Take a look at these four untouchable NBA records

It seems like almost a lock that one day Lebron James can be the all time NBA leading point scorer, especially considering the shape that Lebron is in and the consistency he still shows every night that he steps onto the court. If you take a look at the NBA all time point scorers most casual basketball fans would probably have some pretty confused looks on their faces. Michael Jordan isn’t number one? Or even number two? The greatest player of all time is only fifth on the all time scoring list. What may be even more confusing is Karl Malone being second and Dirk Nowitzki being sixth. Both are all time NBA legends, but not exactly the household names that Jordan, Kobe, or Lebron are. Take a look at some of the other categories, however, and there are a few all time leaders that players will be hard pressed to ever get in the same conversation as.

Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain leads the NBA in all time rebounds by a mile. To say the man was dominant is an understatement but at 23,924 career rebounds, that record is going to be safe for a long time. The closest active player is Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard at 13,641 and we can all agree Howard is in the twilight of his career. At fourteenth, Howard barely has half the rebounds that Chamberlain does and is the only active player in the top twenty-five. In a league where rim protecting centers are used less and less, it’s probably safe to say Wilt will hold this record for a while.

John Stockton sits atop the all time NBA assists leaderboard and by atop, he is way up there on his own pedestal. At 15,806 career assists, Stockton is about 3,800 ahead of second place Jason Kidd. Currently, Chris Paul and Lebron James are the only active players in the top ten all time, and are still both about 6,000 assists shy of Stockton’s record. This may be the one record that is safest amongst the big stats and shows why longtime teammate Karl Malone sits second in all time NBA scoring. 

Stockton finds himself at the top of another NBA stat category as well: steals. It shows just how dominant the Utah Jazz point guard was during his career. His 3,265 steals is over 500 better than the second place player who just as with assists is Jason Kidd. Chris Paul is also in the top ten in steals, but remains an imposing 1000 steals behind Stockton for the top spot. This may be another one that remains untouched for a long, long time. 

There were few defensive players more dominant than Hakeem Olajuwon. The Dream carried the Houston Rockets to several great seasons, and his defensive prowess for protecting the rim and thwarting shots landed him at the top of the list for all time blocks with 3,830. Dwight Howard is the only active player at fourteenth all time, but he sits about 1,700 blocks short of Olajuwon. Centers are used differently in this current era, often stretching the floor and providing scoring from beyond the key, thus ensuring that it is more difficult to rack up blocks in this iteration of the NBA. 

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