Jordan’s 1986-87 season was outrageous - 37 PPG, 27.8 FGA, 38.2 USG%, 82 Games
Who do think can tie or break Jordan’s single season PPG record in the next 5 years? I think the most likely candidates are 1) Embiid (no explanation needed) 2) KD (if he chucks aggressively and doesn’t care about his efficiency), and 3) Luka (if he pretends he’s getting re-married every week)
Harden has gotten the closest in recent memory during the 2018-19 season - 36 PPG, 24.5 FGA, 40.3 USG%, 78 Games
Jordan Poole
27.8 shot attempts is insane.
I don’t see any player being allowed to do that today.
Booker after KD retires. Would need a couple 70 pt games
Luka so overrated in here, guy cant even diet and you talking about beating Jordan. Delusional
Cam Thomas
Embiid if Maxey were to get hurt and he had to just take 30 shots a game
28 FGA is crazy
Ant
Curry if he got a whistle
For some reason I read this as Jordan Poole and I was really confused.
Probably some big man like Embiid. A lot of players that could won’t have the mentality to chuck that many shots. KD could but has never been a chucker.
Oh wtf 🤣🤣🤣 I would never make that claim lmao - Jordan Poole is going to be lucky to avg 20 ppg this season
I think any of the top scorer now, if you put him on a team with Ben Simmons, and Draymond.
Is it even a record ? Wilt scored 50ppg no ?
But even then, I don’t think anyone will pass MJ, unless it’s on a tanking/injured team where the superstar’s high usage is the only option.
I think hardens 36 was as close as we are likely to see. When I compared them I actually thought hardens season was more impressive if you take assists into account
Just take minutes into account. Harden got 36 in 36 minutes and Jordan got 37 in 40 minutes.
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Bro would have to take 50 shots per game
That would be a basketball crime if he broke that record lol
Wemby is the only one I think has a chance and he has a long climb to get there. But his ceiling represents a different kind of unstoppable than anyone else in the league currently.
I don’t think he’s ever going to have the conditioning to average over 37ppg, and also his defense is just to good and probably takes too much energy away from his offense.