NBA Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant can surpass him as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points during his legendary career. Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone is second on the list with 36,928 points.

Durant has 22,940 points with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Warriors. He's a four-time scoring champion and has career averages of 27.0 points per game.

“If he stays healthy,” Abdul-Jabbar said, via Mark Medina of the Bay-Area News Group. “He also has to continue to be the focus of the offense. But I don’t see where that’s going to change. No matter where he goes, he’s going to score and be a player that is decisive for that franchise. It just all depends on how he sees it and what he wants to get done.”

Durant would need to play at least eight more seasons to surpass Abdul-Jabbar, seven more seasons to eclipse Karl Malone for second and six more seasons to top Bryant for third (33,643).

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