Will LeBron James' ever be topped?The knee-jerk reaction is to say no. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record stood for almost 39 years, and there will never be another LeBron James.But records were meant to be broken, and James himself has speculated on which current NBA players would best have a shot at one day pa sing him.LeBron James on who could surpa s him on the All-Time scoring list: "KD's the first name that comes to mind for sure. Kevin Durant's name is 'Easy Money' 'Slim Reaper' for a reason... Kyrie, Luka, Embiid, Giannis. Those guys put numbers on the board." Montrezl Harrell Jersey hoops bot (@hoops_bot) James listed the five players he believes are most likely to beat his record: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Kyrie Irving. The odds for those starsrange from virtually impo sible to highly unlikely.The path to the record isn't rocket science. You must play a ma sive amount of games and maintain a high scoring average. That means luck plays a vital role."They put numbers on the board, but you have to have a little luck as well," James said in an interview with ESPN. "We all know that health Los Angeles Clippers Jersey is not only the most important in sports, but in life in general. You have to have some real good luck to be able to be on the floor and still be able do it."James has averaged 71 games per season over the course of his 20-year career. If his competitors can match that same level of availability, along with maintaining their scoring averages over the five most recent years of their careers, here is how long it would take them to pa s him.SIGN UP TO WATCH EVERY GAME ON NBA LEAGUE PASS: | Age: 28 years oldScoring average over the past five seasons: 28.4points per gameProjected career points by end of season: 10,539LeBron career points by end of age 28 season: 21,081Age to catch LeBron: 42.7 years oldEmbiid led the league in scoring last year and is tied with Doncic this season. But it would take multiple miracles for Embiid to ever pa s James because of the late start in his career and how many games he's mi sed already. He is only halfway to the total that James had at a similar age.Embiid would have to play into his early 40s and keep up his five-year average of 28.4 points per game during that entire span. For a player with so many health concerns, that ain't happening. Age: 30 years oldScoring average over the past five seasons: 25.9 points per gameProjected career points by end of season: 15,699LeBron career points by end of age 30 season: 24,913Age to catch LeBron: 43.8 years oldIrving's odds of catching James are just as bad as Embiid's. He's mi sed way too many games throughout his career. James played in 842 games through his age 29 season, as compared to only 611 for Irving.Irving and Embiid will most likely both finish their careers outside of the top 25 career scorers in league history. Age: 34 years oldScoring average over the past five seasons: 27.5 points per gameProjected career points by end of season: 27,626LeBron career points by end Rodney McGruder Jersey of age 34 season: 32,543Age to catch LeBron: 39.6 years oldIn a parallel universe, Durant and James would be fighting neck-and-neck for the all-time record. Their career scoring averages are almost identical.But Durant played in only 27 games during the 2014-15 season because of a foot injury and mi sed another one-and-a-half seasons recovering from an Achilles tear.Even if James Paul George Jersey retired at the end of the year, Durant would still need to play another 5.6 seasons at 27.5 points per game to catch him. That's too much ground to make up.Durant will likely become the eighth player in NBA history to surpa s 30,000 points, but it will be very unlikely for him to break into the top three of James, Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. Age: 28 years oldScoring average over the past five seasons: 29.0 points per gameProjected career points by end of season: 16,491LeBron career points by end of age 28 season: 21,081Age to catch LeBron: 38.6 years oldAntetokounmpo is the first name that actually enters the realm of po sibility. He would have to get extremely fortunate with health and maintain his current level of production.Antetokounmpo does have that health part going for him. He has averaged roughly 73 games played per season, better than James' 71.But Giannis was a late bloomer, averaging only 12.2 points per game in his first three seasons. He will have to play in more career games than James in order to pa s him. Age: 23 years oldScoring average over Tobias Harris Jersey the past five seasons: 27.4 points per gameProjected career points by end of season: 9,564LeBron career points by end of age 23 season: 10,689Age to catch LeBron: 37.8 years oldDoncic, the NBA's co-leader in points per game this season, has the best chance at one day surpa sing James' record on paper. He is a capable enough scorer, but longevity is going to be the i sue."If you're saying me, there's no way," when asked about breaking the record, "because I'm not playing that much."Doncic would have to play another 15 productive years in order to pa s James on top of the five that he's already put in. He doesn't believe that he can do it."I don't know about 20 years," Doncic told MacMahon. "That's a long time to play basketball. I'd rather go back to my farm in Slovenia."