Rivers rated the top five scorers in NBA history: 2 active players are on the list, James is not on the list

Every player has his own opinion on the topic of who is the NBA's historical scorer. After all, everyone has different perspectives on watching the game, so the answers they come up with are naturally different. Recently, former NBA player Austin Rivers talked about the topic of the best scorer in the NBA. He gave him five best scorers in NBA history. Let’s take a look at who they are!

5: Iverson

As the shortest No. 1 pick in NBA history, Iverson's scoring ability can be said to be at the historical level. Although he is only 183 and is relatively short in the NBA, he can get the scoring champion four times. In the league with a lot of people, Iverson made a name for himself with his breakthroughs and change directions, and he was also the first to make a name for himself among the four major NBA points guards at that time.

Iverson averaged 26.7 points in his career, and he averaged 30 points in five seasons, especially in the 2005-06 season, Iverson averaged 33 points per game. He scored a total of 2,377 points that season, and his scoring ability was nothing to say. However, his biggest regret was that he retired too early. He was unwilling to play as a substitute at the end of his career and chose to retire after returning to the 76ers. He was only 34 years old at the time. If he could play for a few more seasons, his achievements would be even higher.

4: Jordan

Jordan can be said to be recognized as the best player in NBA history. His entire career is legendary. Jordan, who has only played for 15 seasons, has won the scoring champion in total 10 times. Except for the rookie season, the two seasons that have not been played and the two years with the Wizards, he is the scoring champion in every season, and no player can beat him in scoring. In the 86-87 season, Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game, which was the highest average score in the NBA season after Chamberlain. In the subsequent 87-88 season, Jordan won three honors of scoring + MVP + DPOY in a single season, and can be said to be a perfect player who integrates offense and defense.

Jordan averaged 30.1 points per game in his entire career. He averaged only 6 points per game in the season. As long as he handed the ball to him, he could complete the scoring task well. Whether it was a good wind or a headwind, Jordan is the team's well-deserved offensive core. In terms of scoring data, Jordan is worthy of any star.

3: Kobe

Kobe is a scorer at the NBA's historical level. His scoring explosive power is very strong. After all, the highest 81 points in a single game in the NBA this century are the data he scored, and it can be said that it has a lot of gold before the game was overtime. In the 2005-06 season, Kobe averaged 35.4 points per game. In addition to 81 points in a single game, he even contributed a feat of 62 points in 3 quarters. That season, Kobe scored a total of 2,832 points, which is very exaggerated.

And in the subsequent 2006-07 season, Kobe averaged 31.6 points per game, so he also won the scoring champion twice in a row. A player like Kobe, who has a very rich scoring skills, is very difficult to defend on the court, and he often has a series of goals with his touch. Kobe averaged 25 points per game throughout his career, and his scoring ability is unquestionable.

2: Harden

Although Harden has not focused on scoring in recent seasons, he has spent more on assisting his teammates, his scoring ability cannot be ignored. At his peak, he was the best scorer in the league in the Rockets. He won three consecutive scoring champions in 2018-20, among which Harden averaged 36.1 points per game in the 18-19 season, and even scored the first 60+ triple-double in the NBA.

At that time, Harden had a very difficult move to defend against the outside, and he was also very good at using his threat outside the three-point line to choose offensive methods. Once the opponent posted it, he could break through to the inside. If the opponent assisted in defense in the inside, he could also accurately send the ball to his teammates with available positions. This is why Harden was very capable of leading the team at the bottom of the team at that time, and he can also be called a scorer at the historical level of the NBA.

1: Durant

Durant is also the third place on the list with a score of 30,000 points, the top two are Jordan and Kobe. Durant is very talented on his personal offensive end. He is already about the same height as the center. As a result, he plays mainly as a small forward, and his wingspan is very outstanding and his speed is also at the guard level. This leads to players who are taller than him, players who are taller than him, and players who are taller than him are taller than him are shooting accurately. Therefore, Durant has strong indiscriminate singles ability, and has many offensive skills and scoring methods.

Durant has won the scoring champion in a total of four times in his career, and his scoring ability is also unique. Even if he is about to retire, he still has top scoring ability. However, in this list, Rivers did not put James in, and he said that James' offensive methods were less than half as good as Durant.