Youngest NBA Players To 9,000 Points
Who was the youngest player to reach 9,000 points?
LeBron James is the youngest player to reach 9,000 points, accomplishing it at the age of 22 years and 352 days old. He reached his 9,000th point on Dec 17, 2007.
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Which active player is on pace to next make the Top 50 list for "Youngest To 9,000 Points"?
Based on their career production, the active player most likely to next make the "Youngest to 9,000 Points" leaderboard is RJ Barrett, who is currently 25 years and 337 days old with 8,391 PTS.
Which active players are in contention for the "Youngest Player To 9,000 Points" leaderboard?
The following players are all at least two-thirds to the total and theoretically on-pace to make this leaderboard:
| Player | Current PTS | Current Age |
|---|---|---|
| RJ Barrett | 8,391 | 25-337 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 8,182 | 25-194 |
| Jalen Green | 6,741 | 24-097 |
| Cade Cunningham | 6,119 | 24-234 |
| LaMelo Ball | 6,304 | 24-268 |
| Paolo Banchero | 6,031 | 23-186 |
| Alperen Sengun | 6,049 | 23-296 |
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 9,000 points, the value you are seeing is their total stats at the end of the game in which they crossed the 9,000 points threshold. This is necessary because many older NBA games only have the full-game boxscore stats, there is no play-by-play data.