NBA: All-time greatest scorers by position 

Michael Jordan won ten scoring titles in the NBA
Michael Jordan won ten scoring titles in the NBA

Centre: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

The Lakers' number 33 was the dominant force in the paint
The Lakers' number 33 was the dominant force in the paint

Similar to the small forward position, this was a two-person race. Wilt Chamberlain was the most dominant scorer the league has ever seen or will ever see. No other player has come close to averaging 50 points per game in a single season or scoring 100 points in a game.

That being said, the most unstoppable two points in NBA history comes from the long arms, 7'2 skinny frame of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and the skyhook shot. This shot even gave Chamberlain trouble when these two men's careers intersected in the early 1970s.

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It is the consistent level of performance for two decades that has not been seen in the NBA and puts him ahead of Wilt the Stilt. In 1984, Kareem broke Chamberlain's all-time points scored record and added another five years of production before hanging up his goggles and sneakers.

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