Top 5 NBA players who could reach 10,000 career points in the 2021-22 season

#3 Devin Booker (Current NBA points tally: 9395)

Devin Booker

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is another player who could achieve the 10,000-point mark in the NBA next season.

Booker had entered the NBA as a spot-up shooter. But he was prolific from the three-point range, and continues to be one of the best offensive players in the league. He has certainly evolved over the years, and has been working on his all-around game lately.

Booker has averaged a staggering 23 points per game throughout his six-season career. That's been a key reason why he is so close to the 10,000-point mark so early in his career. He has tallied 9395 points so far, and is just 605 points shy of achieving the scoring milestone.

Devin Booker is incredible. After three-straight seasons of him being one of the most talented scorers in the NBA, it's great to see him finally getting respected now that he has a supporting cast that complements and enhances him. Such a dynamic all-around scorer. My goodness.

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) August 6, 2020

If he continues to score as he did in the previous season (25.6 points per game), he will cross the 10,000-point mark within the first 30 games next season.

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#2 Khris Middleton (Current NBA points tally: 9811)

Khris Middleton

Khris Middleton has taken some time to reach the level he is at in the NBA right now. He won his first ring in the NBA last season, and was huge for the Milwaukee Bucks. Casuals, who did not know who Middleton is, now look at him as one of the most high-profile players in the league.

His shooting and scoring efficiency, paired with his clutch gene, have been monumental in the Bucks' championship run. He averaged 20.4 points per game last season on 47% field goal and 41% three-point shooting. Middleton is only 189 points away from scoring his 10,000th point in the NBA.

Khris Middleton had 18 points on 75% shooting in the clutch in the Finals, the most by any player. The next closest player had 4 points.He also led the entire playoffs in clutch points. pic.twitter.com/wmKjvdsf10

— StatMuse (@statmuse) July 21, 2021

If he starts the season scoring at least 20 points per game, he will achieve the feat within the first 15 games of the 2021-22 NBA season.

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#1 CJ McCollum (Current NBA points tally: 9971)

CJ McCollum

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum is closest to crossing the 10,000 point-mark in the NBA. He is just 29 points shy of achieving the feat, having tallied 9971 points in his career so far.

McCollum had a slow start to his career, averaging roughly six points per game in his first two NBA seasons. But he turned things around in remarkable fashion, averaging at least 20 points per contest in each of his last six seasons. McCollum could have crossed the 10,000-point mark last season itself if not for a long-term injury that limited him to playing 47 of 72 games regular-season last campaign.

Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum wins Most Improved Player Award after increasing his scoring from 6.8 to 20.8 PPG. pic.twitter.com/756aFko4f3

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 22, 2016

Another game or two for a player of his caliber should be enough for him to enter the exclusive 10,000-points club in the NBA.