Sign Up TodayIt was inevitable — sigh — that the immediate aftermath of LeBron James’ recent breaking of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record was a rewarming of the entirely unsolvable debate about who deserves the title of basketball's best. Tatum spent one season in college, at Duke, as required by the NBA, but also made his NBA debut as a 19-year-old rookie during the 2017-18 season. Between his age-19 rookie debut and the end of his sixth season, James was a five-time All-Star. Tatum could hit 10,000 if his current season scoring average (30.6 points per game) holds through the end of the regular season. Tatum's next season taking a step back in scoring average will be his first.
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