NBA milestone watch: LeBron James set to make history in 2023; who else will climb up the record books?

Plenty of players are going to move up the NBA all-time ranks in the coming year

It's easy to lose track of the NBA record book. In most cases, we're dealing with enormous four- and five-digit numbers, and unlike a sport like baseball, where raw numbers tend to dominate, basketball statistics largely deal in averages. I can't tell you how many points Michael Jordan scored in his career off the top of my head ... but I can tell you he averaged around 30 points per game.

So to make the process a bit easier, let's dive into the NBA record book ahead of the new year. Who is going to make history in 2023? One player stands out, but there are plenty of milestones to be reached in the near future.