LeBron James and Oscar Schmidt: Teaming up to create the NBA’s greatest record

At the age of 38, LeBron James There are no signs of slowing down. Regardless of what he hinted at last season after being eliminated by the Lakers in the conference finals, retirement still seems far away. His physique is unparalleled for an athlete his age; he takes great care of himself and is always ready to compete.And, because of his longevity, he continues to break record This once seemed far-fetched, prehistoric, even anachronistic (in the good sense of the word…).

James is about to enter his NBA Season 21The Lakers have a deep roster that made it to the conference finals last year, and everything will depend on the health of their stars. They will also depend on his athleticism, which is ideal to avoid injury. Although he is in the twilight of his career, LeBron is still the key and essential. What happens with his team is up to him.

LeBron made history last year. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points It seems like another milestone that no one can reach, but king This was achieved thanks to years of staying active and in good shape.

Only a few players have successfully completed it Played in NBA for 21 seasons – (Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Robert Parish and Kevin Willis) Overall, most of them were playing off the bench and averaged less than 10 minutes per game in their final season. lebron About to start his 21st season, if he completes this season and the next, he will tie the Vince Carter (1998-2020).

NBA’s all-time leading scorers – games played in brackets

• 38,652 LeBron James* (1,421)
• 38,387 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560)
• 36,928 Karl Malone (1,476)
• 33,643 Kobe Bryant (1,346)
• 32,292 Michael Jordan (1,072)
• 31,560 Dirk Nowitzki (1,522)
• 31,419 Wilt Chamberlain (1,045)
• 28,596 Shaquille O’Neal (1,207)
• 28,289 Carmelo Anthony (1,260)
• 27,409 Moses Malone (1,329)

*still active

There’s another record to be broken and within reach – however, it’s not limited to the NBA. Oscar Schmidt total points Scored 49,737 career points, Kings currently score 47,734 points.These figures include regular season games, playoffs and international competition.James averages 28.9 points last year Played for the Lakers (38 years old). In other words, if he can maintain an average performance of 70 games, he can become the best scorer in basketball history. This historical figure seems to be something that no one can take away from the Brazilian who retired at the age of 45. He spent 29 seasons in the sport from 1974 to 2003, spanning four different decades.

Oscar Schmidt Is a world basketball legend.He was a member of the Brazilian team that participated in 1987 Pan American Games In the game in Indianapolis, they defeated the United States 120-115, achieving the team’s first home victory against the United States and becoming the first team to score more than 100 points. Schmidt

also part of it NBA Hall of FameFor someone who has never played in a North American league, this is a milestone. And from SInducted into the Basketball Hall of Famewhere he dedicated another part of his career.

Highest score in basketball career

• 49,737 Oscar Schmidt (Brazil
• 48,080 LeBron James (use)
• 40,963 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (use)
• 38,960 Karl Malone (use)
• 36,227 Dirk Nowitzki (Germany)
• 34,999 Michael Jordan (use)
• 34,532 Kobe Bryant (use)

when asked About his participation and why there Choosing not to go to the NBA and his decision to give up when he first debuted There are still 263 points left before reaching the 50,000-point mark.Schmidt explained: “I never play to score. I practice a lot. That’s why I shoot well. I shoot 500 three-pointers every training, so more than 1,000 every day. And then there are One day I thought, this is too easy. Let me make it a little more difficult. After shooting five hundred. When I scored 20 points in a row without missing a beat, I went home. But one day, it took me two It took me an hour to get through 20, then I kept shooting to see how far I could go. I shot 90 straight as my teammates passed the ball to me. My team stood on the floor in silence. Here’s why I score a lot.

“The reason I never played in the NBAis it as I start to grow older, You have to be fast every race and I just said no to that.

. The rule change came too late in my career. The most important thing to me before that was playing in my country, so I turned down all NBA offers. I have no regrets If the rules were still the same I would still be doing the same thing now. “

LeBron is the only player who can surpass Schmidt’s point of view Count and equal Vince Carter’s 22 seasons in the NBA. Both of these challenges were once thought to be impossible, but while he’s still going strong, there’s no reason why James can’t achieve them, which is why he’s who he is – a living legend.