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NBA Deep Cut #3, Saturday, September 26: “Name a player who scored 2,000+ points in a regular season since 1980-81.” The prompt had 67 valid answers, and nobody played it that day. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.
Answers and recap (spoilers)
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- LeBron James: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,478 points (2005-06)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,095 points (1980-81)
- Tim Duncan: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,089 points (2001-02)
- Karl Malone: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,540 points (1989-90)
- Kobe Bryant: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,832 points (2005-06)
- Dirk Nowitzki: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,151 points (2005-06)
- Shaquille O'Neal: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,377 points (1993-94)
- Paul Pierce: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,144 points (2001-02)
- James Harden: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,818 points (2018-19)
- Reggie Miller: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,016 points (1989-90)
- Vince Carter: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,107 points (1999-00)
- Kevin Durant: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,593 points (2013-14)
- Russell Westbrook: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,558 points (2016-17)
- Hakeem Olajuwon: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,184 points (1993-94)
- Michael Jordan: Best regular season since 1980-81: 3,041 points (1986-87)
- Dwyane Wade: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,386 points (2008-09)
- Patrick Ewing: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,347 points (1989-90)
- Moses Malone: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,520 points (1981-82)
- Stephen Curry: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,375 points (2015-16)
- Clyde Drexler: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,185 points (1987-88)
- Kevin McHale: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,007 points (1986-87)
- Carmelo Anthony: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,122 points (2005-06)
- Charles Barkley: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,264 points (1987-88)
- Larry Bird: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,295 points (1984-85)
- Tom Chambers: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,201 points (1989-90)
- DeMar DeRozan: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,118 points (2021-22)
- Dale Ellis: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,253 points (1988-89)
- David Robinson: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,383 points (1993-94)
- Alex English: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,414 points (1985-86)
- Paul George: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,159 points (2018-19)
- Julius Erving: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,014 points (1980-81)
- Kevin Love: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,010 points (2013-14)
- Mark Aguirre: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,330 points (1983-84)
- Dominique Wilkins: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,397 points (1987-88)
- Jerry Stackhouse: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,380 points (2000-01)
- Chris Mullin: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,176 points (1988-89)
- Antawn Jamison: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,044 points (2000-01)
- Adrian Dantley: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,457 points (1981-82)
- Jaylen Brown: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,038 points (2025-26)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,222 points (2023-24)
- Glen Rice: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,115 points (1996-97)
- Nikola Jokic: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,085 points (2023-24)
- Allen Iverson: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,377 points (2005-06)
- Damian Lillard: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,067 points (2018-19)
- Amar'e Stoudemire: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,080 points (2004-05)
- Tracy McGrady: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,407 points (2002-03)
- Jayson Tatum: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,225 points (2022-23)
- Kiki Vandeweghe: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,295 points (1983-84)
- Mitch Richmond: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,095 points (1996-97)
- Anthony Davis: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,110 points (2017-18)
- George Gervin: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,551 points (1981-82)
- Bradley Beal: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,099 points (2018-19)
- Karl-Anthony Towns: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,061 points (2016-17)
- Bernard King: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,027 points (1983-84)
- Derrick Rose: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,026 points (2010-11)
- Purvis Short: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,182 points (1984-85)
- Jalen Brunson: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,212 points (2023-24)
- Mike Mitchell: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,012 points (1980-81)
- Kemba Walker: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,102 points (2018-19)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,484 points (2024-25)
- Joel Embiid: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,183 points (2022-23)
- Luka Doncic: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,370 points (2023-24)
- Michael Redd: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,028 points (2005-06)
- Gilbert Arenas: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,346 points (2005-06)
- Isaiah Thomas: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,199 points (2016-17)
- Anthony Edwards: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,177 points (2024-25)
- Trae Young: Best regular season since 1980-81: 2,155 points (2021-22)
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