Michael Jordan of the Bulls needs 394 points to pass Elvin Hayes for fourth in NBA career scoring, and 490 to top Moses Malone for third. With 146 steals, Jordan will rank No. 2 alltime in that category.

Utah's Karl Malone needs 1,818 points to move from 10th to fourth on the alltime scoring list.

If A.C. Green plays in Dallas's first 11 games, he will become the NBA's alltime ironman, with 907 consecutive games.

Houston's Eddie Johnson needs 443 points to become the 25th player in NBA history—and the fourth current Rocket—to score 20,000 points.

Patrick Ewing of the Knicks needs 27 blocked shots to overtake Tree Rollins for fourth alltime. Ewing enters this season with 2,516 rejections.

Indiana's Mark Jackson is 568 assists shy of fifth place on the alltime list.