[@jkubatko] Joel Embiid is the sixth player in NBA history to reach 1,000 points through his first 29 games of a season, joining: Wilt Chamberlain, 5x Michael Jordan, 2x Elgin Baylor, 1961-62 Rick Barry, 1966-67 James Harden, 2019-20 He’s the only one to play less than 1,000 minutes (992).
by bak30105
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Most productive scorer per minute in the history of the league.
Wow I would have expected harden so do this in the 18-19 season
Very cool! Here’s a list of all the players + others who just missed the cut:
|Player|Span Started|Span Ended|PTS|
|:-|:-|:-|-:|
|Wilt Chamberlain|1962-10-23|1962-12-18|1475|
|Wilt Chamberlain|1961-10-19|1961-12-14|1391|
|Wilt Chamberlain|1964-10-31|1964-12-22|1137|
|Rick Barry|1966-10-15|1966-12-10|1134|
|James Harden|2019-10-24|2019-12-21|1124|
|Elgin Baylor|1961-10-19|1961-12-11|1092|
|Michael Jordan|1986-11-01|1987-01-02|1082|
|Wilt Chamberlain|1960-10-22|1960-12-16|1075|
|Wilt Chamberlain|1959-10-24|1959-12-26|1041|
|Michael Jordan|1988-11-04|1989-01-05|1025|
|**Joel Embiid**|**2023-10-26**|**2024-01-16**|**1017**|
|Elgin Baylor|1960-10-19|1960-12-14|993|
|Allen Iverson|2005-11-01|2005-12-28|989|
|Tiny Archibald|1972-10-11|1972-12-08|983|
|Wilt Chamberlain|1963-10-19|1963-12-20|981|
|Luka Doncic|2023-10-25|2023-12-27|978|
|George Gervin|1981-10-30|1982-01-07|977|
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Generated 1/17/2024.
It’s not common to realize a player is generational while they’re still playing great (and improving). Enjoy it everyone
This was the promise of the process. Thank you Sam and thank you Joel.
1967 James Harden was something else