Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James once again impresses the world by being the youngest player to reach the 25,000 points mark at age 30.
However, LeBron James doesn't want to take all the credit but instead, gives it to his teammates as he won't be able to do so much if it weren't for them.
"It just means that I've played with a lot of great teammates and a lot of great coaches that put me in position to be successful on the floor," James said, per Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com. "It's definitely a milestone anytime you're able to have accomplishments like that. I've been around some great groups and I'm able to reap a lot of benefits."
"I think legacy will speak for itself," James told Matt Lauer of Today in July. "Who I am as a man and what I do off the floor defines my legacy more than what I do on the court. That's just how I've always thought about it, but I don't really get caught up into it too much."
Since entering the league at 18, LeBron James managed to put up these numbers in 12 years. It is not hard to imagine that he will be right there with the legends by the time he nears his retirement age.
Assuming that he continue this pace and he put up more or less 12,500 points every six seasons, and now that he is in his 12th year which makes his total to 25,000 points. By the time he reaches 36 years of age, he is already the second best scorer at approximately 37,500 points behind all-time best Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
But what's fascinating is if he decides to retire by age 38-40, chances are he is the new all-time leader in points, considering he avoids any injury that may sideline him for quite some time.
This season, he is poised to pass Jerry West, Reggie Miller, Alex English and active players Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan should he reach the 26,000 points mark per Statistica.com.
