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James Harden has been the NBA's premier scorer in each of the last three seasons. He has won the last three NBA scoring titles after averaging more than 30 points per game each year. However, Harden's current situation with the Houston Rockets might hurt his chances of winning a fourth one.
Harden has reportedly given the Houston Rockets a list with several teams that could be a trade destination for him. Moreover, he might be willing to join other superstars. If he has to sacrifice some of his numbers, then a scoring title seems unlikely.
With that in mind, this report will list the five NBA players with the most scoring titles in the history of the league.
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are two of the most named players in terms of scoring the basketball. Before James Harden's run, Kevin Durant was another player who would lead the NBA in scoring with ease.
On that note, let us take a look at the all-time leaders in terms of leading the NBA in points per game.
Without further ado, let us start.
#5 Allen Iverson - 4 NBA scoring titles
Allen Iverson entered the league in 1996 as a part of one of the best NBA Draft classes ever.
He won Rookie of the Year after averaging 23.5 points per game in his first NBA season. With that performance in his rookie year, Iverson quickly showed that he had a fantastic scoring ability for the NBA.
In his third NBA season, the 1998-99 campaign, Iverson won the first NBA scoring title after Michael Jordan's second retirement with the Chicago Bulls. His first NBA scoring title came after averaging 26.8 points per game in the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season.
Moreover, Iverson won the NBA scoring title in the 2000-01 season with an average of 31.1 points per game. He was named NBA MVP in that same campaign.
In the following four seasons, Iverson won the NBA scoring title on two occasions, scoring over 30 points per game.
In his 14-year NBA career, Iverson averaged 26.7 points per game.
#4 Kevin Durant - 4 NBA scoring titles
Kevin Durant will be back in the 2020-21 NBA season after his Achilles tear in the 2019 NBA Finals.
KD will be rejuvenated this season, hopefully. A healthy Durant could lead the Brooklyn Nets to a deep postseason run.
Durant is one of the most efficient scorers in NBA history, and he won his first NBA scoring title at 21 years of age, in the 2009-10 season.
He put together a streak of three consecutive NBA scoring titles with the OKC Thunder until Carmelo Anthony ended it in the 2012-13 campaign.
Durant had his greatest scoring season in the 2013-14 campaign: He averaged 32 points per game with 50/39/87 shooting splits. In that year, Durant also won the NBA MVP award.
He is tied with Iverson with four NBA scoring titles, but he has played only 12 NBA seasons.
#3 George Gervin - 4 NBA scoring titles
George Gervin played in 10 NBA seasons and won the NBA scoring title on four occasions with the San Antonio Spurs.
"Iceman" was one of the greatest scorers in the history of the NBA and one of the best shooting guards of all time.
From 1977 to 1980, Gervin won three straight NBA scoring titles. In his first four NBA seasons, he averaged 28 points per game and made 53 percent of his shots.
His last NBA scoring title came in the 1981-82 NBA season.
Gervin averaged 32 points per game in that campaign and made 50 percent of his field goals.
#2 Wilt Chamberlain - 7 NBA scoring titles
Wilt Chamberlain established almost every NBA record during his glorious career.
Chamberlain entered the league in 1959 and led the NBA in scoring right away. In his first NBA season, Wilt won the NBA scoring title and was the first rookie to be named league MVP in NBA history.
In his following six campaigns, Chamberlain won the NBA scoring title each time. In his first seven seasons, Chamberlain averaged a whopping 39.6 points per game.
In that streak, Wilt averaged a record 50.4 points per game in the 1961-62 NBA season.
Chamberlain has the four-highest scoring seasons in NBA history.
Apart from his season averaging 50 points a game, Wilt averaged 44.8 points per game on another occasion.
Chamberlain retired from the NBA with an average of 30.1 points per game. He has the second-highest career average of points per game in NBA history.
#1 Michael Jordan - 10 NBA scoring titles
Michael Jordan is arguably the greatest player in NBA history. Moreover, Jordan is easily the greatest scorer ever.
MJ entered the NBA in 1984. He averaged 28.2 points per game as a rookie, and made 51 percent of his field goals.
In his second full year in the league, Jordan won the NBA scoring title with an average of 37.1 points per game (the fifth-highest average in league history).
From 1987 to 1993, Jordan won seven consecutive NBA scoring titles. He averaged 33 points per game during that streak and made 52 percent of his shots.
After his first retirement, Jordan won the NBA scoring title three times between 1996 and 1998. In his 10 full seasons between 1987 and 1998, Jordan won the NBA scoring title each time.
He averaged 30.1 points per game in his career, the highest career average in NBA history, just ahead of Wilt Chamberlain.
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