whistle
The fact that even most of the all time greats can only maintain at a top level for round 10 years or mostly shorter. And Lebron’s been doing this consistently for 20 years already and still going is just unbelievable.
It’s from his known steroid use.
@@billybrasky4278 steroids don’t make you good at shooting the ball, driving the ball, passing the ball, defense and they damn sure don’t make you smart enough to understand how other teams plays are going to be ran and the tendencies other players have in order to run the offense more efficiently.
Even IF lebron used roids, he’s still the best because he put in the most work, not cause of the juice. Hating ass 😂
@@billybrasky4278 so why other players not having Lebron's number? Its impossible only Lebron use steroids.
@@ggh_-ts6pnfacts, if that was the case everyone would be using steroids and play at an elite level for 20+ years.
this is what happens when you put millions on your body.
We talking about the regular season. Total points in another discussion. 🐐🐐🐐
“That is where this 7’4” guy from France comes into play.” - every single NBA analyst.
Lol
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He’s going to have to be an all star level player from day one
I don't think he has a great chance at longevity with his size and how he plays
For those of you not old enough to remember, Lebron was incredible right away, literally from his first game as an 18-year-old. He was an incredible athlete _(obviously)_ but he was also an excellent passer and playmaker. He wasn't a good shooter yet, but he was so big and fast and strong and skilled that he could score like crazy anyway.
Then he played basically forever without getting injured hardly at all; he only started having injury issues once he got to the Lakers in his mid to late 30's. If he really does play until Bronny gets into the league, he'll probably pass Robert Parish for most games played in the regular season. He's currently 200 behind Parish and this season isn't over yet, so 4 seasons of 50 each will do it _(or 67 each if Bronny is good enough to be one-and-done)._ He's currently 118 behind Kareem if we count playoff games, which we really should. He probably passes that next year or the year after.
Lebron is also one of very few players who hasn't had any significant dropoff in production as he's gotten older. He's currently 38, and the only other instance I can recall of a player being this good this old is MJ. Jordan retired for the last time at 40, and despite what people think they remember from his Wizards days, he was still excellent; he just got injured and missed time. Lebron _might_ be a little better as an old guy, but it's close and he's not 40 yet, either.
Lebron also has the 5th highest career scoring average of all time, _(Jordan and Wilt are basically tied at 30.1, then Elgin Baylor at 27.4, KD at 27.3 and Lebron at 27.2)._ So he's an all-time great per-game scorer, too _(Luka would be 3rd if he had played enough games to qualify for the list, so Lebron is likely to be 6th pretty shortly; I don't see Luka's scoring decreasing any time soon)._
So _in theory_ it would be possible for someone to surpass Lebron, but they'll have to be an all-time level scorer who starts very young, plays 20+ years, and plays almost all the games. Basically it would take the second coming of MJ, but with no mid-career retirement, no post-Bulls break, and fewer injuries. And he'd have to play a couple extra years at the end of his career, too.
I know it sounds utterly ridiculous, but I think this might actually happen at some point. Likely no time soon _(i.e., within 30 years),_ but scoring is up in the NBA and shooting is getting wild, so I could see some crazy shooter averaging 30 for a long time; imagine a 6'7" Steph Curry who never gets injured. Or maybe Dallas decides that the way to win titles is to ask Luka to score 35 a game and he somehow does that for like 16 years. It sounds insane _(and it kind of is)_ but it's at least vaguely plausible. I actually think Wilt's rebound record and Stockton's assist record might be harder to break because both those stats are way down from the times they were set, whereas scoring is near its all-time high _(in the 60's everyone played at an insane pace and the scoring averages were slightly higher; they're significantly more efficient now)._
also advances in medicine and conditioning have to continue to improve for that to happen
Jordan played at 38 he wasn’t good man he was shooting like 40% and averaging barely 20 4 and 5 most nba starters with his minutes are getting that he was definitely worse than bron by a lot
@@hardcrasher6470 whats wrong with you actual meat rider 38 yr olds mjs performance wasnt even mentioned
I truly don't see anyone lasting as long as Bron while also scoring at the same level as they did in their youth, while also avoiding catastrophic injury. By the time Bron retires, his scoring record will be in the same breath as Stockton's assists and Wilt's rebounds. Also, old MJ was nowhere near as good as old Bron lol
@@Night-uq6gk MJ's Wizards days were when he was 38, 39, and 40, or at least he officially retired when he was 40. If Lebron stays healthy for 4 more years he might be able to put the scoring record as far out of reach of today's players as the assist and rebound records, but scoring is up and rebounds are down _(way down, actually)._ Assists are up overall, but very few teams have a single guy getting all the assists. The Warriors get the most assists in the league _(and far more than the Stockton/Malone Jazz ever did)_ and have for years, but their leading assist guy is Draymond, with about 8 a game for the last 7 years, which is pretty typical. It's more of a team effort now.
So the scoring record is super high and will get even more out of reach, but the way the game is changing we can guess scoring will probably continue to be up with shooting getting even better and more team-based play. Better shooting and more people handling the ball means fewer rebounds and a greater spread of assists, making those records harder to reach, and they're already untouchable _(Wilt has about 24k rebounds; the highest active player is Dwight Howard with 14.6k. If Dwight averaged 10 rpg and 70 games/season it would take him 14 more seasons to catch Wilt. The next active player on the list is Lebron at #32)._ But if scoring is up and shooting is even better maybe someone can challenge Lebron's 40k+
I remember being in the 4th or 5th grade playing Lebron on NBA Street V3 back in the day, I’m now turning 30 next year. His longevity and level of play at his age is truly unprecedented.
Holy shit. I was aware this was an incredible accomplishment but this truly puts it into perspective. It’s like you said this is some super human shit right here and he’s not even done yet. This might truly be unbreakable or if somehow someway a guy comes along and does break it it’ll be decades from now just like it took decades for someone to beat kareems record
I graduated high school a year after LeBron, I’ve been a fan of his since I was 16 years old & at the same time I’m a HUGE MJ fan, I wanted to be like Mike as a child. That said, LeBron James is the greatest pure all-around basketball player of all time. Maybe not the GOAT or greatest winner..but the greatest all around player ever & I don’t think that’s crazy to say
You're absolutely right and the greatest pure all-around basketball player of all time is the same as simply saying the GOAT. If you are the greatest all around basketball player of all time, then you're the GOAT. Yes, not the greatest winner, but a fantastic winner with 4 1st place finishes and 6 2nd place finishes and absolutely dominates the combination of all statistics, no one is even close when you combine points, assists, steals, rebounds, etc. He is the GOAT and it isn't even close. He is also the only player in NBA history who is big enough, athletic enough, and coordinated enough to be able to play all 5 positions at an elite NBA level.
That was a really well done video! I don’t comment on videos often but this one has me emotional.
When I was in grade 7 i got the sports illustrated with Lebron on the cover that said the chosen one.. when I was in grade 8 I got the slam magazine that had him and Sebastian Telfair on the cover that said the takeover.. I knew he was gonna be good.. and in grade 9 when I watched him drop 25 against Sacramento I knew he was gonna do this..
Feels good to be right about something for once !
I’m just happy that my Warriors played a big part with Lebron in his prime throughout the years and got to witness it.
I remember he was the youngest ever to hit 20k points against the warriors I was back in 6th grade lol
7:17 im glad you included Dr Js ABA points for his career, I think he gets slept on a lot because one of the conditions for the ABA-NBA merger was that all ABA stats and records were expunged, which is bs.
Wow. I mean, no one should ever make a video about this subject after this video. I don't even watch any videos about basketball unless this man post it. This is at the top of greatest video on this channel in my opinion, love all the stats and passion in this video, another great one 🙌
Watching basketball for some time, I’ve learned to never say never. It’s very unlikely that anybody will surpass Lebron for the foreseeable future, but Kareem’s record was thought to be unbeatable, and here we are! I hope I live to see passed. Just watching Lebron’s greatness over the years has been amazing.
who ever is gonna break it isnt in the league right now they might not even be born yet lol
@@OMG-si3wn Victor wwmbanyama the only hope
Exactly, "EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE" 😉
@@raskult he is already too old
@@LeKoliasl My nephew was born 3 months ago, he is already too old to break this record.
this makes me so nostalgic seeing lebron be an old man now and knowing that he'll retire as soon as i finish college just makes me glad that i watched how his nba career pan out throughout the years
I have a feeling his scoring record will never be broken, at least not for a long time. I think the talent is too spread out and it's beyond difficult to maintain that level of play for literally 2 decades. I definitely don't think John Stockton's assist record, and maybe steals record, will ever be broken. He's way too far ahead in assists for sure.
For the scoring record, Luka is the only current player that has a legitimate chance to catch lebrons current points. But for that he would have to average 30 points a game and play all 82 games each season. And he’ll catch current in 12 more years. So barring any rule change that heavily impacts scoring (4 point line, shorter shot clock, more games a season) this record may be truly unbreakable until the next generational freak talent comes around
It will also be highly unlikely a player tops MJs 30.5 ppg for an entire career. There are players who can do that a few years but career? Only Wilt and MJ have averaged over 30ppg for an entire career!
@@taquaywhite4503 Luka will get injured.
@@kennyfleck8630 How jordan's meat taste?
@@justinyan7938 probably the same as Lebron's 😉.
Happy to have been with him since his high school days! He was a hero to us kids then. Now he's a Titan among mortals with an incredible story!
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Dude jimmy your videos make me tear up. You are incredibly talented at what you do
always love the lebron videos.
I'm doing something that I love to do, and that's playing the game of basketball.
Watched my first two nba games today
Bucks vs suns
Lakers vs mavs
And I just want to thank you for being the channel that actually introduced me to basketball, your videos have been great
Love from nigeria 🇳🇬
this is awesome im glad you’re getting into it! Watch some videos about the 2013 and 2016 NBA finals. You wont be disappointed
@@fablez more like the entire 2016 NBA season 😂. 2016 was insane in sports as a whole.
@@crimzon_x4441 facts!!! the 2016 NBA season was by far the best season of my lifetime
The part about the player who was born after James' career started reminds me of the craziest longevity stat in sports that I am aware of. Between Gordie Howe's first and last NHL games, Bobby Orr was born, made it to the NHL, played his entire career, retired, and was elected into the hockey hall of fame.
Things like the one-and-done rule and load management means we'll likely never see his record broken until some major breakthrough in science and technology occur, like legitimate de-aging, but even with all that you have to come across a player with the right combination of skills and motivation among other traits.
man, you have to teach me how to do those kind of visualization. you are killing it !
Not only his regular season points is unbreakable but also his playoff points record will never be broken.
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yall say this every time a new talent comes up lol, sure the records are great, but give it 2 or 3 decades, i guarantee you the record will be broken by then, 20 years isnt never
*Playoff Points Duration Leader*
LeBron (2017-present) 6 yrs
Jordan (1998-2017) 19 yrs
Kareem (1985-1998) 13 yrs
West (1969-1985) 16 yrs
@@Someone-hi1nt Math doesnt add up , but then again you are american , anything that requires brain activity is a no go.
@@HAL-lz7jj first off, no im not an american, second off, you see how inflated scoring is getting? come back to your own comment in a few years youll see how dumb you are, possessions per game is going up, shot opportunities is going up, 3 point rate is going up, training and body work is going up, etc... its not all about math in todays game, the game adjusts
He’ll finish with over 40K points / 11 K Rebounds / 11K assists that’s outlandish. Oh don’t forget he’s about to hit 8000 playoff points, Jordan had shy of 6000
The fact that LeBron reached 30000 points, 10000 rebounds and 10000 assists and no one else had done it is amazing within itself. The numbers he'll have when his career is done will be ridiculous.
@@KevinPayton-fq8gdYep and still 3 rings out of 16 playoffs. 2020 don’t count. He also has the record for most turnovers too. Why doesn’t anyone mention that? Because Lelame is overrated. Top 10 player yes, but will NEVER COME CLOSE TO THE GOAT OR EVEN KOBE. Hahahahahahah
Oh forgot the thousands of free throws from flopping.
@@smb161 how he didnt have most record for turnovers when he is playing 21st year? and ofc rings kinda shit but still we should be blessed we had oportunity too watch i didnt had too watch jordan i am sad
@@smb161 Invalidating a championship because it was played without fans automatically nullifies your point