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 an entire career.^[10][11] Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks is second behind Bryant in scoring while playing for only one team.

Statistics accurate through games on February 22, 2019

^	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]	Dominique Wilkins*	23,292	[12]
Boston Celtics	John Havlicek*	26,395	[13]
Brooklyn Nets[note 4]	Brook Lopez^	10,444	[14]
Charlotte Hornets[note 5]	Kemba Walker^	11,319	[15]
Chicago Bulls	Michael Jordan*	29,277	[16]
Cleveland Cavaliers	LeBron James^	23,119	[17]
Dallas Mavericks	Dirk Nowitzki^	31,298	[18]
Denver Nuggets	Alex English*	21,645	[19]
Detroit Pistons[note 6]	Isiah Thomas*	18,822	[20]
Golden State Warriors[note 7]	Wilt Chamberlain*	17,783	[21]
Houston Rockets[note 8]	Hakeem Olajuwon*	26,511	[22]
Indiana Pacers	Reggie Miller*	25,279	[23]
Los Angeles Clippers[note 9]	Randy Smith	12,735	[24]
Los Angeles Lakers[note 10]	Kobe Bryant†	33,643	[10]
Memphis Grizzlies[note 11]	Marc Gasol^	11,684	[25]
Miami Heat‡	Dwyane Wade^	21,094	[26]
Milwaukee Bucks	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	14,211	[8]
Minnesota Timberwolves	Kevin Garnett†	19,201	[27]
New Orleans Pelicans[note 12]	Anthony Davis^	10,859	[28]
New York Knicks	Patrick Ewing*	23,665	[29]
Oklahoma City Thunder[note 13]	Russell Westbrook^	18,247	[30]
Orlando Magic	Dwight Howard^	11,435	[31]
Philadelphia 76ers[note 14]	Hal Greer*	21,586	[32]
Phoenix Suns	Walter Davis	15,666	[33]
Portland Trail Blazers	Clyde Drexler*	18,040	[34]
Sacramento Kings[note 15]	Oscar Robertson*	22,009	[35]
San Antonio Spurs	Tim Duncan†	26,496	[36]
Toronto Raptors	DeMar DeRozan^	13,296	[37]
Utah Jazz[note 16]	Karl Malone*	36,374	[38]
Washington Wizards[note 17]	Elvin Hayes*	15,551	[39]

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