The greatness of Doncic, James and Jordan at 10,000 minutes is astounding
On NBA Christmas night, the Dallas Mavericks challenged the Phoenix Suns away, Irving and Beal were both injured, leaving Doncic alone to play against Durant and Booker. However, it turned out that the saying "punches are afraid of being strong", and Durant and Booker both did not perform well, with only 10 of the 25 shots in the game and only 36 points. In contrast, Doncic single-handedly stood alone, scoring 50 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks. In this game, Doncic was even more unstoppable at critical moments, constantly throwing difficult three-pointers, and breaking through the Suns' defense under the opponent's pinch.
By the end of the game, Doncic had surpassed 10,000 career points, and he was the 396th person in the world to reach that number. He reached this achievement at just 24 years old, while he only made 358 NBA appearances and averaged 28 points per game, which is among the best of any player today. Doncic has scored 21 points for five straight years, including two 30+ points.
Doncic was happy when he scored 10,000 points, especially with a hard-fought away win. Although he is only 24 years old, he has already shown his superb scoring talent, which is the cornerstone of the NBA's new generation of players.
However, looking back at history, Doncic reached 10,000 points at the age of 24 years and 300 days, which is too small for him, but, in fact, there are six other players before him who have completed this record. James is the youngest of them all, with 10,000 points at the age of 23 years and 59 days, surpassing Doncic by nearly two years. Durant reached this goal in 24 years and 33 days, Kobe Bryant in 24 days and 24 days, 24 days and 194 days. James set the record for the youngest age in any game, from 1,000 to 39,000, all of which showed his extraordinary ability. He didn't finish college and went to the NBA, but he went to the NBA, which made him 99.9 percent of the people in the NBA younger.
Doncic's 10,000 points in 358 appearances is the best player at the moment, better than Durant and James, but he is only seventh in league history. Jordan scored 10,000 points in 303 appearances, an average of 33 points per game, just five points less than him. That's enough to show how good Jordan was when he was very young. Speaking of the best shooter in history, Chamberlain, he averaged 42 per game in 236 appearances3 points and 10,000 rebounds. However, in ancient times, Chamberlain's value was not as high as that of modern basketball because he was a superstar.
Looking back at those records, one can't help but wonder how shocking it would have been if Jordan had really appeared in this era. However, history cannot be changed, and each period has its own unique style and legendary figures.