First Player In NBA History With 27,000 points, 7,000 rebounding and 7,000 assists
James also is on another list only he occupies.
With his 7,000th assist, James became the first player in NBA history with 27,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 7,000 assists. That type of all-around dominance is the hallmark of James’ game and he’ll do whatever it takes to get a win. That could mean scoring, assisting and rebounding in triple-double fashion. It could also mean stopping just short of a triple-double because he saw the hockey assist opportunity and took that rather than trying to make a direct pass for an assist. Or, he didn’t try to outmuscle players in the paint so that Love or Tristan Thompson could get the rebound and eventually find him streaking up the court in transition.
James is a player that believes in doing things the right way and it shows in his statistical output. While Michael Jordan could have reached 7,000 rebounds if he didn’t retire, he was 1,367 assists away from reaching 7,000. Bird was 5,309 points away from 27,000 and 1,305 assists away from 7,000. Those two players are the ones James is most often compared to and in a direct comparison, James has amassed career totals they’ll never reach. Despite being drafted at a younger age, he’s accomplished this feat in a 13-year span. A span that matches the length of Bird’s career and is two seasons short of Jordan’s.