Abdul-Jabar : 38,387 points in 1,560 games
Malone: 36,928 points in 1,476 games
therefore: If Malone wants to score 38,388 points..he will need:
38,388 - 36,928 = 1460
I assume he plays in 82 games = 1460/82 = 17.8 ppg
He will need that average... but we can also assume he may not:
A) Get as many minutes as last season
B) May not play in 82 gam,es if he were to get many minutes
But Malone can always play two more seasons... Malone could average 12ppg this season in 70 games and bring his total to 37,768. Then in his last season he would need to play say another 50 games with an averge of 12ppg... either way it works!
But his chances are getting slim....
Does anyone think Mailman can average 18ppg this season???