Kevin Durant recently became a member of a valued company by becoming the eighth player on the list of all time to achieve the 30,000 point marking.
It is a time to appreciate all basketball fans, because the only other active player who hit Mark is LeBron James. James Harden (13th General) is the following closest to 26,949 and Russell Westbrook then with 25,834 (21st General). In the event that you are wondering, Steph Curry 24,719 with Demar Derozan does not have too far behind 24,657.
Durant starts the All-Star break with 30,045 points, to be precise, 1,374 points behind Want Chamberlain Want in seventh place.
In such rare air it is difficult not to wonder where he could eventually end.
30k points for 35 😤
Kevin Durant becomes the 8th player in the NBA history that has reached 30,000 career points! pic.twitter.com/yseru87rkx
– NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2025
The mathematical answer
An important factor in all this is the fact that Durant became the third fastest player of the 30,000-point mark, behind only Chamberlain and Michael Jordan. The buckets are easy, so health is a key factor.
This season Durant played 41 of 54 games that put him on track to end with 62.
On average 27.3 points per match in the season, sets him on track to add another 573 points to his end of the season.
If he would play two more seasons and on average 60 games played per season, Durant would have to add around 3,000 points to his count.
Addition of that total of 3,573 to his current 30,045 in total and he would pass the Chamberlain, Dirk Nowitzki and Jordan. He would also be a striking distance from fourth place Kobe Bryant’s 33,643 or pass him.
You first heard it here. Durant may pass Bryant for fourth place on the Scorelijst Allimens in the 2026-27 season. You may have heard it from Bryant yourself:
Kobe Bryant calls an barely 20 -year -old Kevin Durant from OKC one of the biggest scorers that the game ever saw in the All Star game in 2011. Kevin Durant is still an All -Star -Starter 14 years later. #15 pic.twitter.com/J11AX6AHFV
– Pure Hoops (@PureHoops35) February 13, 2025
What about fourth?
Karl Malone is in third place with 36,928 points and that seems far away at the moment.
That requires durant to play at least the 2028-29 season. He will also have to keep his excellent score rate and on average 60 games per season. That is a big question from someone who had a torn Achilles in 2019 and a Jones fracture in the 2014-15 season. He would be 40 years old if he played the season ’28 -29.
Difficult and unlikely, but not impossible.
Is there a path to Durant who ends second in LeBron James on the list of all time?
Well, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is currently in second place of James ’41 .641 with 38,387. That currently places 8,342 points behind. Even with an average of 25 points per match, Durant should play another 334 games to touch that brand. With 60 games per season, that should play at least six seasons.
Like things stand out, it should be said that Abdul-Jabbar and James are safe.
The intuitive answer
Durant is a lot. He absolutely loves the basketball game, so it is not unbelievable to imagine that he is hanging around as long as he is physically able.
It is a modern scientific miracle that Durant has recovered so well from a torn Achilles. There would be a natural period to illuminate his way back and we saw that played with 35, 55 and 47 games from ’20 -21 to ’22 -23 respectively.
Playing 75 games last season and now on track for 62 on the back of those seasons is probably considered as a matter of course.
That said, expects that he will remain close to that level of availability and performance or near that level of availability and performance as he gets closer to 40 years old, unwise.
Durant should have to Pass Chamberlain and Nowitzki next season. He will probably also be motivated by the meaning of passing Jordan and Bryant. She should have to Be a striking distance by the end of next season.
The smart money and logic are durant ending in fourth place on the list of all time.
