Yahoo Sports NBA ranking: The top preseason scorers (on record)
Preseason is the time when NBA teams get into shape, coaches try different rotations and strategies, and players with non-guaranteed deals fight for their (basketball) lives to make the roster while superstars usually take it slow.
Searching for the top scorers in those preseason games since 1998-99, the list is filled with some of the biggest names the league has ever seen, though. Not only is Vince Carter No. 1 all-time in preseason scoring, but No. 2 is Ray Allen, No. 3 is Carmelo Anthony, No. 4 is Kobe Bryant and No. 5 is Kevin Garnett.
Below, check out the full list of the NBA’s all-time leading scorers.
Vince Carter
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2,014 points in 134 preseason games (15.03 ppg)
Ray Allen
1,973 points in 120 preseason games (16.44 ppg)
Carmelo Anthony
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1,915 points in 112 preseason games (17.10 ppg)
Kobe Bryant
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1,860 points in 108 preseason games (17.22 ppg)
Kevin Garnett
1,850 points in 125 preseason games (14.80 ppg)
Tim Duncan
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1,828 points in 127 preseason games (14.39 ppg)
Paul Pierce
1,818 points in 123 preseason games (14.78 ppg)
Dirk Nowitzki
1,785 points in 115 preseason games (15.52 ppg)
LeBron James
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1,724 points in 112 preseason games (15.39 ppg)
Shawn Marion
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1,635 points in 123 preseason games (13.29 ppg)
Zach Randolph
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1,582 points in 123 preseason games (12.86 ppg)
Joe Johnson
1,558 points in 124 preseason games (12.56 ppg)
Antoine Walker
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1,517 points in 92 preseason games (16.49 ppg)
Allen Iverson
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1,424 points in 78 preseason games (18.26 ppg)
Pau Gasol
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1,406 points in 114 preseason games (12.33 ppg)
Antawn Jamison
1,330 points in 113 preseason games (11.77 ppg)
Predrag Stojakovic
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1,316 points in 101 preseason games (13.03 ppg)
Dwyane Wade
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1,306 points in 89 preseason games (14.67 ppg)
James Harden
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1,304 points in 71 preseason games (18.37 ppg)
Dwight Howard
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1,298 points in 94 preseason games (13.81 ppg)
Chris Bosh
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1,286 points in 93 preseason games (13.83 ppg)
Kevin Durant
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1,285 points in 69 preseason games (18.62 ppg)
Metta World Peace
1,279 points in 103 preseason games (12.42 ppg)
Stephen Curry
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1,277 points in 72 preseason games (17.74 ppg)
Jamal Crawford
1,269 points in 103 preseason games (12.32 ppg)
Shaquille O'Neal
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1,262 points in 77 preseason games (16.39 ppg)
Michael Redd
1,259 points in 83 preseason games (15.17 ppg)
Rashard Lewis
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1,258 points in 95 preseason games (13.24 ppg)
Andre Miller
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1,256 points in 122 preseason games (10.30 ppg)
Richard Jefferson
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1,254 points in 121 preseason games (10.36 ppg)
