LeBron won't load manage next year. He's going to break Kareem Abdul Jabbar's record.

[Gus Hemmingway]

And you'll still be selling shrimp out of your bicycle basket to college students, living vicariously through a millionaire who wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire, while your sister gets buttf*cked by the local neanderthals.

Oh.. look it’s the 40 year old loser still trying to graduate!

[IllegalD]

Oh.. look it’s the 40 year old loser still trying to graduate!

Hey Simon babyboy. Still projecting your own insecurities onto complete strangers on this board, I see.

Still an inbred living in Wichita? Still haven't gotten your GED because you got bullied by black kids stuffing you into your locker? Still live in the trailer park with your postal worker mom who bangs shady casino employees dressed as the indian from the Village People? Please give us an update on your life when you get a chance.

[TheCorporation]

Youre just angry lebron is so much better than kareem.

Oh.. look it’s the 40 year old loser still trying to graduate!

Seek help miserable old fakkit.

LeBron is GOAT

[leKING]

Hey Simon babyboy. Still projecting your own insecurities onto complete strangers on this board, I see.

Still an inbred living in Wichita? Still haven't gotten your GED because you got bullied by black kids stuffing you into your locker? Still live in the trailer park with your postal worker mom who bangs shady casino employees dressed as the indian from the Village People? Please give us an update on your life when you get a chance.

You are a *******

[Lebron23]

Illegald melting down.

[LAmbruh]

Oh.. look it’s the 40 year old loser still trying to graduate!

[Tobio-Star]

LeBron better not put LeCinco at risk with that dumb record.

I mean sure its looks great on the resume but a ring means way more to me

[FireDavidKahn]

LeBron better not put LeCinco at risk with that dumb record.

I mean sure its looks great on the resume but a ring means way more to me

This is regular season

[Tobio-Star]

This is regular season

Yeah but he has to be 100% for the playoffs. Like one of the posters said, even if he averaged 19pts for 70 games each year he would still break Kareem's record. No need to risk any injury or come to the playoffs with no energy

[Roundball_Rock]

His scoring hasn't declined the way you would expect, partly because of how gracefully he is aging but also because the game is faster and scoring up in general. He scored the same in 2020 as he did in 2015 and 2016 (25.3 PPG). Let's assume he starts to slide, though.

23 PPG over 60 games=1,380
21 PPG over 70 games=1,470
18 PPG over 70 games=1,260
15 PPG over 70 games=1,050
Total: 5,160

That would get him to 39,581 and this assumes a fast rate of decline that is unlikely, given his history, barring injury.

Here is how KAJ's scoring went from age 35 on: 22, 22, 22, 23, 18, 15, 10. He didn't fall off the cliff until he got to his age 39 season and even then he churned out one more all-star caliber scoring season (18 in the RS, 19 in the PO).

KAJ was on a team with Magic, Worthy, and Scott. He could have scored more on a team with less firepower. The Lakers basically have only 2 scorers so they will need more from LeBron than the Lakers did from KAJ, unless things change.

Some of KAJ's decline was not being able to play the same minutes. His per 36 during that time frame was: 24, 24, 24, 25, 20, 18, 16. So his production was a lot more consistent per minute but he went from 32-33 MPG from age 35-38 to 31, 29, and 23.

[pandiani17]

The only issue is, we wont have 82 game season.
He is 4146 points away, considering he averages 20 ppg for next 3 years (4146/20 = 208 games )

This. The corona has really hurted LeBron's chance of overtaking both Malone and Abdul-Jabbar, as it seems there will be less games
in the upcoming seasons. In a parallel world without corona, he was going to get there barring injuries.

[Roundball_Rock]

This. The corona has really hurted LeBron's chance of overtaking both Malone and Abdul-Jabbar, as it seems there will be less games
in the upcoming seasons. In a parallel world without corona, he was going to get there barring injuries.

Plus 12' was a shortened season. LeBron will likely have 3 shortened seasons. Jordan, KAJ had zero (Jordan retired for the 99' lockout season). These may cost LeBron a total of about half a season's worth of games.

[Honor Boost]

I can see it happening.

[PP34Deuce]

I expect the same shit we see every year.

Defense he played this season will not be recreated. Vogel understands that and while I dont think he will be 2019 bad. He will not be as lock down unless it's a marquee matchup toward playoffs.

He adjust his gam each season. Tough to say what he will do but we know even upcoming season hes 23-25ppg 8rpg and 9-10apg

[Ainosterhaspie]

His scoring hasn't declined the way you would expect, partly because of how gracefully he is aging but also because the game is faster and scoring up in general. He scored the same in 2020 as he did in 2015 and 2016 (25.3 PPG). Let's assume he starts to slide, though.

23 PPG over 60 games=1,380
21 PPG over 70 games=1,470
18 PPG over 70 games=1,260
15 PPG over 70 games=1,050
Total: 5,160

That would get him to 39,581 and this assumes a fast rate of decline that is unlikely, given his history, barring injury.

Here is how KAJ's scoring went from age 35 on: 22, 22, 22, 23, 18, 15, 10. He didn't fall off the cliff until he got to his age 39 season and even then he churned out one more all-star caliber scoring season (18 in the RS, 19 in the PO).

KAJ was on a team with Magic, Worthy, and Scott. He could have scored more on a team with less firepower. The Lakers basically have only 2 scorers so they will need more from LeBron than the Lakers did from KAJ, unless things change.

Some of KAJ's decline was not being able to play the same minutes. His per 36 during that time frame was: 24, 24, 24, 25, 20, 18, 16. So his production was a lot more consistent per minute but he went from 32-33 MPG from age 35-38 to 31, 29, and 23.

Both the guys ahead of LeBron had elite PGs feeding them, a significant advantage to help stave off decline that LeBron doesn't have. That alone could be a reason LeBron's scoring could drop faster than theirs did once he hits a certain point.