Only 50 games away is the most in history! James has played 1,562 games, 200 more games than Paul

This summer, although James did not sign a contract with the Lakers again, he implemented the player options for next season, which also means that he will have to play for at least another season before he retires. Next season will also be the 23rd season of James' career, which will break the historical record held by Carter.

It is worth mentioning that James has played for 22 seasons and has played in a total of 1,562 regular seasons, just surpassing Jabbar (1560), and has risen to second in history, second only to Parrish (1611 games). James is only 50 games away from Parish, and he has great hope to surpass Parish next season and become the player with the most games in history.

Among the active players, Paul, who has played for 20 seasons, has played 1,354 games in his career, ranking second in active players, second only to James, but also 200 games less than James. Of course, Paul also played for a fewer seasons than James, but he couldn't catch up with James.

James has become the historical scoring leader before, and his total career score has exceeded 40,000 points. He is expected to become the player with the most total appearances next season. He is indeed an evergreen in NBA history. Of course, James also played until his 23rd season before he could surpass Parish, while Parish played for 21 seasons, two less than James. In other words, in terms of attendance, Parrish is still higher than James.

As James, who has historical physical talent, his career attendance rate is not low, and he has basically never suffered major injuries in his career. Especially before joining the Lakers, he can basically play at least 70 games per season. However, after joining the Lakers, James suffered multiple injuries as he grew older, so his attendance rate also declined.

In the first five seasons of playing for the Lakers, James played more than 60 games in only one season, and only about 55 games in the other four seasons. Only in the last two seasons, James is still relatively healthy, with more than 70 appearances. If it weren't for the Lakers' career attendance rate being a little low, James might have surpassed Parish in his 21st season.

Of course, although it took two more seasons than Parish, it was only a matter of time before James played first in history. Moreover, James may not necessarily retire after the end of next season. He may play for another one or even two seasons, so his number of appearances will be even greater. In this way, it will be even more difficult for future players to surpass, just like it will be difficult for players to score more than 40,000 points in the future.