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LeBron James is 34 field goal attempts away from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in NBA history (28,307) (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Basketball_Reference@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Source: https://stathead.com/tiny/VLKrM

In the Top-10 table below, we'll also include minutes played, games played, FG%, and a couple efficiency metrics to add some additional context:

Rk	Player	FGA	From	To	G	MP	FG%	TS%	eFG%
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	28307	1969-70	1988-89	1560	57446	.559	.592	.559
2	LeBron James	28274	2003-04	2023-24	1435	54564	.505	.588	.546
3	Karl Malone	26210	1985-86	2003-04	1476	54852	.516	.577	.518
4	Kobe Bryant	26200	1996-97	2015-16	1346	48637	.447	.550	.482
5	Michael Jordan	24537	1984-85	2002-03	1072	41011	.497	.569	.509
6	Elvin Hayes	24272	1968-69	1983-84	1303	50000	.452	.491	.452
7	John Havlicek	23930	1962-63	1977-78	1270	46471	.439	.492	.439
8	Dirk Nowitzki	23734	1998-99	2018-19	1522	51368	.471	.577	.512
9	Wilt Chamberlain	23497	1959-60	1972-73	1045	47859	.540	.547	.540
10	Carmelo Anthony	22643	2003-04	2021-22	1260	43514	.447	.543	.485

LeBron is averaging 16.4 FGA per game this season, so barring injury/rest he should reach this milestone either Saturday or Sunday night in Cleveland.

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[–] kwunyinli@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Is the sky hook the most efficient shot in NBA history? How is Kareem’s eFG% so high. Crazy.