The next player Durant can pass on the all-time scoring list is Wilt Chamberlain, who has 31,419 points. After that, he would only need need 141 more points to surpass Dirk Nowitzki (31,560 career points) for the sixth-most points all time.

Kevin Durant is still with the Phoenix Suns and ready to get back on the court after last week's eventful trade deadline full of speculation that the franchise was open to dealing the 15-time All-Star.

Kevin Durant's 30,000-career point milestone game was spoiled by the Phoenix Suns' 119-112 loss to the Western Conference's second-place Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. The loss puts Phoenix (26-27) back below the .