James Harden Passes Carmelo Anthony on NBA's All-Time Scoring List, Who's in Top 10?

James Harden made history on Saturday night.

The Los Angeles Clippers star scored the 28,290th point of his career in the third quarter of the team's matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves, passing Hall of Fame forward Carmelo Anthony for No. 10 on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

Here's an updated list of the top 10 scorers in NBA history.

NBA All-Time Scoring List

1. LeBron James - 42,268 points
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 38,387 points
3. Karl Malone - 36,928 points
4. Kobe Bryant - 33,643 points
5. Michael Jordan - 32,292 points
6. Dirk Nowitzki - 31,560 points
7. Wilt Chamberlain - 31,419 points
8. Kevin Durant - 31,024 points
9. Shaquille O'Neal - 28,596 points
10. James Harden - 28,295 points

"Blessing. A testament to the work I've put in," Harden said following the game, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com. "It's an honor, especially with somebody like Melo, who's done so much greatness for this league."

Harden also discussed his new status among the league's top scorers prior to the accomplishment.

"No way that I got the opportunity to be a part of this list," Harden told Shaun Powell of NBA.com. "Man, it's literally like a dream come true, all the work that I put in, coming to fruition. So many things this game has done for you, and I'm sure for those guys as well. Those names are still being talked about post basketball. It's an honor to be a part of that."

While Harden has three scoring titles to go along with an MVP award under his belt, his latest feat is particularly impressive considering he came off the bench for the first three years of his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Although he's now 36 years old, he hasn't shown too many signs of slowing down on the Clippers. He earned his 11th All-Star nod last season and averaged 26.5 points and 8.4 assists per game on 43.8/37.0/90.2 shooting splits this year heading into Saturday's action.

Considering the distance between Harden and former superstar center Shaquille O'Neal for the No. 9 spot on the all-time scoring leaderboard, it isn't difficult to imagine him climbing further up the list before the end of his 2025-26 campaign.