Isiah Thomas: On Giannis, "This was a Wilt Chamberlain performance, this was a Lew Alcindor/Kareem, you know, Shaq performance. This wasn't like just, you know, a Dirk Nowitzki performance or a Karl Malone. This was like the giants of our industry. That k

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ESPN Stats amp Info LeBron James averaged 303 PPG during 2021-22 the 2nd-most in a season in his career 314 in 2005-06 James has averaged 270 points with the Lakers tied with Jerry West and Shaquille ONeal for 2nd-most in franchise history Only Elgin Baylor has averaged more 274