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Only 2 players in the NBA have the ability to score 40,000 points, and only 2 people who are likely to do so

12:40am, 28 July 2025【Basketball】

40,000 points are simply a miracle for the NBA. In the eyes of many players and even the media, except for James, it may be difficult to overcome this data in the next 100 years. Moreover, the NBA currently stipulates that only after graduating from college can you enter the NBA draft, so relatively speaking, you have to play a few more seasons. James enters the NBA after graduating from high school. So will anyone in the future be able to achieve 40,000 points of strength? In principle, only 2 people have the strength, and in theory, there are 2 people.

Docic

Docic is currently 26 years old. After checking the data, Doncic currently scores 12,878 points, and currently averages about 28.8 points in his career. If he is not injured in the future, if Doncic can reach about 40, Doncic can play 14 seasons. Before he was 35, he can play 27 points per game. He can play 75 games in a season and get 31,103 points before he is 35 years old. In the next five seasons, he can contribute 25 points per game, play 70 games in a season, and get 8,750 points. The closest to 40,000 points. Of course, no one can say whether Doncic can really get it, he can only say that he has this strength.

Wenban Yama

Wenban Yama is the No. 1 pick in 23 years. She has played in the NBA for 2 seasons, with scores of 1,519 points and 1,187 points respectively. In the second season, she was reimbursed due to a deep vein thrombosis in the right shoulder. She only played 46 games. The total score in the two seasons is 2,637 points. She is currently only 21 years old. At present, she is 37,363 points away from 40,000 points. If her body recovers in the next season and can play to the age of 38, she can play 17 seasons. She must be able to score about 2,197 points per season, and play 75 games per season, and can contribute 29.7 points per game to achieve the goal of 40,000 points.

Let's talk about the theoretical possibility, Durant's scoring ability is extremely stable. Currently, Durant's total score is 30,571 points, ranking 8th in history, and Durant is already 36 years old. According to Durant's current situation, if he can play 6 seasons in the future and average 25 points per game and play about 70 games in a season, Durant still has the ability to break through 40,000 points, of course this is theoretically possible. Harden's career score is 27,687 points. Harden was 35 years old until August this year, and he is still 12,313 points away from completing the achievement of 40,000 points. Harden can play 6 seasons in the future, and should score 2,052 points in each season, play 70 games per season, and should contribute 29.3 points per game to complete 40,000 points.

Let's give a final summary. The above is just some possibilities. In my true opinion, no one can break through 40,000 points in the future. James has already scored 42,000+ points at the age of 40. I'm afraid that James' total historical score in the future should be sealed in the long river of NBA history.

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