The last center to do so was Moses Malone in 1982, when he fell short in the scoring race in a battle vs. Getting to 30+ points per game would have been a unique achievement on its own, another rarity amongst centers in the NBA's modern era. Scoring 30.6 points per game is tops in the league, better than LeBron James' 30.3 (the top non-qualifier) and better than Giannis' 29.9 (the top leaderboard qualifier). And though there will be some notable players who fail to qualify for the leaderboard because of games played this season (a la Kevin Durant), their averages trailed Embiid even if everyone was eligible. So as great as Robinson and O'Neal were during the mid-90s, there is essentially one year in the last 42 seasons where it was impossible to dispute that the most consistent scorer in basketball was a big man. Prior to his retirement after winning the 1993 NBA championship, Michael Jordan had won seven consecutive scoring titles, and he would immediately rip off three more after returning full-time to the Bulls. What's noteworthy here is that two of those three scoring titles come with an asterisk.
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