Anthony Davis crossed the 10,000-point plateau on an alley-oop from Jrue Holiday with 3:10 remaining in the second quarter of the Pelicans-Sixers game.
At 25 years and 255 days, Davis becomes the eighth-youngest player in NBA history to reach the milestone.
Only LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady, Dwight Howard and Bob McAdoo reached 10,000 career points at a younger age.
Davis’ college coach, Kentucky’s John Calipari, was among the first to offer congratulations.
Anthony Davis just scored his 10,000th career point in the NBA.
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Don’t say itMe: “He took the fourth-most shots on our team!”
Congrats @AntDavis23!! Love you, kid!!
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) November 22, 2018
Davis, now in his seventh season with the Pelicans, is putting up an MVP-caliber number through the first 15 games he’s been active for this year, averaging 27.6 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.7 blocks, 1.4 steals while shooting 49-percent from the field.