DeRozan climbs the list

DeMar DeRozan finished the 2025-26 season 16th on the National Basketball Association’s all-time scoring list, one spot ahead of Oscar Robertson. (espn.com) By April 22, DeRozan had 26,711 regular-season points in 1,264 games over 17 seasons with Toronto, San Antonio, Chicago and Sacramento. That total put him ahead of Robertson at 26,710, Dominique Wilkins at 26,668, Stephen Curry at 26,528, Tim Duncan at 26,496, Paul Pierce at 26,397 and John Havlicek at 26,395. (landofbasketball.com) He started the season 25th on the list and climbed nine spots by the end of it, according to a Kings-focused review published in April. Sacramento marked the rise with an in-game tribute after its April 10 home win over Golden State. (si.com) (nbcsportsbayarea.com) The jump came in a losing Kings season, which made the individual milestone stand out even more in Sacramento’s offseason reset. The Sacramento Bee reported on April 16 that the team planned to keep Doug Christie as head coach while general manager Scott Perry and Christie discussed roster decisions after a 22-win year. (sacbee.com) (hoopsrumors.com) Christie’s public comments around the end of the season put DeRozan’s scoring climb into that broader conversation about what stays and what changes. NBC Sports Bay Area posted DeRozan’s April 10 remarks after the tribute, and Sacramento coverage in mid-April tied Christie’s future to the organization’s next-step planning. (nbcsportsbayarea.com) (hoopsrumors.com) DeRozan’s scoring profile is unusual for this part of the list. He reached 26,711 points with 662 made three-pointers, far fewer than Curry’s 4,248, and built much of his total with midrange shots and free throws. (landofbasketball.com) He also got there with steady year-by-year production rather than one giant late-career spike. Basketball-Reference lists his career average at 21.1 points per game, and ESPN lists him at 18.4 points per game in 77 appearances for Sacramento this season. (basketball-reference.com) (espn.com) The next name above him is Hakeem Olajuwon at 26,946 points, 235 ahead of DeRozan’s current total. With the Kings heading into the 2026-27 offseason weighing their direction, DeRozan’s place on the scoring ladder is already set: he closed this season having passed six Hall of Famers and one active superstar in a single year. (landofbasketball.com)