Greatest Basketball Players Of All Time
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The most dominating and revolutionary players ever. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.
“Argue with me, I dare you...”
“Air Jordan, certainly out ranks the rest in basketball by a good margin. I’d list his stats and awards to prove it, but thats going to be a big list, so if you already don’t know, google it and see for yourself. Not only is Michael a great basketball player, he has great class & character with players & fans.”
“This guy and Shaq, the 2 greatest”
2)
Kobe Bryant
“It is obviously MJ, but Kobe is probably the closes thing to him we will have. People are looking for LeBron to be the next MJ, but they don’t realize that’s Kobe.”
“HE SHOWED MJ UP IN 2001 ALL-STAR GAME... WHAT”
“A fierce competitor, always gives 110”
3)
Larry Bird
“Gotta love Larry Bird”
“Nobody can compete with bird with the game on the line.”
“larry bird is the best ever because no one hit more threes than that man mike jordan could only dunk
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4)
LeBron James
“It’s obviously gonna be Michael Jordan, but LeBron will be the 2nd best to play. Some reasons why? over 10,000 career points already.. in 5 seasons. He’s the Cavaliers all time leading scorer already. And technically, he should just now be coming off his rookie season. Guys think, really now. If he’s not even in his prime yet and people are already comparing him to Jordan, whats that go to show you? at this pace, he could very easily score 35,000 points in his career, depending on how long he plays and how good he stays for those seasons. He’s been selected to four all-star games, carried the Cavs to the playoffs 4 times out of his 5 seasons, and the year they didn’t make it, the teams till improved by 18 wins. He even managed to carry the Cavs to a NBA Finals and ’06-’07 against the Spurs, who swept the Cavs in 4, but still, its a trip to the finals. And just recently, they took the world champion Celtics to 7 games, even with their lockdown defence. Thats more games than the Lakers lasted, and oh wait.. Whose on the Lakers? Oh yes, Kobe Bryant.. Kobe can’t hold his own when he’s faced with a challenging defence, as this years finals proved. While Kobe was forced to rely on his teammates, LeBron played his game, and almost pulled off a 2nd consecutive year to the finals. So people, ATLEAST get LeBron to 2nd on this list, and show some support with your votes =P”
“LeBron could kick all of yals but in a 1v1 basketball game”
“Lebron is one of NBA’s all time best. A player that represents his team Cavaliers very well. I mean this guy is awesome all around from not only his point average but as well as the assists that he produces in his games. A great player. LeBron isn’t had his very best yet, and that is hard to believe because he is completely awesome he is going to go places that no player has gone before.”
“THe Big Dipper is 4 me the greatest and biggest and of course most dominant force in NBA history. He would be nr 1 but most people of this time don´t know him because he played in the 60´s. Chamberlain 100 points in one game, and he said he even get more than 100 but he wanted that lucky number 100 too stay. Best Player check out the season 1961-62, What stats you find. RIP Wilt The Stilt”
“He was simply amazing. When you look at guys like Michael Jordan and nowadays guys like Bryant and James they are breaking records and trying to set standards for themselves. It all started back with Chamberlain he was the man to make all this status and records that are held to be broken, his pro career was mid-length not as long as some basketball players but he made it is no doubt.”
“he’s the best player ever with his dunks and rebounds. In a game he has picked 55 rebounds. crazy”
“He carried his sixers 10 years without any help. MJ had Dennis n Pippen, and Kobe had Shaq. He was and always will be the best player EVER!”
“A. I. is The best ever! Nobody can do crossover moves like he does. He play with heart every game like the last one. Bubbachuck bring Hip-hop style in the NBA and he is unstoppable on the court.”
“the smallest player to every win MVP!!! hes incredible!!!”
“No body came close to this dude when came to court vision except for maybe Stockton. Could have taken any team to the finals by himself, best passing/scoring guard in history.”
“in one game, he played all 5 positions... I seen him throw the ball from one end of the court to the other on a buzzer beater and make it.. I love to watch him play”
“Magic Johnson is the consummate team player and a leader on a team full of all-stars. Without Magic they are like the Mavericks... great team no real victories! Magic is the best point guard to touch a basketball and winning the championship that year without Jabbar should tell you Magic never needed the help that Jordan required... clutch shot take Jordan clutch game take Magic!”
8)
Bill Russell
“Micheal Jordan was to scoring like Bill Russell was to defense. You won’t see this guy on any all-time scoring lists, but on every top ten list in NBA history. (Not to mention 5 MVPs and 11 rings, yikes!)”
“11 rings in 13 years, need I say more”
“Bill Russell is one of the best team players ever. His defense was phenomenal.”
“When he retired, he was the game’s all time leading scorer. No big man did it longer or better. Any one ever hear of the sky hook?...”
“No player represents the 70’s and 80’s as well as Jabbar. An amazing player. Will always remember is one arm hook shot, known as the Sky Hook, it made history.”
“kareem abdul jabbar is better than every baketball player but jordan
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“he’s the best person I’ve ever know that played basketball”
“The Original Showtime!
He was Showtime before there was Showtime!”
“pistal pete is easily better than mj”
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