« Reply #185 on: December 16, 2023, 04:48:50 PM »
Rather than start a new thread, I saw Lebron after last night has now played more combined (reg and post) minutes than Kareem and is the all time leader. It was also the worst loss of his career and the first time in 13 years he hasn't had a rebound in a game. Interesting night for Lebron.
Has the player who will break Lebron's records started his career yet? Born yet? Silly questions I know - but if you had to put money on a young player who seems to have what it takes, who would that be? Wemby probably comes to mind - so talented and so young - but that height has not been a harbinger of good things to come when it comes to lengthy NBA careers. I think it would take 15 more 25+ for JT to be looking at approaching the all-time mark for JT (though I didn't actually do the math).
This is really a question of health and longevity which is impossible to predict. Durant put up big scoring numbers his whole career and is averaging almost 31 this year at age 35 but he missed too much time throughout his career.
Tatum has the size and skill for his game to age well but will he be able to stay healthy enough to get into Lebron's range?
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