At 41, LeBron James still holds several records
“I’m fighting against time and I’m breaking it in the last part” had fun recently LeBron Jamesafter he shone a few days before his 41st birthday.
Namely, this December 30, the “King” celebrates his birthday, and although he started the season late due to sciatica and logically lost his influence, he is still productive. Enough to allow him to continue climbing into the history books… to capture a few extra records?
Robert Parish’s record matches
After playing 14 games this season, LeBron James has 1,576 total (in the regular season). Only 35 matches separate him from the absolute record, which he has held for almost thirty years Robert Parish.
“The Boss” thus ended his career at 43 years and 254 days, and if he is not the oldest player to step onto the NBA floor (at this point he was beaten by Nate Hickey and Kevin Willis), no one has ever played as much as him. Between 1976 and 1997, the roster of the Warriors, Celtics, Hornets and Bulls played 1,611 games.
However, there is a good chance that he will be surpassed by LeBron James this season. The Lakers have 52 games left this season, and the “King” must play at least 36 to reach the record…
I thought of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s shopping bag
Thanks to three-pointers and free throws, LeBron James has already exceeded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the number of points scored in the NBA, becomes February 7, 2023 the best scorer in league history.
However, the former Bucks and Lakers center still holds the record for the number of points scored in the NBA, with 15,837 successes between 1969 and 1989. However, “KAJ” may have to leave this record as LeBron James currently has 15,596 points in the Big League.
Therefore, only 241 baskets remain and, at the current rate of the “King”, i.e. 7.7 baskets per match, he will need a little more than 30 matches to win this new record. And here, without a major injury that would keep him in the infirmary for long weeks or months, it is quite achievable this season!
Third place among Jason Kidd’s top passers
Despite his extraordinary longevity and average of 7.4 assists, LeBron James will not become the best passer in history, because the record he set John Stockton (15,806 offers) is too high.
With his 11,678 career passing yards, “The King” is 4,128 behind the former Utah legend, or nearly eight full seasons at his current rate. However, it is already impressive, LeBron James is only 413 assists away from the podium of the best passers in history.
indeed, Jason Kidd (12,091) is not far ahead, even if you may have to work hard to reach it.
With his 6.7 assists average this season, the Lakers winger will need 62 games to overtake the current Mavericks coach in the rankings. To erase that by the end of the regular season, LeBron James will therefore need to increase his assists per game while missing very, very few games.
The 60,000 minute mark
LeBron James has been holding the record for minutes played in the NBA for some time, but he is no longer far from being the first to cross the symbolic bar of 60,000 minutes in his career. With 59,502 minutes spent on the Big League floor, he needs only fifteen games to reach it.
And if it’s already deleted Reggie Miller (2,560) on the all-time 3-point shooter list, as he now ranks 6th on the all-time list with 2,579 made outside shots, he’ll still be hard-pressed to match this season Gary Payton (2,445) on the list of the best interceptions, to join the Top 5 in the category, as with 2,445 recorded interceptions, he is 87 steals short of passing the “Glove”.
Same thing for the “triple-double” as he has to score 16 to get back on par Magic Johnson (138).
| LeBron James | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2003-04 | CLE | 79 | 39:31 | 41.7 | 29.0 | 75.4 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 20.9 |
| 2004-05 | CLE | 80 | 42:21 | 47.2 | 35.1 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 27.2 |
| 2005-06 | CLE | 79 | 42:33 | 48.0 | 33.5 | 73.8 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 31.4 |
| 2006-07 | CLE | 78 | 40:54 | 47.6 | 31.9 | 69.8 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
| 2007-08 | CLE | 75 | 40:22 | 48.4 | 31.5 | 71.2 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 30.0 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 81 | 37:42 | 48.9 | 34.4 | 78.0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 28.4 |
| 2009-10 | CLE | 76 | 39:02 | 50.3 | 33.3 | 76.7 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 29.7 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 79 | 38:46 | 51.0 | 33.0 | 75.9 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 26.7 |
| 2011-12 | MIA | 62 | 37:31 | 53.1 | 36.2 | 77.1 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 27.1 |
| 2012-13 | MIA | 76 | 37:51 | 56.5 | 40.6 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 26.8 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 77 | 37:41 | 56.7 | 37.9 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 27.1 |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 69 | 36:08 | 48.8 | 35.4 | 71.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 25.3 |
| 2015-16 | CLE | 76 | 35:39 | 52.0 | 30.9 | 73.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 25.3 |
| 2016-17 | CLE | 74 | 38:14 | 54.8 | 36.3 | 67.4 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 26.4 |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 82 | 36:54 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 73.1 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 27.5 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 55 | 35:13 | 51.0 | 33.9 | 66.5 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 27.4 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 67 | 34:34 | 49.3 | 34.8 | 69.3 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 25.3 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 45 | 33:25 | 51.3 | 36.5 | 69.8 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 25.0 |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 56 | 37:13 | 52.4 | 35.9 | 75.6 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 30.3 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 55 | 35:32 | 50.0 | 32.1 | 76.8 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 28.9 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 71 | 35:16 | 54.0 | 41.0 | 75.0 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 25.7 |
| 2024-25 | LAL | 70 | 34:55 | 51.3 | 37.6 | 78.2 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 24.4 |
| 2025-26 | LAL | 14 | 32:56 | 50.7 | 31.7 | 67.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 20.5 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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