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The 'NBA all-time scoring leaders' quiz

Created on December 29, 2025 | Total tries: 61 | Average Score: 28.1 out of 30 (94%) | Quiz FAQ

Happy 41st birthday to 21-time NBA All-Star, four-time MVP and four-time NBA champion, LeBron James!

Since being selected by his home-town Cleveland Cavaliers with the first-overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, James has more than delivered on the hype following him from high school. James scored 25 points and dished out nine assists in his NBA debut at just 18 years old en route to the Rookie of the Year award.

More than two decades later, James has firmly entrenched himself in the discussion for best player of all-time.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. No player in NBA history has ever scored more points than LeBron’s 42,471 (and counting). With that being said, can you name the 30 players with the most points scored in the Association?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Total points / Team(s) Played For / Years Active | Created on December 29, 2025 | Total tries: 61 | Average Score: 28.1 out of 30 (94%) | Quiz FAQ

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42,471 / CLE, MIA, LAL / 2003-Present

38,387 / MIL, LAL / 1969-89

36,928 / UTAH, LAL / 1985-2004

33,643 / LAL / 1996-2016

32,292 / CHI, WAS / 1985-2003

31,560 / DAL / 1998-2019

31,419 / PHW, SFW, PHI, LAL / 1959-73

31,256 / OKC, GSW, BK, PHX, HOU / 2007-Present

28,596 / ORL, LAL, MIA, PHX, CLE, BOS / 1992-2011

28,450 / OKC, HOU, BK, PHI, LAC / 2009-Present

28,289 / 2003-22 / DEN, NYK, OKC, HOU, POR, LAL

27,409 / BUF, HOU, PHI, WAS, ATL, MIL, SA / 1974-95

27,313 / SD, HOU, BAL, WAS /1968-84

26,946 / HOU, TOR / 1984-2002

26,710 / CIN, MIL / 1960-74

26,672 / OKC, HOU, WAS, LAL, LAC, DEN, SAC / 2008-Present

26,668 / ATL, LAX, BOS, SA, ORL / 1982-99

26,496 / SA / 1997-2016

26,397 / BOS, BK, WAS, LAC / 1998-2017

26,395 / BOS / 1962-78

26,071 / MIN, BOS, BK / 1995-2016

26,050 / GSW / 2009-Present

25,894 / TOR, SA, CHI, SAC / 2009-Present

25,728 / TOR, NJ, ORL, PHX, DAL, MEM, SAC, ATL / 1998-2020

25,613 / MIL, IND, DEN, DAL / 1976-91

25,279 / IND / 1987-2005

25,192 / LAL / 1060-74

24,815 / NYK, SEA, ORL / 1985-2002

24,505 / MIL, BOS, MIA / 1996-2014

24,368 / PHI, DEN, DET, MEM / 1996-2010

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