Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden reached a rare milestone last week when he scored his 25,000th career point. He became the 24th player in NBA history to reach that mark.
Harden joins LeBron James and Kevin Durant as the only active players to score that many points.
Active players to reach 25K points
- LeBron James 39,257 (1st all-time)
- Kevin Durant 27,565 (10th al-time)
- James Harden 25,018 (24th all-time)
Harden is starting to get going with the Clippers after he and the team started slow when he was traded there earlier this season.
James Harden is closing in on Jerry West
Harden has a chance to move up a spot or two on the list, with Jerry West ahead of him at 25,192 and Reggie Miller at 25,279.
The next active player who has a shot at getting to 25,000 is Russell Westbrook, who is at 24,738. Westbrook is on the Clippers bench, but is averaging 11.2 points per game and barring injury would join Harden in the Top 25.
James Harden moving up the scoring list
- Reggie Miller 25,279 (22nd all-time)
- Jerry West 25,192 (23rd all-time)
- James Harden 25,018 (24th all-time)
Think about this: From the 2009-10 to 2011-12 seasons, Harden, Westbrook and Durant played for the Oklahoma City Thunder. How great for the NBA would it have been if those three had stayed together a few more seasons?
Stephen Curry should soon join the 25K club
Stephen Curry is 34th on the career scoring list with 22,385 points. He should join those four players in the Top 25.
DeMar DeRozen (22,247) and Chris Paul (21,951) are the only other active players in the Top 50 career scorers list.
Other active players on the all-time scoring list
- Steph Curry 22,385 (34th all-time)
- DeMar DeRozen 22,247 (35th all-time)
- Chris Paul 21,951 (37th all-time)