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Bosh is the most regrettable thing about his career scores.

4:53am, 27 May 2025Basketball

There are more than 50 players in NBA history, and their personal career scores exceed 20,000 points. This number is obviously not as much as the outside world imagines. It is very critical to know that if a player wants to score more points, he must keep his career in a stable and healthy scoring state for a long time.

However, there are many great players in NBA history, and their total career scores have not exceeded 20,000 points. Let's take a look at the 10 greatest players in NBA history who have not scored more than 20,000 points in total.

1. Scotty Pippen-18940 points

Michael Jordan's teammate Pippen, ranking first is not a big problem. After all, he followed Michael Jordan twice to complete the feat of three consecutive championships. Moreover, Pippen's scoring ability is underestimated. When he was partnering with Michael Jordan, he has always been the team's passer and defensive core point.

2. Dwight Howard – 19485 points

Former No. 1 Dwight Howard, it is indeed a pity that he did not score more than 20,000 points in his career. To be honest, if he is self-disciplined and serious enough, there will be no big problem in breaking through 25,000 points. There is no way, he was careless when he was young, and after leaving the Lakers to join the Rockets, his NBA career has been on a downward verge.

3. Bernard King-19655 points

Bernard King was the top scorer in the old NBA era. He was also a player who had a rapid decline in his career due to injury problems. In the 1984-85 season, he led the league with an average of 32.9 points per game.

4. Dell Ellis-19004 points

He was elected the fastest-progress player. He is a star with excellent scoring ability. He averaged more than 20 points per game in only 4 seasons in his career, all during the Thunder. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was one of the best three-pointers in the league, with a career three-point shooting percentage of up to 40%.

5. Magic Johnson – 17707 points

Magic Johnson has only 13 seasons in his career. As the number one point guard in history, he averaged only 19.5 points in his career and exceeded 20 points in just 4 seasons. It is worth noting that Magic Johnson retired early because he was diagnosed with HIV. He only played for one season after retirement and returned. In the 1995-96 season, the 36-year-old Magic Johnson averaged 14 points per game.

6. Isia Thomas-18822 points

Isia Thomas is one of the famous big names in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the only player in NBA history who can defeat Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson in the playoffs to win the NBA championship. Moreover, he is also a representative figure of the bad boy Detroit Pistons, Isia Thomas is not only a passer for the Pistons, but also an excellent scorer for the team. Chris Webber – 17182 points Chris Webber is one of the greatest power forwards in the NBA in the 90s and 00s, and his offensive scoring methods are very comprehensive. As the top scorer in 1993, it’s really not good if you don’t have some real skills. The second season of his career begins, with averaging no less than 20 points per game for nine consecutive seasons. The only time he averaged less than 10 points in his career was in his retirement season in 2007-08, when he averaged only 3 points per game.

8.McDy-18381 points

McDy is one of the four major scorers in the 1900s and is also a super scorer. He was elected the scoring champion twice while on the Orlando Magic. When he was in the Houston Rockets, he scored an epic performance of 33.13 seconds to help the Rockets reverse the Spurs. He was a substitute in the early stage of his career and often suffered from injuries during his peak period. Otherwise, with McGrady's ability, his total career score exceeded 20,000 points, which is really simple.

9. Tony Parker – 19473 points

Tony Parker is one of the greatest players in the history of the San Antonio Spurs, helping the Spurs win four NBA championships. His scoring ability is excellent, but at the Spurs, his scoring ability is suppressed. Otherwise, there would be no problem if the total score in his career exceeded 20,000 points. Moreover, the last season of his career that year, he was dissatisfied with the Spurs' contract extension and was angry with the Hornets, which also caused a lot of controversy.

10. Chris Bosh – 17189 points

Chris Bosh is one of the best in the 2003 Golden Generation. At his peak, he was also an All-Star star with an average of 20 points per game. Starting from his third season in the NBA, he averaged 20 points per game, making him five consecutive seasons. Later, after joining the Heat, he averaged 21 points per game in the 2014-15 season. After the 2015-16 season, he never returned to the arena due to blood clots. He was only 31 years old and was at his peak.

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