Kings star DeMar DeRozan eclipses another NBA great on all-time scoring list

Kings star DeMar DeRozan eclipsed another NBA legend on the all-time scoring list in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

DeRozan was 17^th on the career scoring list with 26,702 points going into the game. He needed nine points to pass Oscar Robertson for 16^th.

DeRozan wasted little time, scoring nine of Sacramento’s first 11 points over the first 4:22. DeRozan passed Robertson on a 15-foot fadeaway jumper with 7:38 to play in the first quarter.

DeRozan has passed a number of the game’s greatest players this season, including Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, John Havlicek, Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan and Dominique Wilkins. DeRozan passed Wilkins for 17^th in Wednesday’s 123-115 road win over the Toronto Raptors, achieving the feat in the city where he spent nine seasons after coming out of USC as the No. 9 pick in the 2009 NBA draft.

DeRozan, a six-time All-Star, is in his second season with the Kings. He came to Sacramento in July 2024 in a sign-and-trade deal involving the Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs after agreeing to a three-year, $73.7 million contract with the Kings.

Robertson, a 16-time All-Star, the 1964 NBA MVP and a member of the Hall of Fame, is considered the best player in Kings franchise history. He spent 10 seasons with the Cincinnati Royals before they changed their name to the Kings when the team moved to Kansas City/Omaha in 1972.

This story was originally published April 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM.

Jason Anderson

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Jason Anderson has been the Sacramento Kings beat writer for The Sacramento Bee since 2018. He is a Sacramento native who is proud to provide coverage that is as passionate and dedicated as the loyal Kings fan base.