The next player Durant can pass on the all-time scoring list is Wilt Chamberlain, who has 31,419 points. After that, he would only need need 141 more points to surpass Dirk Nowitzki (31,560 career points) for the sixth-most points all time.

Kevin Durant is one of the greatest pure scorers and shot-makers the game has ever seen. Tuesday night in Phoenix, Durant passed a major milestone, becoming only the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,

With a pair of free throws, Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points, reaching the mark Tuesday night as his Suns battled the Grizzlies.