The usual suspects forming the top 9 of the greatest basketball players list in some order are
- MJ
- LeBron
- Kareem
- Wilt
- Bill Russell
- Magic
- Tim Duncan
- Larry Bird
- Shaq
Who rounds out the top 10 list at #10? Some names that come to mind are
- Kobe
- Hakeem
- Oscar
- Steph
Honorable Mentions: Dwayne Wade, John Stockton, Steve Nash, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Giannis
Some of these players are interchangeable but I believe this is an accurate top 20.
I love Steph but how tf is he 6? He should be like 11 or 12.
You really left Bill Walton out of your top 20 without even an honorable mention lol You dont know ball
Walton not even top 30 💀
20pts 23rebs 7asts 8blks to close out Dr. J and 76ers in the finals
Dr. J not even top 20 😂😂😂 mid on mid action. But after watching this video I see your point. Why Bill Walton is a top 5 player
Fix my list then, I’ve been watching since 1992 🤷♂️
People mad I made my list without Bias 😂
You seem a bit biased towards modern players and bigs
Out of 20 Players, only 4 I picked are in the NBA currently? How is that bias? I’m not even gonna comment on the second part of your comment. Again this is a greatest players list. It’s positionless.
Your 11-20 looks fine, but in the top 10 you got three centers in the top 5 which is strange to me. I honestly couldnt justify having those bigs so much higher than Magic, Bird, etc but to each their own I guess.
And based on your #1 and #6 you clearly have some biases. Which is fine but don’t say “without bias” lol
Steph Curry is the greatest shooting point guard of all time. Magic Johnson is the greatest consummate point guard ever. They are interchangeable based on preference and how your team is built.
Statistically speaking, James is doing better than Jordan and will have better stats when it’s all said and done. I’m not going to go into this, but if you have Jordan at #1, I respect it, if you have LeBron at #1, I respect it.
Glad im not the only one who thinks Bill Russell is a tad overrated. Incredible defender, but underwhelming scorer even for back then, and won his rings with easily the best team in the league when there were what, 12 teams that existed?
There were actually only 8 teams for some of his rings IIRC.
It feels dirty disrespecting Russell because he’s such a great and important figure for the league. It feels like attacking your own grandpa, but realistically he’s not a top 5-10 player.
He’s the Jesse Owens of basketball. Important for his historic value, but has been eclipsed by modern greats.