Fastest NBA Players To 17,000 Points
Who was the fastest player to 17,000 points?
Wilt Chamberlain is the fastest player to 17,000 points, accomplishing it in 409 games. He reached his 17,000th point on Dec 1, 1964.
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Which active player is on pace to next make the Top 50 list for "Fastest To 17,000 Points"?
Based on their career production, the player most likely to make the "Fastest to 17,000 Points" leaderboard is Karl-Anthony Towns, who is currently at 16,384 points, and is projected to reach 17,000 PTS in 28 games, for 748 total games, which would put him 39th on the leaderboard.
Which active players are in contention for the "Fastest Player To 17,000 Points" leaderboard?
The following players are all at least half-way to the total and theoretically on-pace to make this leaderboard within 4 seasons:
| Player | Current PTS | Proj Games To 17,000 Points | Proj Total Games @ 17,000 Points | Proj Leaderboard Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 16,384 | 28 | 748 | 39th |
| Luka Doncic | 15,021 | 68 | 582 | 5th |
| Donovan Mitchell | 15,272 | 69 | 678 | 17th |
| Jayson Tatum | 14,132 | 122 | 723 | 32nd |
| Joel Embiid | 13,544 | 126 | 616 | 9th |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 13,411 | 142 | 672 | 16th |
| Trae Young | 12,489 | 180 | 678 | 17th |
| Anthony Edwards | 10,854 | 251 | 693 | 20th |
Note: All stats on this leaderboard are shown at the conclusion of the game, so when a player shows up on this leaderboard with more than 17,000 points, the value you are seeing is their total stats at the end of the game in which they crossed the 17,000 points threshold. This is necessary because many older NBA games only have the full-game boxscore stats, there is no play-by-play data.