List of National Basketball Association franchise career scoring leaders

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional men's basketball league, consisting of 30 teams in North America (29 in the United States and one in Canada). The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).^[1] It adopted the name National Basketball Association at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL).^[1] The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the National Governing Body (NGB) for basketball in the country.^[2] The league is considered to be one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America.^[3] There have been 15 defunct franchises in NBA history.

In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throw or field goal.^[4] The NBA introduced three-point field goals in the 1979–80 season as a bonus for field goals made from a longer distance.^[5][6] Karl Malone scored 36,374 points with the Utah Jazz, the most points by a player for a single franchise.^[7] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, is the Milwaukee Bucks leader with 14,211 points.^[8][9] He scored more points with the Los Angeles Lakers (24,176), where he ranks third in Lakers' history.^[10] Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers, scoring the most points in the NBA while playing for only one team in a career.^[10][11] Dallas Mavericks' leader Dirk Nowitzki is second behind Bryant while only playing for the Mavericks.

Statistics accurate as of the conclusion of the 2015–16 NBA regular season.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[note 1]
	Franchise with scoring leader on its current roster

Franchise [note 2]	Player	Points	Ref
Atlanta Hawks[note 3]	Wilkins, DominiqueDominique Wilkins*	23,292	[12]
Boston Celtics	Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek*	26,395	[13]
Brooklyn Nets[note 4]	Williams, BuckBuck Williams	10,440	[14]
Charlotte Hornets[note 5]	Curry, DellDell Curry	9,839	[15]
Chicago Bulls	Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan*	29,277	[16]
Cleveland Cavaliers	James, LeBronLeBron James^	19,310	[17]
Dallas Mavericks	Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki^	29,552	[18]
Denver Nuggets	English, AlexAlex English*	21,645	[19]
Detroit Pistons[note 6]	Thomas, IsiahIsiah Thomas*	18,822	[20]
Golden State Warriors[note 7]	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	17,783	[21]
Houston Rockets[note 8]	Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon*	26,511	[22]
Indiana Pacers	Miller, ReggieReggie Miller*	25,279	[23]
Los Angeles Clippers[note 9]	Smith, RandyRandy Smith	12,735	[24]
Los Angeles Lakers[note 10]	Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant†	33,643	[10]
Memphis Grizzlies[note 11]	Gasol, PauPau Gasol^	8,966	[25]
Miami Heat	Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade^	20,221	[26]
Milwaukee Bucks	Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar*	14,211	[8]
Minnesota Timberwolves	Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett†	19,201	[27]
New Orleans Pelicans[note 12]	West, DavidDavid West^	8,690	[28]
New York Knicks	Ewing, PatrickPatrick Ewing*	23,665	[29]
Oklahoma City Thunder[note 13]	Payton, GaryGary Payton*	18,207	[30]
Orlando Magic	Howard, DwightDwight Howard^	11,435	[31]
Philadelphia 76ers[note 14]	Greer, HalHal Greer*	21,586	[32]
Phoenix Suns	Davis, WalterWalter Davis	15,666	[33]
Portland Trail Blazers	Drexler, ClydeClyde Drexler*	18,040	[34]
Sacramento Kings[note 15]	Robertson, OscarOscar Robertson*	22,009	[35]
San Antonio Spurs	Duncan, TimTim Duncan†	26,496	[36]
Toronto Raptors	Bosh, ChrisChris Bosh^	10,275	[37]
Utah Jazz[note 16]	Malone, KarlKarl Malone*	36,374	[38]
Washington Wizards[note 17]	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes*	15,551	[39]

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