Bleacher Report’s Top 15 purest scorers in NBA history

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You got a guy like Giannis over Bernard King, James Harden, T-Mac, and Gervin

Those guys could literally score at will and made it look easy. Giannis is great in his own right but not the same type of player.
 

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As a arbitrary term as pure scorer is, ill define it as a player who can make any shot at will and can create where there is nothing

With that said kawhi def needs to be there.

Steph dont dunk enough and cant do much in the paint. So he shouldnt be so high.

Id have mj, kobe, durant, lebron, kareem, jokic, shai.

Id think if Olajuwon had developed a 3 point shot, he def be top 5.
 

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The list isn’t random…the formula they made up to mathematically quantify what a “pure” scorer is random though, the players are just what the formula spits out…all great scorers though, can’t be too mad at it
 

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List is fugazi

Should be
Lou Will Lemon Pepper Lou
Jamal Crawford J Cross over
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Glen Robinson Big Dog
George Gervin the Iceman
 
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Hakeem, Wilt, Melo, Larry Bird, Dirk Nowitzki...

Could probably throw Bernard King, T-Mac, and AI in there as well
 

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No Carmelo? This is my first time hearing Giannis and Shaq being pure scorers. Lebron above Kobe? Go ahead and put Bam on here as well. :mjlol:

No Carmelo?

No Tmac who avg 30 in the hand check era?

No Mitch Richmond?

Jamal Crawford?

Carmelo’s scoring prowess is overrated. His FGA vs his FG% & PPG doesnt match the level of scorer you think he was. Melo never had a season where he averaged 30ppg but he’s had like 5 seasons where he took over 20FGA per game.

And why the fukk do you have Jamal Crawford listed?
 

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Carmelo’s scoring prowess is overrated. His FGA vs his FG% & PPG doesnt match the level of scorer you think he was. Melo never had a season where he averaged 30ppg but he’s had like 5 seasons where he took over 20FGA per game.

And why the fukk do you have Jamal Crawford listed?
Carmelo was a 3 tier scorer
 
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