With 50.3 seconds left in the second quarter of the game against the Denver Nuggets, the 35-year-old Phoenix Suns forward passed Moses Malone for the No. 10 spot. Coming into that game, Durant needed 17 points to pass Malone. Durant led the way with 22 points in the first half.

The 13-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion, who has played for the SuperSonics/Thunder, Warriors, Nets, and Suns, attended the University of Texas for one season before being selected No. 2 overall in the 2007 NBA draft at the age of 19.

He has played in the NBA for 17 seasons, missing one due to an Achilles injury, and has averaged more than 27 points per game. LeBron James leads the league in career scoring with 39,124 points.

On the NBA-only list, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,397), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292), Dirk Nowitzki (31,560), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419), Shaquille O’Neal (28,596), and Carmelo Anthony (28,289) round out the top ten.

Malone also spent two years in the ABA. Former ABA stars Julius Erving is eighth (30,026), Malone is ninth (29,580), and Dan Issel is 12th (27,482) on the combined NBA/ABA list.